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  • Press release 43/2020 from 21.09.2020 | Last changed: 25.09.2020

    30 years of unified Germany: a plus for the environment too

    Der Brocken im Nebel

    … National Park. Source: ohenze / Fotolia.com The German Environment Agency (UBA) reports positive environmental performance 30 years after German reunification. Dirk … 40 Jahre Umweltbundesamt All press releases … The German Environment Agency (UBA) reports positive environmental performance 30 years after German reunification. Dirk …

  • Press release 34/2019 from 25.09.2019 | Last changed: 30.09.2019

    Protect oceans and polar regions, secure coastal areas for the long term

    Nahaufnahme einer großen Welle, die kurz davor ist in die Brandung zu stürzen

    … / Fotolia The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IPCC presented its Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate last Wednesday. The report indicates that climate change is already making a grave impact on the oceans …

  • News from 09.06.2017 | Last changed: 13.11.2024

    Special issue: Human Biomonitoring 2016 now published

    Titelseite des Sonderheftes „Human Biomonitoring 2016“

    … is based on the contributions made to the 2nd International Human Biomonitoring Conference in 2016 in Berlin, whose slogan was "Science and policy for a healthy … and international harmonisation of HBM methods and data. The HBM conference report also underlines the significance of HBM as a key information and control …

  • News from 06.08.2020 | Last changed: 06.08.2020

    REACH and sustainable chemistry

    Sustainable chemistry contributes to a positive development in society, environment and economy.

    … REACH is intended to contribute to a more sustainable chemistry. A current UBA report provides a systematic analysis on the relations between main elements of … substances or corporate social responsibility of companies). 06.08.2020 This report is part of the departmental research plan project "Further development of …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    HUE-1: Manageability of climate change impacts

    The picture shows a woman’s head and shoulders while she looks sceptically out of a window. The window is part-shaded by an indoor blind.

    … climate change impacts in Germany. Source: yanlev / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on … country and when they become aware of the heavy damage they have caused. Intensive reporting in the media tends to kindle the public’s awareness regarding events …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2024

    GE-I-2: Heat-related mortalities

    The picture shows an elderly woman wearing a white blouse. The lady is holding on to a rollator with one hand, while she is holding the back of her left hand to her forehead. In the background, a few fuzzy treetops or bushes are visible in bright light.

    … to their health. Source: Photograph: Satjawat / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on … model – which has been developed since the publication of the previous monitoring report – takes into account that also any preceding hot weeks can influence …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    KM-R-2: Land protection dykes without safety deficit – case study

    The picture shows an aerial view of a land protection dyke under construction. In the background, there are agricultural areas and houses as well as standing water visible.

    … Source: Lehnerfoto / Generalplan Küstenschutz SH 2022 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on … coastal lowland areas of the country. The case-study indicator presented in this report in respect of land protection dykes without safety deficit was developed in …

  • News from 24.10.2016 | Last changed: 06.12.2016

    Climate action: how to reduce emissions even before 2020

    wind energy plants on a field

    … Convention on Climate Change will not be enough to achieve that goal. An UBA report shows how the gap can be narrowed even before 2020, for example with more … Ecosystems in Nationally Determined Contributions and national greenhouse gas reporting Tags climate change climate policy climate protection global warming …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 17.12.2024

    BAU-I-5: Claims expenditure for property insurance

    The picture shows a badly damaged single-family house. The exterior wall has been breached in several places, some windows are missing, and the exterior rendering is pitted to well above the ground floor. Mud and debris have accumulated all round the house.

    … belongings, and businesses. Source: GordonGrand / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on … for property insurance Source: GDV (branch and risk statistics; Naturgefahrenreport) Time and again – years with severe damage from natural hazards Extreme … regionally limited damage events are reflected well in statistics. Any change in reported claims and associated damage – settled by insurance companies with …

  • 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.

    … protection Civic protection Source: Andreas Gruhl / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on … situations due to weather and weather patterns. The findings of the 2022 World Risk Report 227 are among the sources acknowledging these developments: According to this …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 08.12.2025

    Cluster Fisheries

    The picture shows a crab trawler in the North Sea. There is a beam trawl hanging down from the ship’s side. In the background, the shoreline and a lighthouse are visible.

    … Cluster Fisheries Fisheries Source: Rico Ködder / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on … overview has come to light. The indicators illustrated in the monitoring report are therefore to be seen as exemplifying various effects paths associated …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    KM-I-4: Coastal morphology – case study

    The picture shows a light-brown cliffscape near Ahrenshoop on the Baltic Sea coast. At the foot of the cliff, you can see the sea and the spray of a wave. In one coastal section, you can see loose material and rock fragments which have been shifted from the cliff top to the bottom of the cliff.

    … causes material displacements. Source: fotografci / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on … The survey data were used to underpin the case-study indicator presented in this report. Like most of the coastlines marked by cliffscapes in Mecklenburg-Western …