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  • Press release 31/2024 from 03.07.2024 | Last changed: 02.08.2024

    Making cities resilient to extreme weather events

    Ein sitzt an einem Fluss, lehnt an einem Buch und liest ein Buch.

    … so that towns and cities can better prepare for changing climate conditions. Under the leadership of the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature … Other levers include the Water Resources Management Act, the Building Code and funding programmes. Press release No. 31/2024 | 03.07.2024 The average annual … obstacles. This can also be supported at federal level through improvements to the underlying conditions for municipal action. The Climate Adaptation Act, which came …

  • Newsletter from 11.12.2020 | Last changed: 11.12.2020

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 6/2020

    … of thousands of chemicals are on the market in the EU, many of which are also found in the blood or urine of citizens. Human biomonitoring (HBM) investigates the … vehicle electronics may be appropriate. It also recommends consolidation workshops and adjustments to legislation regarding the long-term interim storage of …

  • KomPass: Area of action adaptation from 11.01.2022 | Last changed: 08.01.2026

    Adaptation: Water Resources, Water Management, Coastal and Marine Protection

    People standing on a seat bench surrounded by water

    … riparian vegetation can also help to prevent the water from warming up too much. Groundwater level and groundwater quality Adaptation measures to declining groundwater levels aim to strike a … services for coastal protection Screening Tool for Water Management IPCC (2019): Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate Related …

  • Press release 48/2022 from 30.11.2022 | Last changed: 07.12.2022

    Companies soon to assume costs for disposal of single-use plastic products

    … costs. This is also provided for in the draft of the German Single-Use Plastics Fund Act (EWKFondsG), which the Federal Cabinet adopted in November 2022 and will now … manufacturers would have to pay as much as €8.95/kg into the Disposable Plastics Fund, says UBA. The money would then be paid out to cities and municipalities which … in public spaces. On a national average, single-use plastic products make up around 6% in weight percentage, with beverage cups, followed by tobacco products with …

  • Press release 30/2022 from 21.06.2022 | Last changed: 01.07.2022

    German Environment Agency awarded quality seal for compatibility of work, family and private life

    Eight women and one man posed for a photo at UBA Dessau, smiling and holding glasses for a toast and the Work and Family Audit certificate in the camera

    … for compatibility of work, family and private life UBA celebrates its audit berufundfamilie award by toasting with non-alcoholic sparkling wine. Source: Martin Stallmann / Umweltbundesamt The German Environment Agency (UBA) has been awarded the audit berufundfamilie certificate on 21 June 2022 in recognition of its efforts to foster a …

  • Press release 34/2021 from 26.08.2021 | Last changed: 29.09.2021

    Structural change in the central German coal-mining district – establishment of environmental information centre in Merseburg

    Binärcode

    … portal for environmental information is a joint effort in Merseburg to lay the foundation for access to environmental information and data. We will build a modern … between the federal government, the federal state and the region. Background Access to all German environmental information and data through a single … prerequisite for this. The portal enables environmental information to be better found, easily accessible, openly provided and also available in the long term. In …

  • Press release 33/2016 from 30.10.2016 | Last changed: 30.01.2017

    Sandoz chemical spill, 30 years onward: Salmon have returned to the Rhine

    Ein breiter, ruhiger Fluss. Rechts und links viel grüne Natur mit Bäumen.

    … basins which are exposed to consistently high, excessive nitrate inputs to the groundwater. Mercury pollution is impacting water quality in many locations. The water report required under the Water Framework Directive (WFD) which the Federal Environment Ministry and … river basins. According to the WFD, all rivers, lakes, coastal waters and groundwater must achieve “good" status by 2027 at the latest. Federal Environment …

  • Press release 03/2018 from 23.01.2018 | Last changed: 14.02.2018

    Reducing the input of antibiotics from agricultural livestock husbandry into the environment

    Zeichnung mit folgenden Motiven: Traktor mit Güllebehälter und Schleppschlauchvorrichtung zur Gülleausbringung, Veterinärzeichen, Rind, Schwein, Pute, Hühner

    … Landing page image on Tierarzneimittel in der Umwelt portal Source: Umweltbundesamt The German Environment Agency (UBA) recommends that EU lawmakers prescribe … negotiations on new legislation for the approval of veterinary medicines have been underway in the EU. The EU Commission's proposal focuses in particular on … For instance, there are no comprehensive environmental assessments for around 50 percent of the antibiotics approved for use in farm animals, since EU-wide …

  • Appointment from 18.04.2016

    Colloquium: 20 Years Focal Point to the Basel Convention

    … Colloquium: 20 Years Focal Point to the Basel Convention Umweltbundesamt Hauptsitz Wörlitzer Platz 1 06844 Dessau-Roßlau Deutschland Open in … of the German Focal Point to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, which has been based at the … Europe and other continents discussed the future legal framework for transboundary waste movements, technological advances in waste management and recycling, …

  • Press release 07/2023 from 20.02.2023 | Last changed: 22.02.2023

    Tackling the housing shortage with ecological answers

    Baustelle mit Baukränen in der Innenstadt

    … and heat as a result of the climate crisis are putting cities and their residents under stress. We need climate-resilient cities with smartly planned blue and green … be built instead of small-scale and dispersed ones, then intensively usable playgrounds and green corridors with a positive impact on the climate must also be included … content Wohnraummangel: Überblick über die zentralen Forderungen Source: Umweltbundesamt Downloads: (610.76 kB) Links Graphic housing shortage: overview of the …

  • Cover from 19.01.2026

    Start: Pharmaceuticals and the environment

    Illustration featuring fish, water, medicines, hot water bottle, yoga, household waste bin, toilet, sink, stethoscope, and pharmacy symbol

    … and the environment for patients for doctors and pharmacists Scientific background Downloads The German Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt - UBA) has the legal mandate to assess the environmental risks of human and … as for physicians and pharmacists. Pharmaceuticals enter the environment and have undesirable effects there Pharmaceutical products are essential tools in modern …