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The Humanist Association of Germany supports the call to enshrine climate adaptation in the Basic Law as a new joint responsibility of the federal and state governments. A society based on solidarity must ensure that protection from the consequences of the climate crisis does not depend on income, age, or place of residence.

The Humanist Association of Germany, together with 44 other member organizations of the German Climate Alliance, has signed a statement of demands addressed to the federal government: Greater climate protection, effective heat protection, and reliable investments in climate adaptation are necessary to better protect the population from the consequences of global warming.

At the World Humanist Congress in Ottawa, sociologist Dr. Sarah Wilkins-Laflamme explained how societies are changing as a result of secularization and why religious and non-religious people are more in agreement than expected on many sociopolitical issues.

What can humanism do to counter the rise of the far right—and is resistance alone enough of a response?

The 2026 World Humanist Congress opened yesterday evening in Ottawa. Under the theme “Humanism as Resistance,” participants will spend the next two days discussing what