- What is the current state of civil protection in Karlsruhe?
- What is the result of the stocktaking carried out as part of the federal government’s reversal concept with
states and municipalities? - What was the response to the demands of the German Association of Towns,
and Municipalities (DStGB) and the Minister of Defense mentioned in the explanatory statement?
Explanatory statement
Since 2007, the federal government has stopped its shelter concept and all public shelters in Karlsruhe
have been deactivated. Previously, there were 35
public shelters with more than 56,000 shelter places in the city district of Karlsruhe. In the context of the Ukraine
war, the federal government decided in 2022 to review the dismantling concept for
public shelters, whereby an inventory of all shelters was carried out together with the federal states and municipalities
. The German
Association of Towns and Municipalities (DStGB) and the Ministry of Defense also called for the reactivation
of shelters and investment in the security of the population in troubled
times. This should take into account the new threats posed by wars in Europe, natural disasters
and terrorism.
Sources
MDR Aktuell. 09.03.2024, “Städtebund und Verteidigungsminister fordern Reaktivierung
von Schutzräumen”, MDR,
https://www.mdr.de/nachrichten/deutschland/politik/zivilschutz-bunker-100.html.
Proetel, Stefan. 01.05.2022, “Im Katastrophenfall müssen die Karlsruher erst einmal für
sich sorgen”, Badische Neuste Nachrichten,
https://bnn.de/karlsruhe/karlsruhe-stadt/bunker-keine-schutzraeume-angriff-
katastrophe-fragen-antworten.
Signed:
Jürgen Wenzel
Friedemann Kalmbach
Petra Lorenz
What was the response to the demands of the German Association of Towns
and Municipalities (DStGB) and the Minister of Defense mentioned in the explanatory statement?
Explanatory statement
Since 2007, the federal government has stopped its shelter concept; in Karlsruhe,
all public shelters were disbanded. Previously, there were 35
public shelters with more than 56,000 shelter places in the city district of Karlsruhe. As part of the Ukraine
war, the federal government decided in 2022 to review the dismantling concept for
public shelters, working with the federal states and municipalities
to take stock of all shelters. The German
Association of Towns and Municipalities (DStGB) and the Ministry of Defense also called for the reactivation
of shelters and investment in the security of the population in troubled
times. This should take into account the new threats posed by wars in Europe, natural disasters
and terrorism.
Sources
MDR Aktuell. 09.03.2024, “Städtebund und Verteidigungsminister fordern Reaktivierung
von Schutzräumen”, MDR,
https://www.mdr.de/nachrichten/deutschland/politik/zivilschutz-bunker-100.html.
Proetel, Stefan. 01.05.2022, “Im Katastrophenfall müssen die Karlsruher erst einmal für
sich sorgen”, Badische Neuste Nachrichten,
https://bnn.de/karlsruhe/karlsruhe-stadt/bunker-keine-schutzraeume-angriff-
katastrophe-fragen-antworten.
Signed:
Jürgen Wenzel
Friedemann Kalmbach
Petra Lorenz
