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  • News from 07.06.2017 | Last changed: 27.06.2017

    EU Plastics Strategy needs to consider environmental issues

    plastic waste in the water

    … if it follows seven recommendations of the European environment agencies. 07.06.2017 The Interest Group Plastics within the EPA Network presented a discussion paper … EU Circular Economy action plan, and is expected to be published towards the end of 2017. The Roadmap for the Plastics Strategy announces three focus areas: decoupling …

  • Press release 14/2017 from 12.04.2017 | Last changed: 15.05.2017

    Most Germans want to be less dependent on their car

    Bike and Person on a Bridge in Berlin

    … alternatives to car transport in their town or municipality. Press release No. 14/2017 | 12.04.2017 Federal Environment Minister Barbara Hendricks said: "People are prepared to do …

  • Press release 11/2017 from 24.03.2017 | Last changed: 27.04.2017

    Land take: Make goals binding

    Aerial view of a small town

    … has been successfully tested in a national pilot project. Press release No. 11/2017 | 24.03.2017 UBA's President Maria Krautzberger said: "Land take is one of the most serious …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 08.12.2025

    Cluster Coastal and marine protection

    The picture shows a sectional view of a wild sea with waves crashing over projecting posts. The sky is tinged with orange and covered in dark clouds. Here and there rays of sunshine are breaking through the cloud cover.

    … mode of construction has been implemented in dyke reinforcements since 2009. In 2018 the concept entitled ‘Klimadeich’ (climate dyke) was introduced, and … ‘Küste im Wandel’ (coasts undergoing change) and ‘Blauer Ozean’ (blue ocean) (2018) as well as ‘Polarregionen im Wandel’ (polar regions undergoing change) (2021) … mode of construction has been implemented in dyke reinforcements since 2009. In 2018 the concept entitled ‘Klimadeich’ (climate dyke) was introduced, and …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 20.09.2024

    Cluster Transport, transport infrastructure

    The picture shows a flooded dip in a road. There is a roadblock in the foreground indicating that the road is closed to traffic. A sign reading ‘Hochwasser’ (floodwater) is fixed to the roadblock. There are flooded meadows visible on both sides of the road.

    … cases, profitability depends on the permitted draught of the vessel concerned. In 2018 – a particularly hot and dry year – the highest number of low-water … hailstones and heavy rain also inflicted heavy workloads, especially latterly in 2018 and 2021. Such tempests are also relevant factors in terms of rail transport; … cases, profitability depends on the permitted draught of the vessel concerned. In 2018 – a particularly hot and dry year – the highest number of low-water …

  • Project of the Consulting Assistance Program from 27.04.2022

    Dialogue Climate Adaptation: Berlin–Budapest

    … Kommunikation mbH Potsdamer Platz 1 10785 Berlin Deutschland Runtime 05.12.2018 to 30.04.2021 The project methodically supported the administration of …

  • Press release 29/2019 from 11.09.2019 | Last changed: 01.11.2019

    Real nitrogen oxide emissions of diesel passenger cars remain too high

    Stau in der Stadt.

    … passenger cars, there is now more data available than for Version 3.3 HBEFA of 2017, with 52 vehicles having been tested in real-life conditions. For all other … vehicle mass and performance, combined with the type approval in effect until 2018. "The changes which the EU made in testing procedures and cycles of CO2 emissions in new passenger cars, effective since 1 September 2018, was the right step to take", emphasises Ms Krautzberger. "We must nevertheless …

  • 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.

    … which precipitation was highest since systematic meteorological records began. In 2017 the low pressure front Alfred led to several days of rain resulting in flooding … which precipitation was highest since systematic meteorological records began. In 2017 the low pressure front Alfred led to several days of rain resulting in flooding …

  • Press release 30/2018 from 08.10.2018 | Last changed: 12.10.2018

    New funding priority: Innovative wastewater engineering

    zwei Faultürme einer Kläranlage spiegeln sich in einem Nachklärbecken.

    … Agency will specialist support for the funding priority. Press release No. 30/2018 | 08.10.2018 Ms Rita Schwarzelühr-Sutter said: "Our aim is to pave the way to market for new …

  • Appointment from 26.04.2018

    Conference Transfer of waste management concepts and technologies

    … Deutschland https://www.ifat.de/index.html Open in OpenStreetMap Tuesday, May 15th, 2018 9:00 — 14:00 Transfer of waste management concepts and technologies (Bulgaria, … Agency (UBA) has funded and implemented the project between March 2015 and June 2018 together with its project partners (adelphi research GmbH, INTECUS GmbH, …

  • Cover from 02.10.2024

    Introduction - 2023 Monitoring Report

    The cover shows a magnifying lens pointing at artwork containing arrows in various colours. In the centre of the lens is the title of the current Report.

    … a temperature in excess of 40 °C was measured 5 . In the years of 2018, 2019, 2020 and latterly in 2022, periods of great heat caused, in particular, … occurred distinctly more frequently than in respect of the nationwide mean. Between 2018 and 2020, some 19,300 individuals died as a result of heat effects in Germany … . As far as the water budget is concerned, massive losses were incurred between 2018 and 2020. Ever since the turn of the millennium, Germany has been losing 2.5 …