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  • 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

    BAU-I-1 + 2: Heat stress in urban areas and summer heat island effect 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for … nights’ when the thermometer will not go below 20 °C and there is little chance of enjoying a restful night. As far as Germany’s surface area mean is concerned, the …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 08.01.2026

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

    EW-I-1+2: Weather-related disruptions to and unavailabilty of power supply 2023 … German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 EW-I-1: Weather-related disruptions in power supply Until 2010, extreme weather events such …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

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

    GE-R-1 + 2: Heat warning service and Public awareness of health problems 2023 … German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 GE-R-1: Heat warning service The DWD ‘ Newsletter Hitzewarnungen’ (NL heat warnings) provides …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 05.01.2026

    BO-R-1: Humus contents in soils of arable land and grassland soils

    The picture shows a hand forming a small mound of dark-brown, humus-rich soil.

    BO-R-1: Humus contents in soils of arable land and grassland soils Humus is regarded as ‘black gold’ which protects soils … Humus is the entirety of organic matter in the soil, composed of all dead vegetable and animal remains as well as their organic conversion products. It is an … in the contents and reserves of organic matter. However, it is assumed that weather patterns and climate play a subordinate role in terms of humus condition. The …

  • 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.

    BAU-R-1: Recreation areas Networked park-like spaces with abundant trees and shrubs are crucial for cities during hot summers. Source: marcus_hofmann / … medium-sized towns with population sizes between 50,000 and 100,000 currently enjoy, quantitatively speaking, the best provision of recreation areas. The temporal …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    BO-I-1 + 2: Soil water in agriculturally used soils and in forest soils

    BO-I-1 + 2: Soil water in agriculturally used soils and in forest soils 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to … different amounts of seepage are likely to diminish in summer owing to greater evaporation, whereas they are expected to increase in winter owing to … has adverse effects even as late as September. Sugar beet – as indeed other root vegetables – is able to increase in biomass until shortly before harvest, provided …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    RO-R-1: Priority and reserved areas for nature and landscape

    The picture shows a meadow with flowers in various colours and small trees in the foreground. A woodland is visible on the horizon. The sky is partly cloud-covered.

    RO-R-1: Priority and reserved areas for nature and landscape Spatial planning areas reserved for … functions such as the nutrient balance, habitat structures or the available food supply. Ultimately this means: that the boundaries of habitats of animal and … the protection of wildlife, the protection of landscapes and landscape-related recreation as well as areas reserved for the development of an ecological network. This …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    VE-I-6: Weather-related disruptions to the railway infrastructure

    The picture shows a single-lane railway track covered by the crown of a toppled tree. A woodland is visible to the left and right of the railway track.

    VE-I-6: Weather-related disruptions to the railway infrastructure Trees and branches in the track or overhead wires cause disruptions in the railway … to one of six distinct cause categories: ‘lightning’, ‘heat’, ‘embankment fire’, ‘vegetation’, ‘winter’ as well as ‘railway track underwashing’. In the time series …

  • KomPass: Area of action climate impact from 06.01.2023 | Last changed: 08.01.2026

    Climate Impacts: Field of Action Spatial, Regional and Urban Development Planning

    Bird's eye view of geometrical arranged, colourful fields and settlements

    Climate Impacts: Field of Action Spatial, Regional and Urban Development Planning Climate change also affects spatial and land use … in space which uses are located (e. g. settlements, transport infrastructures, recreational areas, agricultural production areas). Effects of climate change on land … services (e. g. protective effect of forests, provision of water, production of food). Priority climate impacts with spatial planning relevance are in particular: …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 12.12.2024

    LW-R-5: Sales and application of pesticides

    The picture shows a close-up of a man in a rapeseed field, carefully grasping the yellow blossom of a rapeseed plant.

    LW-R-5: Sales and application of pesticides Crop monitoring is an essential prerequisite for … pesticides Climate change will lead to major fluctuations in the occurrence of pest organisms and in their control by means of pesticides. Suitable adaptation … Currently, it is not possible to make any statements on trends regarding the treatment index. LW-R-5: Sales and application of pesticides Source: BVL (reports …