Interviews

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. 

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.