MICROARTICLE #Water
It's getting hot in here
By: Thierry Nolmans & Solveigh Paulus
MICROARTICLE Water
Wissensstadt Berlin 2021
Published on June 26, 2021
On a global scale, water has already become a scarce resource [1]. The worldwide water crisis does not only affect arid regions but increasingly impacts the water balance of relatively water-rich regions such as Berlin-Brandenburg. Climate research of the Brandenburg „State Office for the Environment“ predicts that the region will be one of the most climatically vulnerable areas of the German Federal Republic [2]. Weather extremes will increase in intensity and frequency including droughts and heavy rainfalls, exacerbating soil erosion and forest fires.
[1] Mucke, P., Kirch, L., & Walter, J. (Eds.). (2019). WorldRiskReport 2019. Berlin: Bündnis Entwicklung Hilft, Ruhr University Bochum - Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV).
https://weltrisikobericht.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/WorldRiskReport-2019_Online_english.pdf [Accessed 21.06.2021]
[2] Landesamt für Umwelt Brandenburg (n.d.) Klimawandel. https://lfu.brandenburg.de/lfu/de/aufgaben/klima/klimawandel/ [Accessed 21.06.2021]
Heat Map © Thierry Nolmans & Solveigh Paulus
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