Special Report: Climate
"Action, not negotiation"
Interview with Prof. Dr. Klaus Töpfer, Vicepresident of Welthungerhilfe
Prof. Dr. Klaus Töpfer A "Green New Deal" of coordinated measures tackling both the economic and climate crises: That's what Klaus Töpfer, German politician and Vice-President of Welthungerhilfe, claims. In the interview he speaks about the Copenhagen Climate Conference and the need for climate politics that help development countries.
Diagrams: Natural disasters strike the very poorest
In developing countries natural disasters place many lives in danger
New climate diagrams
Natural disasters such as earthquakes, droughts and hurricanes primarily strike in developing countries. Our new climate diagrams show the impacts of natural disasters on people in deveolping and industrialised countries between 1999 and 2008.
Please click here to see the diagrams
The burdens must be shared equally
Interview with Robert Grassmann
Sea-level rise threatens the
life of many people.
© Reuters / Carlos Barria Robert Grassmann, climate expert at Welthungerhilfe, talks about the consequences of climate change for the poor, the support of aid organisations and the activities of Welthungerhilfe.
Before hope dries up
Climate change demands new methods of development cooperation
Drought in Kenya © WeissClimate change and the greenhouse effect are on everyone's lips. The consequences affect us all, because the weather is fundamentally changing throughout the world. People in the developing countries are suffering from this particularly severely however: droughts, floods, or hurricanes leave lost harvests, hunger and epidemics in their wake.
Industrialised countries bear responsibility
Rainforests are our future
Food security and environmentalism
Plants and animals have
always provided mankind
with food. © BoleschWithout biodiversity life on earth would not be possible. But due to climate change, extreme natural events such as droughts or floods that contribute to the endangering of the ecosystem are becoming more frequent. Such natural events not infrequently escalate into local disasters. It is above all the people in developing countries who are affected by it.
Welthungerhilfe promotes the sustainable use of natural resources in the project countries.
Deutsche Welthungerhilfe e.V.
Sparkasse KölnBonn
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Bank Code: 370 501 98
The Reality of Aid
A critical assessment of German development policy
Climate Proofing
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Diagram: People affected by natural disasters (1999-2008)
Diagram: People killed by natural disasters (1999-2008)
Diagram: Losses incurred by natural disasters (1999-2008)
Interesting Links
Disaster Risk Reduction - Deutsches Komitee Kastrophenvorsorge e.V. (DKKV)
Alliance2015
Alliance2015 is a partnership of six like-minded non-government organizations working in the field of development cooperation. The Alliance members are Cesvi (I), Concern (IRL), Welthungerhilfe (D), Hivos (NL), Ibis (DK) and, since November 2003, People in Need (CZ).