… Hazards Report 2020 puts the property damage caused by storms, hail, floods and heavy rain in Germany in 2019 at three billion euros. The long-term average is 3.7 … for storm and hail insurance is 94 percent. For natural hazards such as flooding or heavy rain, however, it is only 43 percent for building insurance and only 24 …

… the life support systems of today’s and future generations. Precious and special metals such as platinum, silver, cobalt and neodymium which are critical in supply … in this context since many future technologies depend on the availability of such metals to be functional. Furthermore, using and processing secondary raw materials …

… injury. The most extreme flood events so far occurred in the summer months when heavy or persistent rain entailed that the landscape was unable to retain the … for the Monitoring indicator. The July 2021 flooding was triggered by excessively heavy rain events. Especially in parts of North Rhine-Westphalia and …

… in Germany – specialist conference on strategies to counter heat, drought and heavy rainfall Klimaresilient in die Zukunft Preisverleihung Nomination of climate …

… greener Level of packaging consumption in Germany remains very high Kunststoff und Metall am besten gemeinsam sammeln Immer mehr Verpackungsmüll Packaging Tags …

… following contents contain this medium: How cities can respond to heat waves and heavy rains – creative projects show how it is done Projekte zur …

… a mobile phone). Furthermore, it is important to avoid risks that can be caused by heavy rainfall events, such as small-scale flooding, landslides and mudflows. With … hazards due to mudflows, landslides and rockfalls, must be considered. Due to heavy rainfall events, a comparably high expenditure for the rehabilitation and …

… once precipitation stops. With a view to potentially frequent and more intensive heavy rainfall, greening systems provide a buffer which absorbs rainwater like a … of buildings and entire modules. For example, they can reduce damage from heavy rain and hailstones to façades and roofs, and they slow down or prevent the …

… air is clean and healthy. The need for action is particularly urgent in cities with heavy traffic, a fact which the Federal Administrative Court has confirmed. There is … air is clean and healthy. The need for action is particularly urgent in cities with heavy traffic, a fact which the Federal Administrative Court has confirmed. There is …