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  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    GE-R-4: Submissions for the Mückenatlas

    The picture shows the fingers of two hands in rubber gloves, in the process of using tweezers to place dead mosquitoes on to a cover glass for microscopic examination.

    … is concerned, citizens can post mosquitoes to researchers by surface mail, who will identify the relevant species scientifically and conduct assessments … virus often just produces influenza-like symptoms. However, in the unborn foetus whose pregnant mother was infected, the virus can bring about severe impairments …

  • News from 31.07.2013 | Last changed: 12.09.2013

    UMID 2/2013: Civic participation

    A road sign „Bürgerbeteiligung“ (civic participation) and „Politikverdrossenheit“ (disenchantment with politics)

    … participation in this important process. Associated content Links subscribe to UMID newsletter (in German) All news Related publications Bundesrepublik 3.0 Adapting to …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    GE-I-9: Ozone burden

    The picture shows the exhaust pipe of a motor car emitting exhaust gases.

    … days per calendar year. The mean of the days is calculated across three years. The WHO published new recommendations for air quality in 2021. These recommendations … the mean of the daily maximum 8-hour values has been calculated. According to the WHO, the critical threshold value is set at a concentration of 60 µg/m³. The Länder … days per calendar year. The mean of the days is calculated across three years. The WHO published new recommendations for air quality in 2021. These recommendations …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 17.12.2024

    IG-I-1: Heat-related decrease in efficiency

    The picture shows a woman wearing a blouse and a blazer, sitting in an office in front of a laptop. In her left hand she is holding an open water bottle while wiping sweat off her brow with her right hand. The woman’s eyes are closed and her facial expression suggests exhaustion.

    … condition. In Germany there are approximately 2 to 3 million people who work predominantly or at least some of the time outdoors. They are exposed to … and other climatic changes clearly affect these people more directly than people who work indoors. These outdoor activities contribute approximately 10 to 15 % of …

  • 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.

    … the supporting pillars of civic protection is the great number of voluntary helpers who become involved in public and private relief organisations. Nevertheless, … order to make even more effective use of the existing willingness of volunteers – who are less interested to commit themselves to fixed structures than in the past – …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 30.09.2024

    Cluster Financial services industry

    The picture shows a man sitting at a desk holding a ballpoint pen between his fingers while operating a pocket calculator. There are several documents on the desk; it is just possible to make out the fuzzy image of some charts.

    … indicator is based on a small dataset – covering a few financial services providers who voluntarily submit reports within the framework of the CDP – and is primarily … preaching to the converted, in other words the response came mostly from people who were already sensitised to the issues. Likewise, tools such as the …

  • Press release 35/2022 from 31.08.2022 | Last changed: 04.10.2022

    German Environment Agency assisting Brandenburg and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania with research on causes of the Oder River crisis

    The river Elbe in the foreground with trees on the bank and blue sky.

    … discussed closely with Polish expert colleagues. UBA Vice-President Lilian Busse, who is heading the appointed Polish-German working group, says: "The atmosphere in … We have good discussions about the research results from both countries. The whole thing is a highly complex puzzle that we hope to complete in the coming …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2024

    WW-R-1: Water use index

    The picture shows a hand on the handle of a tap, with a weak water jet pouring into a wash-hand basin.

    … In particular the managers of water providers in rural areas and in upland regions who have largely decentralised as well as precipitation-dependent supply structures … and conscientious saving of water continues to be important. An individual who saves water, is saving energy at the same time, because energy is used not just …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    VE-I-6: Weather-related disruptions to the railway infrastructure

    The picture shows a single-lane railway track covered by the crown of a toppled tree. A woodland is visible to the left and right of the railway track.

    … railway operations, and on the other hand, enterprises and passengers who use railway services for their logistics and mobility depend on punctual and … and made available accommodation trains in railway stations for any passengers who were unable to make their onward journey on the same day. The impacts of …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    GE-I-8: Index – case study

    The picture shows a man’s upper arm in focus. The man is lifting the sleeve of his T-shirt with two fingers. In contrast with the skin previously covered by the T-shirt, the part of the skin that has been exposed to sunlight looks very red.

    … their skin and eyes are more sensitive to UV radiation than adults. Likewise people who work outdoors, thus being exposed more long-term, are subject to a high risk. At … Monitoring in Italy. Environments, 7, 1. doi: 10.3390/environments7010001.   48 - WHO – World Health Organization, WMO – World Meteorological Organization, UNEP – …

  • Press release 09/2022 from 10.02.2022 | Last changed: 16.02.2022

    Germany complies with air quality limit values nearly everywhere in 2021

    Stau

    … and nearly 66 percent reductions, respectively. The World Health Organization WHO ⁠issued new Global Air Quality Guidelines last September. Scientific findings of the past 20 years prompted the WHO to adjust levels for pollutants including particulate matter and nitrogen … lasting exposure to particulate matter. Germany current exceeds nearly all of the WHO’s new guidelines. The EU Commission will make a proposal to amend the Air …