Press Release
24.09.2026, Berlin
Social cohesion is a crucial prerequisite for tackling the major challenges of the 21st century. Global threats such as climate change, the loss of biodiversity and increasing worldwide pollution can…
Flagship Report
24.09.2026
Social cohesion is a fundamental prerequisite for tackling the major challenges of the 21st century. Global threats such as climate change can only be overcome through collective action. It is…
Press Release
26.06.2026, Berlin
Global environmental changes such as climate change, biodiversity loss and the increasing pollution of ecosystems are key security risks; they endanger people, societal stability, economic…
Flagship Report
26.06.2026
Global environmental changes such as climate change, biodiversity loss and the increasing pollution of ecosystems are key security risks. They endanger people, societal stability, economic…
Statement
15.06.2026
In an open letter to Commission President von der Leyen and other leading EU policymakers, the WBGU, together with eleven other advisory councils from across Europe, warns against weakening the EU…
Short Paper
24.03.2026
The global situation, marked by crises and upheavals, requires us to consider new security strategies. The WBGU argues in favour of a multidimensional security architecture that also integrates the…
Press Release
08.07.2025, Berlin
Following on from the EU Water Resilience Strategy, the WBGU is today presenting a new policy paper.
Policy Paper
08.07.2025
Europe is suffering from drought and flooding more and more frequently; the situation is also worsening in many places around the world. New strategies to combat the water emergency are therefore…
Podiumsdiskussion
24.01.2025
Presentation and discussion of the latest report of the German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU)
Press Release
11.10.2024, Berlin
National and international water policy must adapt to ongoing, accelerated changes in the global water cycle and respond to them quickly and comprehensively.