Klaus Töpfer: UNEP savior and defender o • Table.Briefings

Former German Environment Minister Klaus Töpfer (CDU) passed away on June 8, 2024, at the age of 85. Here in 2019 at the presentation of the NRW State Prize to him at the WCCB Bonn.

The late Klaus Töpfer was not only the German Environment Minister. He also made a unique contribution to international politics and the development of the UN. A tribute by his former press officer.

Many in Germany remember Klaus Toepfer as the environment minister who swam the Rhine to prove it was clean. But for others around the world mourning his death, he will be remembered for his unique contribution to international environmental policy.

Klaus Töpfer: UNEP savior and defender of human rights

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