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Article from 17.07.2024 | Last changed: 18.07.2024

Water Reuse

… irrigation demand can increase regionally and may exceed the natural groundwater recharge. This can already be seen in some regions of Germany (see „ Trockenheit in Deutschland – Fragen und Antworten “/ only in German). 2016 UBA has published a study on framework … for Water Reuse (2020) JRC Report on Minimum quality requirements for water reuse (2017) WISE Website on Water Reuse Regulating water reuse for agricultural …

Article from 08.10.2021 | Last changed: 16.07.2025

Joint research project on decentralized water reuse

Taking lysimeter cores in a field to analyze water balance and transport processes.

… which, may exceed the minimum requirements of the EU regulation on water reuse. Funding: Federal Ministry of Education and Research Project duration: February 2021 … the water regime and for pore water sampling. Source: Fatima El-Athman / UBA Surrounding soil profile at the point of lysimeter extraction (measuring rod of two … which, may exceed the minimum requirements of the EU regulation on water reuse. Funding: Federal Ministry of Education and Research Project duration: February 2021 …

Article from 18.07.2024 | Last changed: 19.07.2024

EU Regulation on Minimum Requirements for Water Reuse

… Directive ( 91/271/EWG ), the Water Framework Directive ( 2000/60/EG ), the Groundwater Directive ( 2006/118/EG amended by 2014/80/EU ), the Nitrate Directive ( … been addressed by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA Technical Report 22 May 2017) and the Scientific Committee on Health, Environmental and Emerging Risks SCHEER ( SCHEER Scientific Advice 9 June 2017). The Impact Assessment ( summary ) that accompanied the Proposal for a …

Article from 29.12.2021 | Last changed: 05.01.2024

Water Resource Management

… the protection of inland surface waters, transitional waters, coastal waters and groundwater. Its principal aim is to ensure a good status of all waterbodies within the … Dialogue on the Trace Substance Strategy of the German Federal Government ” (2017). In the following phases the recommendations were followed-up with more … Dialogue on the Trace Substance Strategy of the German Federal Government ” (2017). In the following phases the recommendations were followed-up with more …

Article from 12.06.2025 | Last changed: 12.06.2025

Serious Gaming and Sustainability

… developed its own serious game “Little Impacts”. last update on 12.06.2025 Background Computer and video games are very popular in Germany. According to the … games research. Çiftci, S. (2018). Trends of Serious Games Research from 2007 to 2017: A Bibliometric Analysis. Journal of Education and Training Studies, 6(2), 18. … games research. Çiftci, S. (2018). Trends of Serious Games Research from 2007 to 2017: A Bibliometric Analysis. Journal of Education and Training Studies, 6(2), 18. …

Article from 23.11.2022 | Last changed: 07.02.2023

International information offers

… their alternatives is presented on this page. last update on 23.11.2022 Based on a workshop conducted on behalf of UBA in 2021, a collection of international … French Authorisation of Anticoagulant Rodenticides in Germany https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/en/publikationen/authorisation-of-anticoagulant-rodenticides-in … in everyday products https://waarzitwatin.nl The Netherlands Dutch Substitution workshops: lessons from the antifouling workshop (2018) …

Article from 23.11.2022 | Last changed: 07.02.2023

Projects

… several projects. last update on 23.11.2022 Until now, the following projects funded or conducted by UBA on topics related to a sustainable management of harmful … German municipalities (only German, but comprehensive English summary), including a workshop with municipalities Workshop on beneficial insects as alternatives (only …

Article from 29.08.2022 | Last changed: 02.02.2023

Assessing and regulating of chemical mixtures under REACH

… Assessing and regulating of chemical mixtures under REACH Mixtures Source: Olivier / … Frank Sacher, Astrid Thoma, Dirk Maletzki, Christian Polleichtner, Patrick Schwarz (2017): Joint effects of pharmaceuticals and chemicals regulated under REACH in …

Article from 19.08.2022 | Last changed: 16.11.2022

Digital Sustainability

Globe from above at night with illuminated areas with connections drawn between them

… energy and resource efficiency and process optimisation. The accompanying fundamental edaption of our consumption habits as well as production and … Publications Shaping sustainable digitisation Related contents Digitalisierung und natürliche Ressourcen Preventing corruption for a sustainability transformation … energy and resource efficiency and process optimisation. The accompanying fundamental edaption of our consumption habits as well as production and …

Article from 28.11.2024 | Last changed: 28.11.2024

Commercial Refrigeration

Article from 15.05.2024 | Last changed: 08.11.2024

The Global Stocktake under the Paris Agreement

H.E. Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, COP28 President and other participants onstage during the Closing Plenary at the UN Climate Change Conference COP28 at Expo City Dubai on December 13, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

… The Global Stocktake under the Paris Agreement Closing plenary at the UN Climate Change Conference on … the second phase, the information is assessed in a technical dialogue consisting of workshops, round tables and other activities with representatives from Parties and …

Article from 20.07.2020 | Last changed: 27.07.2020

Electrical and electronic waste

Old televisions and computer monitors on a pile.

… The directive was transposed into German law via adoption of the 2005 Elektro- und Elektronikgeräte-Gesetz (ElektroG) law. An amended version of the directive, … at these centres free of charge. This mechanism is currently carried out at around 2.400 municipal recycling centres. Manufacturers are free to provide their own … of harmlessly. Fluorescent (energy saving) lamps are usually shredded and then undergo a wet or dry process, during which the mercury is suctioned out, passed …