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COP 29 in Baku dealt intensively with climate financing, but the solution for financial aid from industrialised countries to developing countries was postponed until the next summit in Brazil. Although 300 billion dollars a year were pledged from 2035, experts consider this to be insufficient. The negotiations were hampered by the absence of senior political […]

Registration for the Sustainability Science Summit 2025 is open until 24 January. The event, organised by the German Committee for Sustainability Research in Future Earth (DKN), will take place from 19 to 21 February 2025 in Berlin and offers a forum for the exchange of current research results in sustainability science. Topics such as equity, […]

In an interview with the Tagesschau news programme, Ulrich Cimolino, head of the forest fire working group at the German Firefighters’ Association, describes the enormous challenges involved in fighting the fire in California, particularly due to the strong Santa Ana winds, which spread the fire quickly. Despite these adverse conditions, the fire brigade did a […]

Revenue from emissions trading in Germany reached another record level of around 18.5 billion euros in 2024. The revenue from European and national emissions trading flows into the Climate and Transformation Fund and supports the achievement of climate targets. While revenue from EU emissions trading fell by 28 per cent, revenue from national trading for […]

The National Platform for Natural Hazards (PLANAT) invites you to the PLANAT Future Forum to develop solutions for the increasing risks and damage caused by natural hazards, intensified by climate change. In an increasingly insecure society, new perspectives and strategies are to be developed in order to strengthen the risk culture and promote a resilient […]

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has launched the Prisoners of Climate Change (PoCC) programme to address the growing climate risks in overcrowded prisons in the Philippines. With extreme overcrowding rates and increasing threats from extreme weather events such as heatwaves, floods and typhoons, the programme aims to strengthen the resilience of prisoners […]

We are pleased to present the new DKKV topic page “Floods”. There you can find out how floods occur, how climate change will affect future flood events, what flood protection measures are available and tips on how to take precautions yourself. You can also find further links and information on the website. The DKKV would […]

Climate change and environmental degradation pose a growing threat to social and economic systems, particularly due to the increasing frequency and intensity of extreme weather events. These developments could significantly damage sectors such as insurance and finance in particular and lead to global economic losses.In this context, climate risk assessments are becoming increasingly important. Initiatives […]

At the New Year’s reception of the Landesmuseum Dithmarschen on 11 January 2025, everything will revolve around the exhibition #Krisenalltag – Kommunikation in der Pandemie. Participants can look back on challenging years and crisis communication at federal, state and local level in Germany, as well as gaining insights into the research findings of the ‘Optimisation […]