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  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 12.12.2024

    FW-I-2: Incremental growth in timber

    The picture shows a stack of timber.

    … growth rates. The higher growth rate in respect of spruce stands in the period of 2012 to 2017 can probably be attributed to the fact that there were no supraregional … occurred. However, it must be said that also in the subsequent period of 2008 to 2012 in which there were no drought years, the nationwide mean of timber increments … which would lead to decreasing timber increments. During the observation period of 2012 to 2017 the incremental growth rates for beech, oak and pine trees declined …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    HUE-4: Adaptation to climate change at the municipal level

    The picture shows a slightly hilly landscape characterised by agricultural activity. The centre of the picture shows a village embedded in the landscape. In an almost cloudless sky which is already tinged with orange, you can see a low sun wrapping the landscape in a warm light.

    … by 2025 are reserved solely for the completion of projects already under way. Since 2012, adaptation measures are also supported within the framework of the DAS … the outflow of funds to flagship projects and adaptation concepts. In the period 2012 to 2021, the Federal government awarded funds totalling just short of 28 … entitled ‘ Environmental awareness in Germany’ 238 citizens have been asked since 2012 to state whether the town or municipality in which they live has addressed the …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    HUE-2: Usage of warning and information services

    The picture shows a hand holding a smartphone. The smartphone screen is blue and shows the logo of DWD’s WarnWetter App. In the picture’s background, the black clouds of a thunderous sky are visible.

    … entitled ‘ Environmental awareness in Germany’ conducted regularly 237 has – since 2012 – also contained questions regarding the usage of warning and information … the heat warning services and the flood warning or information services. In the 2012 survey, 41 % of all respondents stated that they make use of warning and … but intended to do so in future, had moved in the opposite direction. While in 2012 and 2014, their proportion had still amounted to just 7 %, by 2021 this …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    BS-R-1: Information on how to act in a disaster situation

    The picture shows a group of two women and two men participating in a First Aid training exercise. The course leader uses a doll to demonstrate cardiac massage.

    … UBA and the Federal Environment Ministry 232 , respondents have been asked since 2012 whether they inform themselves on how to behave in a disaster scenario. For the … awareness which will in future be conducted only every four years. While in 2012 the figure was still 38 % of all respondents who obtained relevant information, … respondents who intend to obtain information in future has increased from 10 % in 2012 to 19 % in 2021. Although these figures do not reveal the degree of intensity …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    KM-R-1: Investments in coastal protection

    In the foreground the picture shows a full loading shovel of a wheeled loader, which is being emptied on to a sandy beach. There are wooden posts and a pile of stones visible on another sandy beach in the background. The sky is covered in dark grey clouds.

    … for the purpose of coastal protection decreased between 2000 and 2006. From 2012 onwards the investment increased again to more than 200 million Euros, partly … of an GAK Special Framework Plan. Investments have been decreasing again since 2012. However, it must be borne in mind that – owing to the long planning periods – … investments increased again reaching an amount of roughly 200 million Euros in 2012. In subsequent years, annual expenditure from funding provided by Federal …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    GE-R-4: Submissions for the Mückenatlas

    The picture shows the fingers of two hands in rubber gloves, in the process of using tweezers to place dead mosquitoes on to a cover glass for microscopic examination.

    … Change last update on 28.11.2023 GE-R-4: Submissions for the Mückenatlas Since 2012 interested citizens have been able to submit captured mosquitoes for inclusion … attractants. This is why the ZALF and the FLI launched a Citizen Science Project in 2012 – the ‘Mückenatlas’ (Mosquito Atlas) 55 . Citizen Science is a participatory … Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change … Since 2012 interested citizens have been able to submit captured mosquitoes for inclusion …

  • KomPass: Article from 21.06.2021 | Last changed: 19.11.2025

    BAU-R-5: Insurance density natural hazard insurance residential buildings

    The picture shows a housing estate with a single-family house. A mudslide is pouring over the street in front of it.

    … insurance with natural hazard cover was 24 percent. Also shown in the graph for 2012, 2014 and 2016 are the percentages of respondents who do not yet have eEV but … years it is futile to expect any sharp rise in the density of insurance cover. In 2012 just under 6 % of respondents stated that although they had not yet concluded … been carried out every two years since 2000on behalf of the BMU and the UBA. Since 2012, questions were incorporated in the survey intended to supply data for the DAS …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    BS-R-2: Precautions taken among the population

    The picture shows an assortment of emergency provisions including groceries such as beans, rice and tinned food, batteries, adhesive tape, toilet paper, tea lights and lighters.

    … In comparison to the outcomes of environmental awareness studies conducted in 2012, 2014 and 2016 as well as the survey conducted in 2021, it becomes clear that … was at first declining up to 2016 by 11 %. Compared to a value of still 59 % in 2012, this value had dropped to just 48 % by 2016. However, over a period from 2016 … In comparison to the outcomes of environmental awareness studies conducted in 2012, 2014 and 2016 as well as the survey conducted in 2021, it becomes clear that …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 17.12.2024

    IG-I-1: Heat-related decrease in efficiency

    The picture shows a woman wearing a blouse and a blazer, sitting in an office in front of a laptop. In her left hand she is holding an open water bottle while wiping sweat off her brow with her right hand. The woman’s eyes are closed and her facial expression suggests exhaustion.

    … the studies entitled ‘Environmental awareness in Germany’ covering the period from 2012 to 2021 shows that since 2014 a consistently high proportion of more than 40 % … by rising heat stress in future. In 2021 this proportion amounted to 44 %. 181 In 2012 just a quarter of respondents expected such heat-related impacts on their … the studies entitled ‘Environmental awareness in Germany’ covering the period from 2012 to 2021 shows that since 2014 a consistently high proportion of more than 40 % …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    GE-R-1 + 2: Heat warning service and Public awareness of health problems

    … wellbeing or their health, has increased since the first survey was conducted in 2012. Although the increase was less pronounced latterly than in the early years of … wellbeing or their health, has increased since the first survey was conducted in 2012. Although the increase was less pronounced latterly than in the early years of …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2024

    GE-I-5: Pathogen vectors – case study

    The picture shows a close-up of the Asian Tiger Mosquito in the process of biting a human being.

    … monitoring in 2010 and 2011, followed by the installation of new types of traps in 2012, findings were again positive: a total of eight individuals were trapped which means that one percent of all trap samplings was positive. From 2012 onwards, the number of samplings was expanded, leading to annually … monitoring in 2010 and 2011, followed by the installation of new types of traps in 2012, findings were again positive: a total of eight individuals were trapped which …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 05.01.2026

    BAU-R-2: Green roofs in cities

    The picture shows the metal facade of a modern commercial building almost completely covered with a climbing plant.

    … . 147 - Tröltzsch J., Görlach B., Lückge H., Peter M., Sartorius C. 2012: Kosten und Nutzen von Anpassungsmaßnahmen an den Klimawandel – Analyse von 28 Anpassungsmaßnahmen in Deutschland. Climate Change 10/2012, Dessau-Roßlau, 221 pp. https:// … . 147 - Tröltzsch J., Görlach B., Lückge H., Peter M., Sartorius C. 2012: Kosten und Nutzen von Anpassungsmaßnahmen an den Klimawandel – Analyse von 28 …