… and weather-pattern related events cause emergency or disaster situations. For example, emergency relief responders are able to secure dykes by means of sandbags … or destroyed highways and bridges in order to safeguard the supply of relief goods to the population. Overall, the THW’s emergency relief responders worked just …

… warmth existing indoors is discharged to the outdoors with a minimum of energy use. Examples for a pre-emptive protection of buildings from summer heat – the first … the greening of the façades and roofs of buildings or providing buildings with good heat insulation, and last not least, ensuring conformity with high energetic …

… not taking place. Of 151 companies which voluntarily submitted a report to CDP, a good half of those rated the relevance of physical climate risk as high. If stricter … from sector to sector, that are not taken into account in this context. For example, companies that generate or process agricultural raw materials are likely to …

… Institute for Material Flow and Logistics IML The use of electric trucks for goods deliveries cut down on noise and emissions by spreading delivery times over …

… the German government has set itself the goal of maintaining or achieving a good state of the marine environment in the North Sea and Baltic Sea. Monitoring and … of fisheries. Establishing sustainable management plans and monitoring: Based on a good data basis, it is possible to develop sustainable management and recovery plans …

… UBA's President Dirk Messner. If used appliances are disposed of improperly - for example in grey or yellow bins - valuable raw materials will be lost, not to mention … of retailers or local authorities. An unknown quantity of WEEE is collected, for example, via non-certified scrap yards and illegal collectors and is therefore not … network of collection and recovery points. It would be conceivable, for example, that additional retailers who sell electrical appliances would be obliged …

… even legally required to prevent the plants from blossoming by pulling it out in good time. A similar obligation in Germany needs to be discussed at federal level. … field edges have also been affected. Ragweed seeds were originally introduced for example in  contaminated bird feed or in construction lorries. Ragweed can be …

… BS-R-3: Exercise volume Exercises create routines for real-time call-outs for practical assistance on location. Source: filmbildfabrik / stock.adobe.com 2023 … reduced in scale without affecting the efficacy of emergency relief responders. For example, in years with increased frequency of emergency call-outs, the number of … scenarios the THW is expected to reduce its exercise activities only slightly. For example, the number of training hours attended in the highly challenging year of …

… In view of the continued rise in temperatures, urgent action is still needed, for example to better anchor energy efficiency in legislation, to promote innovative … It is also important to educate farmers and the general public about the need for good soil and water quality in order to produce affordable food and feed. Circular …

… and address potential challenges during implementation.   The guideline thus offers practical guidance for the GHG calculation of transport and hubs, for example for generating information on the climate impact of transport and freight or …

… Tajikistan had the opportunity to learn about international legislation and acquire practice-based knowledge. Presentations, seminars and practical exercises helped the more than 30 participants to learn e.g. how to bring …