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  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 19.12.2024

    GE-I-1: Heat stress

    The picture a woman´s face with beads of perspiration caused by the summer heat. The woman is holding a hand to her forhead. In the left-hand side of the picture is a thermometer indicating 40°C air temperature.

    … mean) of heat warnings were issued on more than ten hot days in 2006, 2010, 2013, 2015 and 2018. Compared to the time series of hot days, there are years in which the … heat’ is less stressful to health, fewer heat warning days were recorded than in 2015. On the other hand, the summer heatwaves in 2015 were accompanied by higher humidity. From June to mid-July and from the end of …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    HUE-5: International finance for climate adaptation (from budgetary funds)

    … from 2020 onwards, funds in the amount of USD 100 billion annually. At the COP 2015 in Paris this commitment was reviewed and the target year was extended to 2025. … Germany contributed to the first replenishment of the GCF for the period from 2015 to 2019 in the amount of 750 million Euros, and to the next replenishment in … fund was launched. This fund will now also implement tasks arising from the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement. Considering donations totalling some 540 million …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    BS-R-3: Exercise volume

    The picture shows a THW member from behind; he is in uniform and wears a helmet. It is possible to make out a scaffold with other THW members standing on it.

    … of both 2020 and 2021, the amount of training hours attended was lowest in 2015, amounting to a total of slightly more than 308,000 hours. This was caused by … declined significantly prior to the outbreak of the pandemic. The development from 2015 to 2019 demonstrates that the actual participants attended more frequently and … of both 2020 and 2021, the amount of training hours attended was lowest in 2015, amounting to a total of slightly more than 308,000 hours. This was caused by …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 17.12.2024

    BAU-R-1: Recreation areas

    The picture shows an aerial photograph of the ‘Straße des 17. Juni’, a street commemorating the building of the Berlin Wall (the anniversary of German unification takes place annually on 17th June). To the right and left of this street, you can see the canopy of trees in the Große Tiergarten park. The city’s silhouette is visible in the picture’s horizon, including the Reichstags building, tv tower, cathedral and the Brandenburg Gate.

    … Real Estate Cadastre Information System (ALKIS) was first introduced in 2015. This process has led to changes in land use statistics which were not based on … impacts on the data series. Nevertheless, the data series for the years of 2011 to 2015 shows that the extent of provision of recreation areas in the metropoles and … Real Estate Cadastre Information System (ALKIS) was first introduced in 2015. This process has led to changes in land use statistics which were not based on …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    WW-R-2 + 3: GAK funds for and investments in flood protection

    … EU provides grants in connection with GAK and additional national funding. Since 2015 the SRP ‘Measures for preventative flood protection’ has been in existence. … controlled retention of floodwater (flood control reservoirs and polders). Since 2015 Federal government has been supporting the Länder additionally via the GAK … EU provides grants in connection with GAK and additional national funding. Since 2015 the SRP ‘Measures for preventative flood protection’ has been in existence. …

  • 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.

    … in 2016 can be attributed distinctly to the zika epidemic in Latin America in 2015 and 2016 which attracted a lot of attention also in Europe. The coincidence of … estimated that 1.5 million zika cases occurred in Brazil in the period from October 2015 to July 2016. In the whole of Europe, warning messages were issued for the sake … in 2016 can be attributed distinctly to the zika epidemic in Latin America in 2015 and 2016 which attracted a lot of attention also in Europe. The coincidence of …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 08.01.2026

    EW-I-1+2: Weather-related disruptions to and unavailabilty of power supply

    … billion Euros have been invested in the German electricity network annually since 2015; in 2021 the investment amounted to some 13.6 billion Euros. 157 157 The … lines, underground. At the extra-high voltage level, priority has been given since 2015 – as embedded in the planning principles of Federal sectoral planning – to … billion Euros have been invested in the German electricity network annually since 2015; in 2021 the investment amounted to some 13.6 billion Euros. 157 157 The …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    BAU-I-1 + 2: Heat stress in urban areas and summer heat island effect

    … indicated by the areal mean for Germany as a whole. Especially in years such as 2015 and 2018 with above-average hot summer months, records show increased … to the nationwide mean. In years with above-average hot summers, such as 2003, 2015 and 2018, the differences are particularly distinct. In 2018 the hitherto … indicated by the areal mean for Germany as a whole. Especially in years such as 2015 and 2018 with above-average hot summer months, records show increased …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 12.12.2024

    FW-I-5: Damaged timber – extent of random use

    The picture shows a dense spruce forest. Several trees are dead, and in the foreground there is deadwood lying on the forest floor.

    … from year to year. Major winter storms which occurred in 1990, 1999, 2007, 2010 and 2015 resulted in considerable volumes of damaged timber. However, in the years of … particularly in North-Rhine Westphalia with a focus on Sauerland. In late March 2015 hurricane Niklas wrought havoc in Bavaria but left behind smaller amounts of … from year to year. Major winter storms which occurred in 1990, 1999, 2007, 2010 and 2015 resulted in considerable volumes of damaged timber. However, in the years of …

  • 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 - BBSR (Hg.) 2015: Überflutungs- und Hitzevorsorge durch die Stadtentwicklung – Strategien und … 43. https://www.bbsr.bund.de/BBSR/DE/veroeffentlichungen/sonderveroeffentlichungen/2015/UeberflutungHitzeVorsorge.html . 147 - Tröltzsch J., Görlach B., Lückge H., … . 147 - BBSR (Hg.) 2015: Überflutungs- und Hitzevorsorge durch die Stadtentwicklung – Strategien und …

  • 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.

    … 179 183 - Trenczek et al. 2022, cf. endnote no. 179 184 - Urban H., Steininger K.W. 2015: Manufacturing and Trade: Labour Productivity Losses. In: Steininger K., König … Loibl W., Kranzl L., Prettenthaler F., Haas W., Formayer H., Goetzl M., Zulka K. 2015: Economic Evaluation of Climate Change Impacts – Development of a … 179 183 - Trenczek et al. 2022, cf. endnote no. 179 184 - Urban H., Steininger K.W. 2015: Manufacturing and Trade: Labour Productivity Losses. In: Steininger K., König …