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  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2024

    WW-I-4: Floodwater

    The picture shows a village – situated on the slope of a hill – inundated by floodwater. Some of the lower buildings and some lower floors of houses have been flooded.

    … mean discharge values (cf. Indicator WW-I-3 ) there is greater awareness among the public of flood events because they have an immediate impact on human activities as they can cause personal …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    WW-I-10: Water temperature of watercourses

    The picture shows a shallow, slow-flowing watercourse in sunny weather under a cloudless sky. Through the clear, reddish-brown shimmering water, the stony bed of the river is visible; some of the stones in the foreground project beyond the surface of the water. The banks are lined by mixed woodlands.

    … In the process of indexing, a mean value is calculated for each measuring point, using the deviations from the index year 2017, for which the temperature value is set at ‘0’. The values of these deviations are used to calculate the mean value across all gauging stations and fish regions … von Klimaszenarien – Kurzbericht. IKSR Bericht Nr. 213, 6 pp. https://www.iksr.org/fileadmin/user_upload/DKDM/Dokumente/Fachberichte/DE/rp_De_0213.pdf 65 - OGewVO: …

  • Press release 49/2022 from 05.12.2022 | Last changed: 08.12.2022

    14 projects to be honoured with the German Ecodesign Award 2022

    photo of the jury in front of a building

    … of the German Ecodesign Award 2022: Category “Newcomer“ 2harvest – OPV greenhouse foil | Hélène Fontaine (Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle, … (Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Thuringia) 5 TONS is a recyclable mineral solid made using brick dust from broken masonry as well as recycled aggregate from mineral …

  • Appointment from 26.09.2016

    High-level Panel Discussion on Plastic Waste and Marine Litter

    … on Plastic Waste and Marine Litter Permanent Representation of the Federal Republic of Germany to the European Union Brussels Rue Jacques de Lalaing 8-14 … in Europe as a source for marine litter. Diverse barriers stay in the way of more use of recyclates. We want to discuss in a panel economic and legal instruments - …

  • Press release 34/2020 from 29.07.2020 | Last changed: 03.08.2020

    Renewable energy in Germany continues growth trend

    Photovoltaikanlage auf dem Dach des Umweltbundesamtes in Dessau-Roßlau

    … (AGEE-Stat). This represents a continuation of the increase of previous years. Because electricity consumption fell at the same time due to the coronavirus pandemic, … (around 0.1 billion kilowatt hours). Renewable energy in the heating sector: The use of renewable energy sources in the heating sector depends heavily on prevailing …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    BS-R-4: Active emergency relief responders in civic protection

    The picture shows three emergency vehicles operated by the fire brigade and the THW emergency relief organisation: The vehicles are standing on a National Road, one of them is a fire-fighting group vehicle. A man wearing a high-visibility vest and a pair of THW livery trousers can be seen running along the middle gangway.

    … have emphasised time and again that without the willingness of members of the public to become voluntary helpers in the relevant organisations, the capacity of … of full-time and voluntary emergency relief responders. This is not just because the expected changes of climatic framework conditions are may require more …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    KM-I-2: Sea levels

    The picture shows a sandy beach on the Baltic Sea coast. There is seawater lapping around a hooded beach chair (Strandkorb). In the background, the sea is visible with powerful waves and dark thunderclouds above.

    … (MW) are relevant. For these coefficients of water level, a low-pass filter was used to calculate a moving average across 19 years. All gauges examined show that … Halligen und Möglichkeiten zur Anpassung. Husum/Berlin, 85 pp. https://www.wwf.de/fileadmin/fm-wwf/Publikationen-PDF/WWF-Halligstudie.pdf Associated content Documents …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    VE-I-6: Weather-related disruptions to the railway infrastructure

    The picture shows a single-lane railway track covered by the crown of a toppled tree. A woodland is visible to the left and right of the railway track.

    … to the railway infrastructure Trees and branches in the track or overhead wires cause disruptions in the railway infrastructure. Source: Turner / stock.adobe.com 2023 … 2021 stands out due to numerous disruptions to the railway infrastructure caused by weather events and weather-related patterns, not just in comparison to the …

  • Press release 38/2018 from 26.11.2018 | Last changed: 06.12.2018

    Award ceremony for winners of 7th German Federal Ecodesign Award

    Logo des Bundespreis Ecodesign 2018

    … design and ecology. I hope that all the award winners are rewarded by widespread use of their products and services. By consuming more sustainably we can conserve … mining project - Shards A circular system which produces new tiles produced from used bricks and glass without quality loss. https://vimeo.com/302250780 Recycling …

  • Appointment from 11.09.2019 | Last changed: 12.12.2019

    Conference on “Resource-Efficient Decarbonisation Pathways“

    wind energy plant and solar panels

    … of natural resources. Driven by population growth and economic development, global use of material resources has increased tremendously in recent years and is expected … These scenarios describe potential, alternative pathways to achieve a greenhouse gas neutral and resource-efficient economy in Germany by the year 2050. At the …