Claudia CastellExner

Geographer with excitement for water. Past President of EurEau. Head of water management, quality and usage team & director for European water policies at DVGW

[UN Women @UN_Women]

🏠 Everyone should feel safe at home.

😔 Yet, every day women and girls are killed by an intimate partner or someone in their own family.

✊ Governments must invest in the prevention of gender-based violence and support services for survivors.

#NoExcuse #16Days

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Father and son

[Green is a mission @Greenisamissio1]

Night thoughts

Just beautiful and hopeful, no words needed.🐝 💚🌱🌳🌲🌿☘️🍀💚

[Nature is Amazing ☘️ @AMAZlNGNATURE]

Mountain Goat – Amazing rock climbers. Defying gravity!🐐😳

[Wasserbetriebe @wasserbetriebe]

Was haben ein Baguette, ein Handschuh und ein Hammer gemeinsam?
A: Alles gehört zu einer sicheren Frühstückspause.
B. Das ist das Wappen der französischen Handwerkskammer.
C. Haben wir alles schon in einer Trinkwasserleitung gefunden (BEVOR sie in Betrieb gegangen ist!). (1/3)

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Photographer Molly Montgomery has enjoyed beachcombing with her camera and has found a broad audience for her images of the wonders and surprises in nature.

These are all the alphabet letters formed by quartz veins in stone.

[Nurder Koch @NurderK]

„Diese Konferenz war ein Scheitern! Wir können die Pariser Klimaziele nicht mehr auch nur annähernd erreichen.“
Mojib Latif im #heutejournal

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

A puma cub looks at her mother with admiration

[📸 Rodrigo Ahumada Zeidan / razeidan. photo]

[TheBetterPath @TheBetterPath_]

This neuroscientist worked until she was 103.

She also:

• Won a Nobel Prize at 77
• Became a senator at 92
• Stayed mentally sharp into her 100s

Her secret? 5 daily habits that prevented brain aging: 🧵

[Bundesumweltministerium @_BMUKN]

„Die #COP29 hat leider enttäuscht. Was wir erleben mussten, war der Abwehrkampf einer fossilen Welt, die nicht akzeptieren will, dass das Zeitalter der fossilen Energien zu Ende geht. Der rapide Ausbau der Erneuerbaren ist nicht mehr aufzuhalten." Bundesministerin @SteffiLemke

[UN Biodiversity @UNBiodiversity]

Sea ice is vital to our climate, yet it's vanishing fast. 🌊🧊 The Arctic has lost 95% of its thickest ice, with a 13% decline per decade. Urgent action is needed—learn more.

via @uoftalumni

[Nurder Koch @NurderK]

„Es gab eine Studie, die berechnet hat: Pro Stunde werden 16,3 Millionen US-Dollar aufgrund von Klimafolgen ausgegeben.“

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Grand Canyon National Parl, Arizona

[UN Biodiversity @UNBiodiversity]

The beauty of aboveground biodiversity wouldn't be possible without the hidden heroes of belowground biodiversity! #SoilHealth 🍄

From fungi to bacteria, the soil is teeming with life that keeps our planet healthy and thriving!

via @FAO

[Earth @earthcurated]

A once in a lifetime shot ❄️

[UN Biodiversity @UNBiodiversity]

🌊 Marine ecosystems and wildlife are crucial in fighting climate change.

Safeguarding and restoring #ocean life is key to securing a healthy planet for future generations. 🌍

Check out 3 incredible ways the ocean stores CO2. 👇

via @wef

[𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭 𝐏𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫 @Matt_Pinner]

Finally I got the picture 😮

Snowy Durdle door in Dorset

One of my most memorable moments, capturing this very rare image. The fact that we never really get snow down south and especially at such an iconic tourist attraction such as Durdle Door!

[UN Biodiversity @UNBiodiversity]

The climate crisis is a health crisis.

🌩️ Extreme weather & heat
🦟 Worse disease outbreaks
🧺 Disrupted food supply -> malnutrition
🫂 Rising mental health challenges

Countries know it, and so do we.

Here's what we can do: https://t.co/K2RlRhKUUM

via @UNDP