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  • News from 21.10.2020 | Last changed: 03.11.2020

    Increasing the recycling of precious and minor metals

    Board of a processor, on it a recycling symbol

    … 2020 UBA page "Electrical and Electronic waste" UBA page "End-of-life vehicles" Fact Sheet: Mehrgewinn durch Demontage von Altfahrzeugelektronik Publications ILESA …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    HUE-1: Manageability of climate change impacts

    The picture shows a woman’s head and shoulders while she looks sceptically out of a window. The window is part-shaded by an indoor blind.

    … way. The social assessment of climate change and adaptation is the result of many factors, some of which interact in complex ways. Crucial influencing factors include the occurrence of (extreme) events and the appraisal of personal … of climate protection and adaptation tends to wane. Other crucial influencing factors – apart from the current weather-related and weather-pattern related …

  • DzU article from 22.12.2025 | Last changed: 22.12.2025

    Indicator: National Welfare Index

    A graph shows the national welfare index (NWI) and gross domestic product (2000 = 100) for the years between 1991 and 2024. Since 2000, the NWI has increased by 10.7 percent, while GDP rose by 27.4 percent.

    … GDP is not a suitable measure of social welfare. The main criticisms include the fact that GDP does not take into account distribution of income and does not … GDP is not a suitable measure of social welfare. The main criticisms include the fact that GDP does not take into account distribution of income and does not …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 08.12.2025

    Cluster Agriculture

    The picture shows a dry-looking arable field with a tractor being driven across it. Owing to drought, the vehicle is stirring up clouds of dust. In the background, it is possible to make out a ridge of hills.

    … the national economy. At a global scale, climate change has become a relevant risk factor for food security. In many countries located in both the European and the … policy, as well as market conditions and individual business decisions. The fact that climate change is relevant to agriculture is demonstrated directly by the … efforts and not just a description of isolated climate change effects. The fact that insured damage from hailstorms – adjusted for inflation effects and …

  • Press release 47/2021 from 30.11.2021 | Last changed: 03.12.2021

    Chemicals: better protection of environment and health

    Bauer brings out pesticides in his field

    … management Online-Conference Socio-ecological Transformation Publications UBA Fact Sheet Thought Starter Towards Chemical Intensity All press releases Tags …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    RO-R-4: Priority and restricted areas reserved for special climate function

    Looking over the top of a woodland, the picture shows the skyline of Frankfurt am Main. Skyscrapers and the tv tower rise high above the landscape. In the background, the Taunus mountain range is visible.

    … change may lead to a future increase in the occurrence of this phenomenon. It is a fact that particularly town spaces cool down more slowly in the evening or at night … impede the free passage of fresh air. Associated content Documents RO-R-4 Indikator-Factsheet (220.39 kB) Tags regional planning Competence Centre on Climate Impacts … change may lead to a future increase in the occurrence of this phenomenon. It is a fact that particularly town spaces cool down more slowly in the evening or at night …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2024

    WW-I-5: Peak discharge values in watercourses

    The picture shows a detailed view of a strong current. The water is tinged brown owing to its mud content.

    … that in the case of individual gauging stations, the long-term MHQ is exceeded by a factor of more than 8 or 9. WW-I-5: Peak discharge values in watercourses Source: … sufficient in most cases. Putting it simply, it can be assumed that an exceedance factor of 1.5 times or less than twice the MHQ is equivalent to a repeat interval of five (HQ5) to 20 years (HQ20). An exceedance of MHQ by a factor of 2 to less than 2.5 is equivalent to a discharge event which, according to …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 12.12.2024

    FW-I-2: Incremental growth in timber

    The picture shows a stack of timber.

    … of spruce stands in the period of 2012 to 2017 can probably be attributed to the fact that there were no supraregional damage events during that period and that … This increase can, in principle, benefit productivity unless there are other factors restricting carbon absorption. Another important influential factor is the age structure of forest stands. In young trees less than 20 years old, …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    RO-R-3: Priority and restricted areas for (preventive) flood control

    The picture shows the oxbow lake of a river with unfortified banks lined with meadows and tree clusters.

    … priority and restricted areas for preventive flood control since 2018 is due to the fact that the regional plan in the region of Oberes-Elbtal Osterzgebirge as well as … regions came into force at that time. Associated content Documents RO-R-3 Indikator-Factsheet (192.14 kB) Tags flood protection floodplain regional planning Competence … priority and restricted areas for preventive flood control since 2018 is due to the fact that the regional plan in the region of Oberes-Elbtal Osterzgebirge as well as …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 17.12.2024

    BD-R-1: Consideration of climate change in landscape programmes

    The picture shows hands holding a Tablet with the screen showing a map with contour lines as well as other markings. In the blurred background of the picture it is possible to see that the person holding the Tablet is standing in a wood.

    … and future-oriented approach to controlling land use, in view of the fact that the competition for land is certain to increase. The expansion of … Associated content Documents BD-R-1 Indikator-Factsheet (264.27 kB) Tags land management nature protection Competence Centre on … and future-oriented approach to controlling land use, in view of the fact that the competition for land is certain to increase. The expansion of …