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  • KomPass: Area of action adaptation from 11.01.2022 | Last changed: 08.01.2026

    Adaptation: Water Resources, Water Management, Coastal and Marine Protection

    People standing on a seat bench surrounded by water

    Adaptation: Water Resources, Water Management, Coastal and Marine Protection Climate change also … order to counter the manifold effects of climate change on the water balance, the efficiency of water use as well as flood and coastal protection must be adapted. In …

  • KomPass: Area of action adaptation from 11.01.2022 | Last changed: 08.01.2026

    Adaptation: Field of Action Energy Sector

    Wind power station in a crop field

    … spaces can significantly reduce the demand for cooling. In addition, the energy efficiency of technical equipment can be increased. Measures in relation to … Related publications Climate Impact and Risk Assessment 2021 for Germany (Summary) Resource-Efficient Pathways towards Greenhouse-Gas- Neutrality – RESCUE: Summary Report Tags …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Effects chain – Example presentation from the ‘trade and industry’ action

    … important measure in order to increase resilience and to reduce dependence on water resources. In order to use as little water as possible in terms of raw or processing material, and in order to use the abstracted water as efficiently as possible, companies might for instance consider – within the …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    IG-R-3: Water procurement in the processing industry

    The picture shows a pipeline system in front of industrial plant used for feeding cold water into a production process. Apart from the pipeline it is possible see other technical assemblies.

    … is generated with the same amount of water – in other words, water is used more efficiently. IG-R-3: Water procurement in the processing industry Source: StBA … amounts. Industrial processes that are, as far as possible, independent of water resources are better equipped for the impacts of climate change than processes which … even after the turn of the millennium, to attain a continuous increase in the efficiency of water use and – at an almost identical volume of water – it that it …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2024

    WW-R-1: Water use index

    The picture shows a hand on the handle of a tap, with a weak water jet pouring into a wash-hand basin.

    … metres of groundwater and surface water were considered potentially available water resources; by comparison, the mean of the period 1991–2020 with roughly 176 billion … generation accounted for the lion share of commercial water usage. Consequently, efficiency improvements in terms of recycling or cyclical usage, had particularly …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    RO-R-2: Priority and reserved areas groundwater / drinking water

    The photograph shows a stream running through a meadow. Trees and tree clusters line the edge of the meadow.

    … water Given the rising frequency of drought years, the safeguarding of water resources by spatial planning as practised already in many planning regions, is … However, by now it has become necessary to pay much more attention to water resources in our country. This is because the groundwater recharge rate has been in …

  • KomPass: Area of action adaptation from 11.01.2022 | Last changed: 08.01.2026

    Adaptation: Field of Action Civil Protection

    Jackets and helmets of the professional fire brigade

    … technology. In order to prepare civil protection for future requirements, efficient monitoring of extreme weather events and relief operations is necessary. … for dike defence, early detection of forest fires, and the use of special response resources such as vehicles, equipment and material. Longer and more frequent …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 12.12.2024

    LW-R-6: Agricultural irrigation

    The picture shows an arable field with young potato plants being irrigated by a drip irrigation unit.

    … is to reduce water bottlenecks by making the irrigation of agricultural crops more efficient. The need for irrigation of agricultural and horticultural crops usually … in the use of water among competing sectors, and also to ensure that limited water resources are used sustainably, the utilisation of water-saving irrigation … allocations were indeed exceeded. It is therefore essential to increase water use efficiency. Opportunities include the increase in humus content, furthering deep …

  • KomPass: Area of action adaptation from 15.07.2022 | Last changed: 08.01.2026

    Adaptation: Field of Action Agriculture

    Field with farming tailer - a single spike in the foreground

    … Irrigation should use water-saving irrigation methods with high water use efficiency that is controlled according to soil moisture, e.g. drip irrigation. The … water from groundwater and surface water is legally regulated by the Water Resources Act and corresponding regulations of the federal states. Given the …