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  • Article from 29.12.2022 | Last changed: 02.01.2023

    Identifying and managing flood risks

    Comprehensive and river basin-wide management is needed to deal with floods.

    … measures, behavioural precautions), flood preparation (flood forecasting, warning systems), event management (hazard prevention), and post-flood management, including … measures, behavioural precautions), flood preparation (flood forecasting, warning systems), event management (hazard prevention), and post-flood management, including …

  • Article from 06.07.2020 | Last changed: 07.12.2023

    Plant safety

    … conform with the state of the art in safety engineering, to use a safety management system, and to elaborate and apply an accident prevention plan. Larger plant … a major role when it comes to plant safety. Under German law, safety management systems are required to integrate the following elements: an organizational …

  • Article from 25.05.2021 | Last changed: 25.05.2021

    Ozone

    … over Germany Satellite-based Emission Verification Evaluation of Information Systems Relevant to Climate Change and Health - Vol. 1 Tags air pollutant ground …

  • Article from 21.05.2025 | Last changed: 21.05.2025

    UMID: Environment and Human Health – Information Service

    Nori-Algenflakes auf einem weißen Teller

    … released from corroding munitions in the seas – Danger for humans and marine ecosystems? +++ FURTHER ARTICLES: Formaldehyde emissions from wood-based panels and … first COVID-19 wave in Germany using reporting data from the national notification system | Air quality during the German lockdown in springtime 2020 | Monitoring of …

  • Article from 04.01.2023 | Last changed: 22.08.2025

    Floods - how they form and how we influence them

    Flooded elbe river near Dessau

    … wetlands have been drained and soils dewatered through the installation of drainage systems. Intensive farming and the use of heavy agricultural machinery lead to soil …

  • Article from 02.02.2022 | Last changed: 25.07.2025

    Maritime shipping

    Sailing boat and container ship in the harbor of Hamburg

    … in the Baltic Sea in the Kadettrinne. In these coastal areas, unique extensive ecosystems are to be found, e.g. the Wadden Sea and its eelgrass meadows or mussel … in administrative, technical and social matters over ships flying its flag". For financial reasons, shipping companies often choose "flags of convenience", i.e. …

  • Article from 11.03.2025 | Last changed: 31.07.2025

    Protecting the seas and oceans: how can it be done?

    On the picure you see the sunset about the sea

    … three quarters of the Earth's surface. The oceans play a key role in the climate system, as they absorb around a third of the carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) produced by … via rivers, direct discharges and the air and have harmful impacts on the marine ecosystem. But human activities on the high seas, such as global shipping , industrial … in warming and ocean acidification have additional global impacts on marine ecosystems, as well as technological interventions through marine geoengineering with …

  • Article from 01.03.2024 | Last changed: 20.08.2025

    Seas under pressure – Ocean acidification due to CO₂

    The photo shows a view of the surface of the North Sea.

    … update on 01.03.2024 Oceans: Carbon dioxide reservoirs Besides soils and forest ecosystems, oceans and seas are among the largest global carbon reservoirs. They absorb … slowly acidify. The pH value of water is a measure of the acid-base equilibrium system and is predominantly controlled in most natural waters by the presence of CO …

  • Article from 10.01.2022 | Last changed: 25.01.2024

    Digital services / Cloud computing

    someone is typing on a laptop, with symbols for cloud computing such as clouds and download arrows above them

    … cloud services and the critical resources which are used in servers, data storage systems and network technology? We took a closer look. last update on 10.01.2022 … cloud services and the critical resources which are used in servers, data storage systems and network technology? We took a closer look. … The use of streaming …