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Seit 2021 leitet Steffi Lemke das BMUV.
UN Water Conference
Ensuring a sustainable supply of water
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Female climate activists
Manuel Philipp und Alina Baginski von Paten der Nacht im Sternenpark Winkelmoosalm
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Solaranlage im Norden Australiens
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Coalitions to combat the climate crisis
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Deutschland: Entschlossen gegen Wasserkrise handeln
UN Water Conference
Germany: Take decisive action to address the water crisis
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International solidarity
Germany doubles aid for earthquake victims
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Ticker: Solidarity with Ukraine
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European Union
EU states discuss assistance for Ukraine

UN 2023 Water Conference

In Norddeutschland hilft Seegras gegen den Meeresspiegelanstieg.
Ideas to combat flooding and water shortages
Climate change is forcing us to rethink the way we use water. Three projects from Germany illustrate the form this could take.
Umweltministerin Steffi Lemke.
The future of water supply
In our interview, Environment Minister Steffi Lemke explains how Germany’s National Water Strategy is intended to counter climate change.
Schon 2015 halfen Wasser-Experten des THW nach dem Erdbeben in Nepal.
Water supply following natural disasters
When Germany’s Federal Agency for Technical Relief goes into action following natural disasters, supplying water often plays an important role.
Wasserentnahme in Äthiopien
“Human right to clean drinking water”
Johannes Rück from the German WASH network talks about the role played by international civil society in supplying water and sanitation.
Frisches Wasser: keine Selbstverständlichkeit
Water companies profit from networks
The German Water Partnership unites more than 300 companies and is committed worldwide to ensuring a good water supply.

Quick facts

2 billion people around the world have no access to safe drinking water.
3.6 billion people live without safe sanitary facilities.
72 % of all water reserves are used for agriculture.
by 2050 global water consumption is expected to increase by 20 to 30 %.
since 1990 per-capita water consumption in Germany has fallen by roughly 20 litres.

Renewable energies

Erneuerbare Energien
Melissa metzner, thomas Schmidt, sarah Sticksel (v.l.) Renewable energies
The green transition in the city of steel
500,000 people in a confined space – Duisburg’s climate protection managers have a big job on their hands: after all, cities are crucial when it comes to the energy transformation.
Laura Zöckler fördert den Ausbau von Ökostrom aus Bürgerhand. Energy transition
Generating green electricity collaboratively
As the board member of an energy cooperative in Heidelberg, Laura Zöckler is committed to citizens taking over responsibility for the energy transformation.
Solarpaneele Energy transition
A new era of transformation
The impact of the war in Ukraine is posing challenges for the energy transformation. But the crisis has the potential to become an opportunity for a better future.

Electricity from sun, wind and water

Much of Germany’s gross electricity generation comes from solar, wind and hydropower.
  • 48.7 % :  113,9 TWh On- and Offshore wind energy
  • 21.4 % :  50,0 TWh Photovoltaic power
  • 21.6 % :  50,4 TWh Biomass
  • 8.2 % :  19,1 TWh Hydropower
2021, source: Umweltbundesamt
Auch internationale Fachkräfte treiben in Deutschland Windkraft an
Energy for the future
Wanted: skilled workers for energy
Talsperre und Wasserspeicher in Nordrhein-Westfalen
Water – hydrogen
Germany invests in hydrogen
Wind- und Solarenergie sind in Deutschland zunehmend gefragt
Energie für die Zukunft
Working on the energy mix of the future
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Germany and the world

Aminata Touré ist Ministerin in Schleswig-Holstein. Africa
Diversity in action
Diversity in German politics
The diversity of German society is also reflected in politics. We introduce you to politicians with Afro-German roots.
Menschenrechtsaktivistin Ilwald Elman Africa
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Working for war victims in Somalia
Ilwad Elman shows young people in Somalia alternatives to a life as a soldier. For her work she is now to be awarded the Hessian Peace Prize.
Der Filmemacher Nicolaus Mesterharm. Asia
Cambodia
Narrating as a way of coping with trauma in Cambodia
In the project “Virtual Memorial”, German journalist Nicolaus Mesterharm gives victims of the Khmer Rouge regime a voice.

Regional Focus

Initiatives for refugees

Deutschlands Außenministerin Baerbock bei einem Besuch in Niger
Protecting refugees
Many different forms of assistance for refugees
The German government – and above all tens of thousands of citizens – are committed to helping refugees.
Das Netzwerk bietet Schutz und Weiterbildung für Journalistinnen und Journalisten.
Hannah Arendt Initiative
Writing in exile
The Hannah Arendt Initiative supports journalists who are at risk, for example in Afghanistan.
Seit 2016 fördert die Initiative geflüchtete Wissenschaftler.
Philipp Schwartz-Initiative
Researching in freedom
They had to flee for their lives: three female scientists talk about their fresh start in Germany.

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The Supply Chain Act
Annalena Baerbock
Feminist Foreign Policy in Germany
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Germany: Living Democracy
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E-Mobility in German cities
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Water & Hydrogen in Germany
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Can agriculture be sustainable?
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Innovation and Technology

Innovation and Technology
Sabine Klauke mit Bundeswirtschaftsminister Robert Habeck (2. v.r.)
The future of flying
The high-flyer
Leichter Flieger: Vision des Startups Vaeridion aus München
The future of flying
Smart airborne systems
Dr. Volker Wissing, Bundesminister für Digitales und Verkehr
Digital Germany
Spaces with boundless possibilities

Society and Integration

Society and Integration
Kenza Ait Si Abbou
International Women’s Day
Equality heroes
Gendern
International Women’s Day
Language practice is often gender-neutral
Der Filmemacher Nicolaus Mesterharm.
Asia
Narrating as a way of coping with trauma in Cambodia

Higher Education and Research

Higher Education and Research
Quantenrechner im Forschungszentrum Jülich.
Internet security
A quantum of security
Mit Luft- und Raumfahrttechnik dem Weltall auf den Grund gehen.
Technology
Studying aerospace technology
Forschung mit Hilfe Künstlicher Intelligenz
Digital Germany
Intelligent ideas

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Arbeiten in Deutschland
Working in Germany
Eisbergabbruch
Climate Protection
Deutsch lernen
Learning German
Roboterhand, Menschenhand
Digitization
Was Europa zusammenhält
The EU at a glance
Migration
Migration and integration
Entdecke DE: Deutschland bietet eine Vielzahl an Ausflugsmöglichkeiten
Travel in Germany

Freedom and democracy

Kinder aus der Ukraine am Frankfurter Flughafen im März 2022
Civilian assistance for war victims
Wide-ranging support for Ukraine and its population. This is how Germany is helping the victims of the Russian attack.
Zerstörungen in Kiew nach russischen Angriffen
“There must be no impunity”
Responses to a changed world: Ambassador Heusgen talks about the consequences of the epochal turning point.
Der Ukraine-Krieg verschärft die Hungerkrise in Afrika.
Showing solidarity worldwide
1.6 billion people and 94 countries are affected by the Ukraine war. What Germany is doing to help.
Boris Pistorius und Wolodymyr Selenskyj
Military support for Ukraine
Massive support to repel Russian attack: joint action by Germany and its allies.
Wandbild an einem zerstörten Wohnhaus in Kiew
“Only an apparent contradiction”
How can the “epochal turning point” be reconciled with the values of multilateralism and the rule-based order? Conflict researcher Jonas Driedger provides some answers.
Zwei Ukrainerinnen bei einer Jobberatung
From arriving in Germany to getting a job
War refugees from Ukraine receive protection and support in Germany. An overview of the most important information.
Expertin für Klima und Außenpolitik: Kira Vinke
“A question of political will”
Kira Vinke studies the grave consequences of climate change for people all over the world and calls for swift action to be taken.

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