Umweltbundesamt | For our environment

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Climate | Energy

Adaptation tools

tools on a desk

Climate change adaptation entails several challenges. In order to provide orientation and information about the opportunities and risks for you, your municipality or company, the German Federal Environmental Agency provides a number of tools. read more

Climate | Energy

Adaptation at the Federal Level

the Reichstags dome behind plants

The impacts of climate change are already being felt in Germany today - and they will continue to intensify in the future. This has a significant impact on the health and prosperity of people in Germany. Timely and anticipatory adaptation to the consequences of climate change is therefore becoming increasingly important. read more

Climate | Energy

WW-I-7: Water levels in lakes

The picture shows a footbridge leading across the dried-up sandy and stony shore area of a lake. A bridge and some residual water are visible in the background.

2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change read more

Climate | Energy

WW-I-3: Mean discharge

The picture shows a wide watercourse with a low water level. In some places the stony substrate projects beyond the water’s surface. In the background, a boat is visible docked at a jetty, in front of a range of hills on the horizon.

2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change read more

Climate | Energy

VE-I-5: Impacts on roads due to weather conditions and weather patterns

The picture shows the upper part of the tail end of a vehicle belonging to the highway maintenance service. The vehicle is orange and its rear doors are marked with the word ’Streckenwartung’ (track maintenance) and reflective red-and-white striped stickers. There are warning lights fitted to the vehicle.

2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change read more

Climate | Energy

VE-I-4: Road accidents due to weather conditions and weather patterns

The picture shows a car driving on a road covered in water. It is clear to see that the headlights and windscreen wipers are switched on. Heavy rain is falling.

2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change read more

Climate | Energy

Cluster Woodland and forestry

The picture shows a coniferous forest. The bark-free trunk of a damaged spruce tree is visible in the foreground. In the light-coloured wood of this tree the distinct frass traces of a bark beetle are clearly visible.

2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change read more

Climate | Energy

WW-R-2 + 3: GAK funds for and investments in flood protection

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The Umweltbundesamt

For our environment

The UBA’s motto, For our environment (“Für Mensch und Umwelt”), sums up our mission pretty well, we feel. In this video we give an insight into our work.

The UBA

Contact

Wörlitzer Platz 1
06844 Dessau-Roßlau
Germany

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