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  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 08.12.2025

    Cluster Human Health

    The picture shows a woman’s face with beads of perspiration caused by the summer heat. The woman is holding a hand to her forehead. In the left-hand side of the picture is a thermometer indicating 40°C air temperature.

    … countries in the global south, climate change exacerbates the problems already caused by hunger and inadequate access to clean drinking water. However, climate … towards heat extremes (cf. Indicator GE-I-1 ). In extreme cases, heatwaves can cause mortality. In Germany alone, for example, it is estimated that between the years …

  • DzU article from 25.09.2025 | Last changed: 26.09.2025

    Indicator: Population-weighted particulate matter exposure (PM2.5

    A bar-chart shows the population-weighted annual average PM2.5 exposure for Germany from 2010 to 2023. The exposure decreased significantly by 54 % from 2010 to 2023.

    … targeting stationary sources (e.g., power plants, waste incineration facilities, households/small-scale consumers, and various industrial processes), as well as … Environment Agency (UBA), and applied to the entire area of Germany. This is done using a spatial resolution of 2 x 2 km². The PM2.5 data are then combined with … targeting stationary sources (e.g., power plants, waste incineration facilities, households/small-scale consumers, and various industrial processes), as well as …

  • Press release 11/2025 from 14.03.2025 | Last changed: 17.03.2025

    Germany on track for 2030 climate targets

    Offshore-Windkraftanlagen

    … contribution to reducing emissions Source: Fokke Baarssen / stock.adobe.com Greenhouse gas emissions in Germany fell by 3.4 percent to 649 million tonnes of CO₂ … for the slight decline is the mild ⁠weather⁠, which resulted in less heating being used. By 2030, the sector will miss the cumulative annual emission volumes between … independent research consortium which, in collaboration with the Thünen Institute, uses an integrated modelling approach to estimate the impact of current climate …

  • DzU article from 23.04.2025 | Last changed: 24.04.2025

    Indicator: River eutrophication by phosphorus

    A graph shows the measuring points that do not comply with the orientation values for phosphorus for the years 1982 to 2023. These are divided into quality classes depending on the level of exceedance. The proportion without exceedances has increased. The proportion of medium and severe exceedances (QC IV) has fallen sharply.

    … of water bodies (eutrophication) with phosphorus is one of the biggest problems because it triggers excessive growth of algae and aquatic plants. When these die, they … currently shortages in the supply of precipitants (e.g. aluminum salts), which are used to remove phosphorus from sewage in wastewater treatment plants. If these …

  • KomPass: Article from 26.04.2023 | Last changed: 26.04.2023

    Climate Risk Analysis and Adaptation in Companies

    Pipelines on a factory site

    … the EU taxonomy . The EU taxonomy is a classification system regulated by law that uses requirements to determine whether certain economic activities contribute … the EU taxonomy . The EU taxonomy is a classification system regulated by law that uses requirements to determine whether certain economic activities contribute …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 30.09.2024

    Cluster Civic protection

    The picture shows two emergency vehicles with blue lights switched on, one of the vehicles is a fire engine and the other one a blue emergency relief (THW) vehicle. Both vehicles are only partly visible.

    … for any future disaster scenarios. Greater compatibility among detection systems used nationwide and among recorded deployment data might contribute to the … at a national level with regard to the extent to which disaster situations caused by extreme weather events such as flooding or storm actually bind the emergency …

  • Press release 15/11 from 17.03.2011 | Last changed: 05.07.2013

    Examples to follow

    … installation draws attention to the CO 2 emissions produced by the unbridled use of the Internet; Néle Azevedo’s melting ice figures and the Danish group Gruppe …

  • Press release 10/11 from 21.02.2011 | Last changed: 03.07.2013

    New design for DEHSt website

    … tag clouds and info boxes can customise searches with just a few clicks of the mouse. Press release No. 10/11 | 21.02.2011   In addition to user-friendly navigation, the advanced search function makes finding information … (GSB), the content management system of federal administrations, was used to re-design the DEHSt website. It enables applications such as creating …

  • Appointment from 19.05.2016

    7th Water Research Horizon Conference

    … directly into social, economic and ecological impacts. Shifts in climate, land use and human population are drivers for water quality development in a rapidly … develop adaptation strategies. The soundness of scientific knowledge to predict cause-effect relationships, the suitability of policies to achieve good water quality, …

  • Appointment from 06.09.2024

    Urban, university and school living labs to promote circularity

    … with UBA as lead partner, is pleased to announce a new online seminar series focused on capacity building for bringing sustainable consumption and circular … as a consultant and project manager at the international startup “CYRKL”. She focuses on biodegradable waste and organic materials. She specializes in transforming waste into resources using valorization technologies such as composting facilities, biogas stations, …