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  • 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.

    … volunteers. In 2015 the number increased to 66,000 and remained at that level in 2016 and 2017. Up to 2021, the number of active THW volunteers rose to just under … also open up new avenues. For example, during the flood events in 2013, 2016 and during the devastating flood disaster in the Ahr valley in mid-2021, … volunteers. In 2015 the number increased to 66,000 and remained at that level in 2016 and 2017. Up to 2021, the number of active THW volunteers rose to just under …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 12.12.2024

    LW-R-6: Agricultural irrigation

    The picture shows an arable field with young potato plants being irrigated by a drip irrigation unit.

    … 2019 amounting to 2.3 % of total water abstraction, albeit already higher than in 2016 116 . Nevertheless, it is likely that the actual volume of abstracted water is … Fischerei – Bewässerung in landwirtschaftlichen Betrieben / Agrarstrukturerhebung – 2016. Wiesbaden, 38 pp. … 2019 amounting to 2.3 % of total water abstraction, albeit already higher than in 2016 116 . Nevertheless, it is likely that the actual volume of abstracted water is …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    RO-R-5: Increase in settlement and transport areas

    The picture shows the construction of a new road. The partly finished road foundation is visible. In the foreground the foundation is still being completed whereas in the background it is already sealed. Half-way along the site a vibratory plate is standing. To the left of the new road, mounds of earth are visible - behind those a treeline. In the background, the roofs of a residential area are visible.

    … less than 30 ha by 2030. The BMUB’s Integrated Environmental Programme adopted in 2016 224 even exceeds this target. With a view to the target path for the … - BMUB – Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz, Bau und Reaktorsicherheit (Hg.) 2016: Den ökologischen Wandel gestalten – Integriertes Umweltprogramm 2030. Berlin, … less than 30 ha by 2030. The BMUB’s Integrated Environmental Programme adopted in 2016 224 even exceeds this target. With a view to the target path for the …

  • Press release 30/2016 from 04.10.2016 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Anniversary celebration of the Protocol of Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty

    Protecting the Antarctic is one of the tasks of the Federal Environment Agency.

    … region on Earth. 37 states have signed the Protocol to date. Press release No. 30/2016 | 04.10.2016 The agreement prohibits the extraction of raw materials for commercial purposes … for the Protocol of Environmental Protection. At their last conference in June 2016 and on the anniversary of the signature of the Protocol, the voting Parties to …

  • Press release 34/2016 from 11.11.2016 | Last changed: 10.02.2017

    Resource-efficient products should be cheaper

    quarry

    … TV. It would raise the attractiveness of these goods.” Press release No. 34/2016 | 11.11.2016 Ms Krautzberger’s proposal is one among a number of others put forth by the … tonnes. Links: Download the resources report: www.umweltbundesamt.de/resourcesreport2016 Conference information online: www.resourcesforum.eu, www.ressourcenforum.de …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    HUE-4: Adaptation to climate change at the municipal level

    The picture shows a slightly hilly landscape characterised by agricultural activity. The centre of the picture shows a village embedded in the landscape. In an almost cloudless sky which is already tinged with orange, you can see a low sun wrapping the landscape in a warm light.

    … 2014 this proportion had diminished to 41 %, a distinctly lower percentage, and by 2016, the proportion had dwindled to only 30 %. In 2021 this value increased again … 2014 this proportion had diminished to 41 %, a distinctly lower percentage, and by 2016, the proportion had dwindled to only 30 %. In 2021 this value increased again …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    HUE-2: Usage of warning and information services

    The picture shows a hand holding a smartphone. The smartphone screen is blue and shows the logo of DWD’s WarnWetter App. In the picture’s background, the black clouds of a thunderous sky are visible.

    … a sharp increase in usage to 61 %. However, in two subsequent surveys conducted in 2016 and 2021, the proportion of respondents who make use of the warning and … a sharp increase in usage to 61 %. However, in two subsequent surveys conducted in 2016 and 2021, the proportion of respondents who make use of the warning and …

  • News from 18.12.2017 | Last changed: 18.12.2017

    Data on the state of the environment in Germany: a mixed picture

    Two engineers discussing in an extensive photovoltaic installation

    … 18.12.2017 Climate change is one of the major challenges, and it keeps progressing: 2016 has again been the warmest year since weather records began. In the long-term, … has significantly increased since 2000. However, compared to the previous year, 2016 saw a rise in greenhouse gas emissions. There is a need for action, especially … is more positive with respect to water: 98 per cent of Germany's bathing waters in 2016 were in compliance with the requirements of the EU Bathing Water Directive. …

  • Press release 16/2016 from 20.04.2016 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    EU Commission declines to authorise antifouling ingredient

    blue rowboats

    … when newly coated boats are launched into water in spring. Press release No. 16/2016 | 20.04.2016 The German Environment Agency (UBA) has continuously applied its expertise in … contain biocides. Associated content Links Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/107 (PDF) information on antifouling substances information on Irgarol (in …

  • Green procurement: Article / Tender recommendation / Environmental criteria from 27.09.2016 | Last changed: 27.09.2016

    Desktop PC

    Großaufnahme einer Hand vor einer Computertastatur

    … have long since become a mainstay device in homes and offices. last update on 27.09.2016 Most workstations in Germany are equipped with a computer. It is thus all the …

  • Press release 25/2016 from 21.06.2016 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Blauer Kompass contest

    photomontage with a landscape and the banner "Blauer Kompass - Anpassungspioniere gesucht"

    … Kompass contest and slogan "Wanted: Pioneers of Adaptation". Press release No. 25/2016 | 21.06.2016 UBA's President Maria Krautzberger said: "The winners of the contest have … of the KomPass Competence Centre on Climate Impacts and Adaptation on 21 June 2016 at the German Environment Agency in Dessau-Roßlau. The winners were selected …

  • Press release 12/2017 from 30.03.2017 | Last changed: 05.05.2017

    Future-fit city: Much more money needed for buses and trains

    Aerial view of a city

    … in Großstädten Source: Statistisches Bundesamt 2017; Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt 2016; Statistik Austria 2016; Stadt Zürich 2017; UK Department of Transportation 2016 Download image (507.73 kB) Next Previous Links Environmental Benefits of …