Climate / Awards

Innovation 'made in Germany' honoured by IKU award 2011

For the third time, the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety and the Federation of German Industries have jointly awarded a prize for outstanding innovations in the field of climate and environmental protection. [ more]

• Pictures of the Event

Climate protection / International

Major success for climate protection

The Climate Change Conference in Durban (COP 17/CMP 7) paved the way for a legally binding climate agreement between all countries in the early hours of Sunday morning following long and tough negotiations. [ more]

• Documents: Package of Durban
• Background
• Climate change conference in Durban

International / Climate

Mali and Grenada: adaptation to the consequences of climate change

Grenada and Mali are both strongly affected by climate change. At the UN Climate Change Conference in Durban Norbert Röttgen pledged support for Mali and Grenada to help the governments of the two countries implement their respective programmes. [ more]

Climate protection / International

Dominican Republic assumes leading role in climate protection

By taking resolute action while promoting economic growth the Dominican Republic will be able to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by more than half by the year 2030. [ more]

Climate Change

New insurance solutions to protect states particularly vulnerable to climate change

Germany’s Federal Ministry for the Environment has approved funding for a unique project that will develop insurance solutions in Caribbean states particularly vulnerable to climate change. [ more]

Ozone layer

Agreement on funding for the protection of the ozone layer

The Joint Conference of the Parties to the Vienna Convention and the Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol was concluded in Bali on 25 November. Several decisions were made on further international funding for the protection of the ozone layer as well as on several technical issues regarding the implementation of the two agreements. [ more]

Climate change/ Adaptation

Adoption of Adaptation Action Plan

On 31 August , the Federal Cabinet adopted the Adaptation Action Plan supporting the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change. The Action Plan provides an overview of the measures by the Federation and highlights joint activities of the Federation and Länder, such as the setting up of early warning systems. [ more]

Forest / Climate

35 million euros for forest climate fund

The Federal Government has provided the financial basis for the establishment of a forest climate fund in the draft Federal Budget for 2012. [ more]