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  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 30.09.2024

    Cluster Trade and industry

    The picture shows a sectional view of a wooded landscape. There is an industrial estate visible in the distance, consisting of several buildings and facilities. There is smoke rising from some chimneys. The sky is densely cloud-covered. Above the horizon, the sky is tinged with yellow, with dark, greyish-blue clouds billowing at the margin of the picture. In a few lighter places, rays of the sun are penetrating the band of clouds.

    … and industry Trade and industry Source: Dirschl / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on … by multifaceted factors. Apart from official statistics, there are only few sources reporting in a synoptic way on the basis of quantitative data in respect of trade … of data on the impacts of heat on the efficiency of employees. The Länder’s health reports provide a starting point for this as they present data collected on four …

  • 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

    … calling for the sustainable use of chemicals. At its Sustainability Transformation Conference held on 30.11.2021, UBA identified six key aspects of chemicals … Towards a sustainable chemical intensity More about chemicals management Online-Conference Socio-ecological Transformation Publications UBA Fact Sheet Thought … calling for the sustainable use of chemicals. At its Sustainability Transformation Conference held on 30.11.2021, UBA identified six key aspects of chemicals …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 12.12.2024

    LW-I-3: Hailstone damage in agriculture

    The picture shows a field of maize after a tempest. The maize plants are heavily damaged, with stalks snapped off. Between the plants, there are still areas of standing water.

    … heavy rain, flooding, or frost. Source: brunok1 / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on … than two thirds of all farmland is insured for hailstone damage 110 . Regarding reports from hailstorm insurance companies in respect of expenditure insurance … between the end of April and mid-June, not a day went by without damage being reported to hailstorm insurers. In the south and south-west of Germany, August …

  • Press release 32/2015 from 24.09.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    State Secretary Flasbarth: Sustainable chemistry is more than just chemical safety

    … by taking joint action," explained Mr Flasbarth at the kick-off of an international conference in Berlin. Press release No. 32/2015 | 24.09.2015 The President of the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) and patron of the conference, Ms Maria Krautzberger, pointed out that chemicals are ubiquitous in our …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    GE-I-8: Index – case study

    The picture shows a man’s upper arm in focus. The man is lifting the sleeve of his T-shirt with two fingers. In contrast with the skin previously covered by the T-shirt, the part of the skin that has been exposed to sunlight looks very red.

    … health-threatening sunburn. Source: New Africa / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on … faster sunburn can develop on unprotected skin. The case study presented in this report is based on the values measured at measuring stations which are part of the …

  • Press release 16/2025 from 02.05.2025 | Last changed: 07.05.2025

    Single-Use Plastic Fund: UBA waives requirement to verify quanties in 2025

    auf einem Maschendrahtzaun spießt eine orange Plastikgabel

    … Single-Use Plastic Fund: UBA waives requirement to verify quanties in 2025 The reporting deadline for manufacturers will be extended to 15 July 2025 Disposable … based on the quantity of their products placed on the market annually. The reports are submitted each year by 15 May on to the German Environment Agency …

  • News from 08.09.2020 | Last changed: 14.09.2020

    Ambitious environmental protection benefits health and well-being

    people in a green space in the city

    … influence on health and well-being. Urban green spaces are a good example. A recent report by the European Environment Agency (EEA) describes successes for environment … and health as well as challenges that face Europe today. 08.09.2020 The EEA report “Healthy environment, healthy lives: how the environment influences health …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 17.12.2024

    BD-R-2: Restoration of natural flood plains

    The picture shows a flooded deciduous forest. In the foreground there is a tree trunk lying on the ground.

    … biodiversity conservation. Source: Fernbach Antal / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on … should be viewed as positive. In 2021, the nationwide inventory established in a report on the condition of alluvial meadows concluded that, of formerly approx. 1.6 …

  • 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.

    … estuaries and coastal lowlands. Source: Dietmar / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on … this leads to a global rise of sea levels. For this century, the 6th IPCC Progress Report published in 2021 projects a probable bandwidth for the global rise of sea … The Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group I to the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Masson-Delmotte, V., P. …

  • Press release 32/2020 from 27.07.2020 | Last changed: 29.07.2020

    Integrating environmental protection in legislation on global supply chains

    container-loaded cargo ship at a container terminal

    … systematic approach to early risk identification, implementation of measures and reporting by companies. Press release No. 32/2020 | 27.07.2020 UBA President Prof. … Sub-report Genesis and Concept of Due Diligence Documentation of BMU, UBA and BMJV conference (September 2019) UBA announcement of topical panel discussion, 25 June …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    FW-I-8: Forest fire hazards and forest fires

    The picture shows an extensive forest fire. Greyish-white smoke is rising from the seat of the fire. A burnt forest area is visible in the background.

    … rise to several forest fires. Source: Rico Löb / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on … years, the time series for the number of days on which high index values were reported at levels 4 and 5 is showing values that are rising significantly. During …