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  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    HUE-5: International finance for climate adaptation (from budgetary funds)

    … of greenhouse gas emissions that impact on the global climate. Germany provides assistance with adaptation measures in developing and threshold countries within the … to 2025. A differentiation is made between financial contributions to multilateral programmes and bilateral development cooperation. As far as multilateral funding is …

  • Press release 17/2024 from 17.04.2024 | Last changed: 17.06.2024

    The German Environment Agency celebrates its 50-year anniversary

    Grafik mit dem Jubiläumslogo des Umweltbundesamtes. Eine 50 mit dem Symbol des Blauen Engels. Auf der Grafik stehen alle wichtigen Daten zum Jubiläumsfest am 15.06.2024 in Dessau-Roßlau für alle interessierten Bürgerinnen und Bürger.

    … protection. With the launch of the Federal Government’s first environmental programme and the appointment of the first German Environment Minister in 1971, … from 10:00 until 17:00. There will also be a musical, cultural and culinary programme. Admission is free, and pre-booking is not required. UBA walk in …

  • News from 27.03.2024 | Last changed: 27.03.2024

    Shaping digitalisation in transport sustainably

    A woman rents a scooter via an app

    … a car. Source: Kicking Studio / Adobe Stock Driverless shuttles on the roads, assistance systems in passenger cars and route planning on your phone – these and … sustainable mobility sustainable transport … Driverless shuttles on the roads, assistance systems in passenger cars and route planning on your phone – these and …

  • Press release 19/2018 from 22.06.2018 | Last changed: 25.06.2018

    How cities can respond to heat waves and heavy rains – creative projects show how it is done

    Gewinner des Wettbewerbs "Blauer Kompass" 2018 auf der Bühne im Bundesumweltministerium

    … Kompass contest: an innovative urban sewage system in Solingen, an educational programme on climate change for trainees in Heidelberg, a project to green a city … Kompass contest: an innovative urban sewage system in Solingen, an educational programme on climate change for trainees in Heidelberg, a project to green a city …

  • Appointment from 17.06.2020 | Last changed: 17.06.2020

    OECD/UBA/UNEP event on environmental due diligence

    Container terminal

    … June 25th, 2020 9:00 — 10:30 In cooperation with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development … supply chain due diligence … In cooperation with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    BS-I-1: Person hours due to weather-related damage events

    The picture shows an inundated landscape. In the centre of the picture a flooded road can be seen, with a lorry passing. There are people visible on the lorry’s load platform. In the picture’s foreground, part of a blue emergency vehicle is visible with blue warning lamps fitted all round the vehicle which is also driving along this flooded road.

    … in civic protection. After all, part of the essential remit is to provide technical assistance whenever extreme weather-related and weather-pattern related events cause … already now that the number of weather-related call-outs for which technical assistance is required is on the increase. There are detailed quantitative and …

  • 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.

    … responders in civic protection Most emergency relief responders provide their assistance voluntarily for civic protection. Source: VRD / stock.adobe.com 2023 … in 2020: the very adversity of the pandemic prompted them to become active in assisting others. Given that the membership numbers of fire brigades are four times …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 08.12.2025

    Cluster Building Sector

    The picture shows an artificial watercourse which runs past a block of flats in a newly developed housing estate. There is a road crossing the watercourse. The watercourse is edged with a narrow strip of vegetation consisting of grass, young trees and flower beds. Benches offer seating.

    … White Paper ‘Weißbuch Stadtgrün’ 132 ). In addition to technical and methodological assistance in terms of research projects, the Federal Government and Federal States also support climate-compatible urban development by means of promotional programmes: In the summer of 2022, the Federal Ministry for Housing, Urban …

  • 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.

    … Federal soil information systems and the enhancement of agricultural meteorological advisory services (including the Agricultural Meteorological Advisory Software … for multi-risk insurance policies are mostly very high, there are now grants to assist with insurance policies available to agricultural businesses in several EU …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 08.12.2025

    Cluster Human Health

    The picture shows a woman’s face with beads of perspiration caused by the summer heat. The woman is holding a hand to her forehead. In the left-hand side of the picture is a thermometer indicating 40°C air temperature.

    … for the support of health services. For this purpose, the BMUV launched the funding programme ‘ Climate adaptation in social institutions’ (Klimaanpassung in sozialen … the Centre for Climate Adaptation (ZKA) founded – on behalf of the BMUV – an advisory programme for heat action plans. The Heat Service Portal …

  • Press release 21/2018 from 08.08.2018 | Last changed: 01.11.2018

    Boat hull paints – a problem for our waters

    A sea harbor with many small sail and motor boats.

    … with no biocides. Regional differentiation and the documentation of applications, advisory services for users and official monitoring of copper can help to reduce … with no biocides. Regional differentiation and the documentation of applications, advisory services for users and official monitoring of copper can help to reduce …