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.
Flagship Report
11.10.2024
In a climatically and geopolitically heated world, the challenges surrounding water are becoming substantially more acute. Uncertainty is becoming the norm; the limits of controllability could be…
Policy Paper
26.04.2024
Only if healthy ecosystems sustainably provide services that are essential for survival can humans also live healthy lives. This requires successful climate protection and biodiversity…