Interviews
We must overcome sectoral fragmentation...
… under this headline, Prof. Dr. Dietrich Borchardt explains in a Helmholtz interview dated April 15, 2026, how the Helmholtz Water Safety and Security Initiative addresses the key issue of water safety and security for people and the environment, and what a central and crucial role both partners from practice and innovative technical applications play in this project.
World Water Day, March 22, 2026
World Water Day March 22, 2026
World Water Day, themed ‘Water and Gender’, will take place on 22 March 2026. In a recent Helmholtz interview, Prof. Dr Dietrich Borchardt discusses how water has a democratic dimension and can therefore help to promote greater justice.
Prof. Dr. Dietrich Borchardt's interview in the UFZ newsletter. UFZ.
The water initiative in the UFZ newsletter
In the latest UFZ newsletter, Prof. Dr. Dietrich Borchardt talks about the global water balance, the challenges facing Europe and Germany in particular, assesses the National Water Strategy, discusses possible solutions for better water management, and explains what all this has to do with the Helmholtz Water Initiative.