… for building development, renaturalise water bodies, create open water areas and inform the population about dangers and precautionary protection measures. Independent cities are at the forefront of climate adaptation and are more comprehensively organised than smaller municipalities or districts. In more … local authorities are well equipped with staff and financial resources". Further Information The study “Local Authority Climate Adaptation Survey 2023” …

… public transport It will take new ideas to get people to opt for public transport more often Source: MarkusMainka / Fotolia The coronavirus pandemic and the increased … to prevent overcrowding on the public transport system. Such measures target both information (e.g. an app showing occupancy rate) and fares (e.g. the “9 a.m. …

… waste in transboundary waste shipments Executive summary This report contains information that contributes to the description of plastic waste qualities in … were researched, combined with interviews and workshops. In addition to the information from stakeholders, the focus was on how the stakeholders should deal … Agency Links UBA topic page „Transfrontier shipment of wastes“ Additional information PDF is accessible File size 411.30 kB Print version not available Tags …

… surfaces, vegetation stores hardly any heat and lawns in particular cool down more quickly at night. In addition, there is cooling through evapotranspiration. … thus lead to construction interruptions for occupational safety reasons. Further information Adaptation: Field of Action Building Industry Associated content Links …

… adaptation to climate change, with the help of the NCQG. That much is clear: Far more funding is needed than the 100 billion US dollars per year agreed to date. The … (Annexes to the Framework Convention on Climate Change) laid down therein. More countries are now in a position to make financial contributions, as we can see …

… for tourism Source: pwmotion / Fotolia.com Climate change in Germany is causing more heat, increased drought combined with water shortages and forest fires, less … all greenhouse gas emissions worldwide can be chalked up to tourism alone, which is more than one billion tonnes every year. The remedy is plain to see: opt for …

… the Kaliningrad Region of the Russian Federation on 27 October 2016 in Kaliningrad. More than 130 participants attended the event. 13.12.2016 German and Russian experts agreed to intensify the exchange of information when they met for the 13th German-Russian Environmental Day in … protection measures and related cooperative projects.   Associated content Links More about the 13th German-Russian Environmental Day Environmental cooperation with …

… The results of the study will soon show that these groups are still significantly more exposed to carcinogenic chromium VI than the general population - despite … have more PFAS in their blood than is considered toxicologically safe. Further information All the results of the HBM4EU project are available here: …

… are already two percent higher than in 1990. Ever increasing numbers of vehicles, more road freight transport and ever larger and heavier cars of course increase … (HFCs), however, have increased by 32.2% in the same period. Further information and links: The discrepancies in emissions inventories and initial …