… her family. About the Georg Forster Research Fellowship Since 1973, the Humboldt Foundation has been sponsoring highly qualified postdoctoral researchers from developing and emerging countries with funds from the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) by … a quarter of the applicants are successful. Since 2012, the BMZ has also funded up to six Georg Forster Research Award winners each year. To date, a total of …

… have worked to refine the calculation of heat-related deaths in Germany. It was found that around 3,000 heat-related deaths in Germany occurred in both summer 2023 and 2024. … Urban areas form ‘heat islands’ that are significantly warmer than their surrounding areas. As a result, heat-related mortality is also higher in cities than in …

… market. The research studies Strommarktdesign der Zukunft and Strommarkt und Klimaschutz were carried out by r2b energy consulting on behalf of the German …

… Links OECD Handbook on Environmental Due Diligence in Mineral Supplies Hintergrund und Erstellungsprozess Publications Von der menschenrechtlichen zur umweltbezogenen …

… Natural Resources Deep geothermal energy: environmental risks can be controlled Groundwater not at risk – seismic monitoring now standard Gush spring: Geothermal … power plant. The method does not apply any materials which jeopardise the groundwater. The only exception is limestone, where diluted acids are sometimes … release No. 46/2015 | 10.12.2015 In rare cases the injection of water into the ground can unleash seismic activity. Unlike natural earthquakes, this type of induced …

… enormous tasks for the water supply along the Spree River if significantly less groundwater is pumped into the river with the end of brown coal mining in the Lausitz … also save more water. One option, if necessary, would be to continue pumping groundwater for the time being and to channel it into the Spree in a purified form. … increased the water runoff in the Spree for more than a century. This is because groundwater was pumped out for brown coal mining and fed into the Spree. The current …

… with us 50 years of commitment to people and the environment! Source: Umweltbundesamt Over 50 years ago, the social-liberal coalition under chancellor Willy Brandt breathed new life into environmental protection. With … June 1974 the German Environment Agency (UBA) began work in west Berlin with around 170 employees. Environmental issues were becoming increasingly more prominent on …

… an initiative launched and co-championed by the German Environment Agency, ⁠UNEP⁠, UNDP, ISC, Kenya and Future Earth on 31 March 2021 in support of UN …

… processes towards sustainable development across national and disciplinary boundaries and to develop the structures required to achieve this. The TES Academy offers learning and cooperation spaces across disciplines and backgrounds where participants can experience and (co-)shape concrete transformation … & Umweltpolitik Related publications Aus der Energiekrise durch Effizienz und Suffizienz Tags developing country international cooperation Ukraine Sustainable …

… Quo vadis, agriculture? Agriculture Commission demands fundamental changes in our agriculture system Many of the environmental problems in … by the Agriculture Commission at the Federal Environment Agency (KLU) proposes a fundamental reorientation of the agriculture system in five main areas: nutrient … have long been the cause of serious environmental and climate problems. Only a fundamental structural transformation of agriculture which reconciles animal …

… proper selection of a building heating system could help to prevent low-frequency sounds. All apparatuses should be labeled with acoustic output levels, thus enabling a … In case of doubt, a quiet heating system should be chosen, with noise levels under 55 decibels if possible, as it will also protect the building’s residents … local authorities can adopt measures in individual cases where people in the surrounding area suffer intolerable adverse effects and it can be proven that the system …