07/06/2010 The new Federal Nature Conservation Act came into force on 1 March 2010. It is based on a new constitutional concept: until now, the framework legislation resulted at the federal level, while the essential design was undertaken through state laws.
04/06/2010 As part of the conference "Security in Futures - Security in Change", which took place in Turku, Finland, in early June, Irina Comardicea and Achim Maas presented their concept paper on the effects of intentional environmental modifications.
02/06/2010 Power from solar plants in the Middle East and Northern Africa is attracting wide attention among decision- makers among international development organisations, financing institutions, and corporations and private sector companies.
14/05/2010 The two day pilot training that took place in New Delhi was attended by some 20 business representatives from all economic sectors of India.
13/04/2010 A first planning workshop for the eWaste Channel-project took place in Delhi on April 8th and 9th, 2010. This joint project developed by GTZ, Toxics Link, MAIT and Adelphi aims to increase eWaste recycling efficiency in India.
10/04/2010 Achieving a reliable energy supply is becoming critical for several countries in the Middle East and North Africa, especially in light of their soaring energy use.
07/04/2010 Climate change is already a major challenge for businesses. Even so climate impact management does not play an important role either in research, or in practice.
29/03/2010 Annabelle Houdret and Meike Westerkamp researched the potentials for conflict and cooperation over natural resources, using Lake Albert – the border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo – as an example for the EU project “Initiative for Peacebuilding” (IfP).