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  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 19.12.2024

    GE-I-1: Heat stress

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

    … trend discernible. However, the nationwide mean indicates that there has been no year without any heat warnings. GE-I-1: Heat stress Source: DWD (Open-Data-Server) … so far occurred relatively seldom in our climes. It can be stated, however, that years with distinctive heatwaves have also regularly led to the development of … 2006, 2010, 2013, 2015 and 2018. Compared to the time series of hot days, there are years in which the number of heat warning days is higher than that of hot days, as …

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    WW-R-3: Investments in flood protection (case study)

    The stacked columns chart WW-R-3 ’Investments in flood protection – case study’ shows the investments in flood protection in million Euros by the state of Hesse for the years 2000 to 2021. The investments are divided into grants to local authorities for non-technical flood protection (2nd and 3rd order waters), grants to local authorities for technical flood protection (2nd and 3rd order waters), grants for conceptional preparatory work (1st order waters) and grants relating to technical flood protection

    … the investments in flood protection in million Euros by the state of Hesse for the years 2000 to 2021. The investments are divided into grants to local authorities for … (1st order waters). Overall, the investments decreased in the course of recent years. In 2005 they reached their highest point with more than 35 million Euros, while in 2021, they amounted to just under 18 …

  • Cover from 12.09.2024

    CCE - Manual

    Titelbild Publication

    … recommended for use by the Parties to the Convention, represented by their National Focal Centres. The Modelling and Mapping Manual can help and assist NFCs to: model … recommended for use by the Parties to the Convention, represented by their National Focal Centres. The Modelling and Mapping Manual can help and assist NFCs to: model …

  • 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.

    … Source: GDV (branch and risk statistics; Naturgefahrenreport) Time and again – years with severe damage from natural hazards Extreme weather events can damage a … strike, explosion and tap water have remained more or less consistent over the years. In cases of storm and hail damage and other natural hazards, caused by …

  • News from 10.11.2025 | Last changed: 25.11.2025

    COP30 World Climate Conference: Together for the climate

    Logo: COP30 Brasil

    … 2025. Source: Frederik Pischke / Umweltbundesamt Starting on November 10th — 10 years after the Paris Agreement—the international community will once again … contributions and the measurability of adaptation progress. 10.11.2025 Exactly ten years after the adoption of the Paris Agreement (PA), the 30th Conference of the …

  • Press release 12/2020 from 16.03.2020 | Last changed: 15.04.2020

    Renewables cover 17.1 percent of gross final energy consumption in Germany in 2019

    Photovoltaikanlage auf dem Dach des Umweltbundesamtes in Dessau-Roßlau

    … consumption in 2019. This is compared to a share of 16.5 percent in the previous year. This puts the target of 18 percent which Germany must achieve by 2020 under … of total energy consumption. There is little progress in either sector. Previous years already reflected a slight increase only in the renewables share. The share of … in gross final energy consumption has only increased by around 6 percentage points (from 10.9% to 17.1%) despite the strong growth in the electricity sector. …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 12.12.2024

    FI-I-2: Herring larvae in the Greifswalder Bodden

    The picture shows herring spawn. It is possible to see six transparent eggs adhering to each other, with larvae inside.

    … Bodden Owing to the warmer water in the Baltic Sea, herring spawn earlier in the year in the Greifswalder Bodden. As a result, their larvae depend earlier on … the term ‘recruitment’ in fisheries. On one hand, water temperatures determine the point in time when adult herring leave the Oresund to migrate to their spawning … declined drastically. Even prior to that, herring progeny had suffered several bad years. This is true for 1992 and 1993 when recruitment was not very successful. The …

  • 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.

    … cell and squamous cell carcinoma) quadrupled in respect of men over the past 30 years, whilst it quintupled in respect of women. With regard to malignant melanoma, … a change in radiation intensity and climate change is currently an important focal point of research. For example, data collected in the period of 1996 to 2017 at four …

  • Press release 22/08 from 03.04.2008 | Last changed: 01.07.2013

    The fight against rubbish and stink: advice on ecological spring cleaning

    … sparingly - bring broken electrical and electronic devices to community collection points Spring has sprung, and for many it is an opportunity to clear up at home and … waste bin. ”Consumers must take electronic scrap to their cities’ collection points, and it is completely free of charge. Precious resources contained in the …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 20.09.2024

    Cluster Transport, transport infrastructure

    The picture shows a flooded dip in a road. There is a roadblock in the foreground indicating that the road is closed to traffic. A sign reading ‘Hochwasser’ (floodwater) is fixed to the roadblock. There are flooded meadows visible on both sides of the road.

    … fuels and energy. DAS Monitoring –what is happening due to climate change In recent years, extreme weather and extreme weather patterns have repeatedly caused major … breakdowns of technical components in track switch operation mechanisms and switch points, but they can also occur in the rolling stock. Another hazard is the … of alert message systems. Furthermore, the strategic framework incorporates the focal points ‘further development of digital applications’ and ‘resilient transport …

  • Press release 25/2020 from 22.06.2020 | Last changed: 06.02.2024

    ZERO WASTE

    Raul Walch. Laborant’s Pause, 2018. Inkjet-Print. Copyright: Raul Walch

    … exhibition Zero Waste showcases international positions in contemporary art that point out the urgency to save resources, consume less, and live more sustainably. In … exhibition Zero Waste showcases international positions in contemporary art that point out the urgency to save resources, consume less, and live more sustainably. In … exhibition Zero Waste showcases international positions in contemporary art that point out the urgency to save resources, consume less, and live more sustainably. …

  • Newsletter from 15.02.2024 | Last changed: 15.02.2024

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 1/2024

    … Digitalisation UBA news Welcome to the new issue of “UBA aktuell” It is now 50 years since the German Environment Agency was founded. Reason enough to look back on … reduce the risk of people becoming ill from noise,” UBA President Dirk Messner points out. The anniversary of the German Environment Agency is therefore not only …