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Earth and Climate

Current information and background on soil and climate, nature protection and biodiversity.

Harald Kunstmann, Direktor des Zentrums für Klimaresilienz der Uni Augsburg Extreme weather
Climate resilience
“We have to adapt in order to become resilient”
Extreme weather is become increasingly frequent and destructive. The hydrologist Harald Kunstmann is studying how we can adapt to the impacts of climate change.
Der „City-Tree“ kann seine Umgebungstemperatur um vier Grad senken. Extreme weather
Innovation
Start-ups: good ideas to combat extreme weather
How moss is used to cool air and AI to combat flooding - innovations by German start-ups are providing protection against extreme weather events.
Jennifer Morgan mit jungen Menschen in Japan. German-Japanese climate cooperation
Asia
“Together we can move mountains”
Jennifer Morgan, Special Envoy for International Climate Action, is travelling to Asia. She has clear ideas – and high hopes.
Antje Boetius im Polarmeer während der Expedition ArcWatch-1 Protecting the oceans
Biology
“The ocean can be part of the solution to a sustainable future.”
Antje Boetius is Germany’s most famous marine biologist. She talked to us about her work and explained the interaction between marine and climate protection.
Der brasilianische Forstingenieur Carlos Alberto „Beto“ Quesada #BetterTogether
Climate research
The rain forest expert
Carlos Alberto Quesada runs the German-Brazilian research station ATTO in the Amazon together with Susan Trumbore from the Max Planck Institute.
Windpark in der deutschen Nordsee That was 2023
Climate policy
A signal against climate change
Germany is the first country to adopt a strategy for a climate foreign policy. At the same time, climate protection can clearly only succeed based on joint action with partners.
cylib-Gründer: Paul Sabarny, Lilian Schwich und Gideon Schwich COP28
Startups
Smart people taking climate action
Recycling, decarbonising, absorbing carbon: protecting the environment demands innovative approaches. A look at three startups from Germany.
Frauen schützen das Klima – auch in der Landwirtschaft. COP28
Gender equality
Equality in climate protection
How Germany’s international climate protection initiative is boosting gender justice around the world.
Kakao ist ein wichtigstes Exportgut Côte d'Ivoires. Energy partnership
Africa
Germany’s partnership with Côte d’Ivoire
The German government has entered into a new Climate and Development Partnership with this West African country. Among other things, it will focus on forest protection and solar power.
Pakistan leidet wie viele Ländern unter dem Klimawandel. COP28
Climate funding
On the path to climate justice
Many developing countries are battling particularly hard with the impacts of climate change. Germany is supporting them.
Die COP28 findet 2023 in Dubai statt. COP28
Climate action
COP28: An overview of the UN Climate Change Conference
COP28 is being held in Dubai in 2023. Read all the key facts about the goals of the UN Climate Change Conference.
Fahrradfahrer in Berlin Germany’s municipalities
Climate action
How cities are dealing with climate change
Municipalities play a key role in protecting the climate Find out what communities are doing and how they are working with partners around the world.

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