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Kasserine- industrial water pollution- January 2017

Water scarcity: The way forward in the 21st century

Water is life – and the motor of development. Since gaining independence in 1956, Tunisia has gone to great lengths to mobilise its water resources in order to meet the country's demand for drinking water and to protect the environment by improving sanitation. But has it done enough?

Inspirador - #democratize_space

How Berlin is calling on its citizens to water trees

The summers are getting drier and drier, as well as the other seasons, that do not bring the amount of rain Germany is used to. Berlin's trees are struggling. How can a digital platform and an active neighbourhood offer a solution?

Firm Emmy is financed mainly through direct investments by private individuals.

Sustainable investment

Clean, Green Investment: An Engine of Economic Growth

Green finance is catching on among German institutional and private investors alike, who increasingly want their wealth to be put to socially and environmentally good use. And the range of sustainable investments is growing apace.

City and country

Home is where your WiFi is

You read and hear in the media at regular intervals that people are either moving to the country or moving away from it. What is really going on? Is it an urban or a rural exodus? Where are Germans going?

European Green Capital

Green … greener … Lisbon?

As Europe’s Green Capital 2020, Lisbon has recently been expanding and improving public transport, reducing water and energy consumption, and greening the urban environment. But is that all that is needed to be Europe’s Green Capital?

Reforestation for air travel: What do carbon offset projects achieve?

Climate change

Carbon compensation – a feel-good solution?

Carbon offset schemes promise to compensate for the emissions caused by private individuals – as air travellers, for instance – with donations to climate projects. But are they not just a way of salving guilty consciences?

A growing number of study programmes focus on environmental protection and sustainability.

Sustainability studies in Germany

From toxicology to tourism development

Would it not be great if we could study how to make the world a better place? Sadly, it is not quite as easy as that. But there are now a number of study programmes in Germany covering sustainability subjects that come fairly close. Here is a selection.

Cities are growing around the world, and the need for more drinking water is growing right along with them.

Urban Water Management

“Water to go” and a floating farm

Cities are growing around the world, and the need for more drinking water is growing right along with them. Here are a few ideas for making water management more sustainable.

Komoot: A platform for sharing experiences and journeys.

The Sharing Economy

Sharing via app instead of owning

Sharing is on the rise. One in five people in Germany already uses a sharing app, and Germany is also a hotspot for app development.