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Water

Flood prevention

The River Elbe during a flood in the Elbe Biosphere Reserve

In the past, flood protection was often strongly focused on technical measures. Sustainable flood prevention focuses more on natural flood protection, addresses the causes of floods, restricts the use of land along rivers and raises awareness of natural hazards among the population. read more

The Umweltbundesamt

For our environment

The UBA’s motto, For our environment (“Für Mensch und Umwelt”), sums up our mission pretty well, we feel. In this video we give an insight into our work.

The UBA

Contact

Wörlitzer Platz 1
06844 Dessau-Roßlau
Germany
Please contact us exclusively by e-mail: buergerservice [at] uba [dot] de.
Unfortunately, we are currently not available by telephone.
There may currently be delays in answering enquiries. We ask for your understanding.