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  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 15.12.2025

    BAU-I-4: Heavy rain in residential areas

    The picture shows the rainwater gutter of a brick building. Heavy rain is falling.

    … B. Rama (Hrsg.)]. Deutsche Übersetzung (korrigierte Version) auf Basis der Version vom Juli 2022. Deutsche IPCC-Koordinierungsstelle, Bonn; Die Luxemburger Regierung, … Technologie, Wien; Akademie der Naturwissenschaften Schweiz SCNAT, ProClim, Bern; Mai 2023. doi: 10.48585/rz5m-2q42 140 - Kahlenborn W., Porst L., Voß M., Fritsch U., … B. Rama (Hrsg.)]. Deutsche Übersetzung (korrigierte Version) auf Basis der Version vom Juli 2022. Deutsche IPCC-Koordinierungsstelle, Bonn; Die Luxemburger Regierung, …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    WW-I-10: Water temperature of watercourses

    The picture shows a shallow, slow-flowing watercourse in sunny weather under a cloudless sky. Through the clear, reddish-brown shimmering water, the stony bed of the river is visible; some of the stones in the foreground project beyond the surface of the water. The banks are lined by mixed woodlands.

    … the objective to achieve a good and very good ecological condition. In order to maintain a very good ecological condition 18 °C is considered the maximum summer … 65 - OGewVO: Oberflächengewässerverordnung vom 20. Juni 2016 (BGBl. I S. 1373), die zuletzt durch Artikel 2 Absatz 4 des Gesetzes vom 9. Dezember 2020 (BGBl. I S. 2873) geändert worden ist. Associated content …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 17.12.2024

    BAU-R-4: Density of extended natural hazard insurance for buildings

    The picture shows a village consisting of single- and multi-family houses in a valley. The river flowing through the village has burst its banks and its brown water has inundated the low-lying parts of the village. The usual river course can be recognised by means of tree lines. In addition, you can see a destroyed bridge which used to cross the river.

    … gained impetus once more. However, a legal obligation to take out insurance cover remained as controversial as before. 152 152 Nevertheless, even in the absence of such … RO-R-6 ).   150 - WHG – Gesetz zur Ordnung des Wasserhaushalts. In der Fassung vom: 31. Juli 2009 (BGBl. I S. 2585), zuletzt geändert durch Artikel 1 des Gesetzes vom 4. Januar 2023 (BGBl. 2023 I Nr. 5). 151 - BMUB & UBA – Umweltbundesamt (Hg.) …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 30.09.2024

    Cluster Civic protection

    The picture shows two emergency vehicles with blue lights switched on, one of the vehicles is a fire engine and the other one a blue emergency relief (THW) vehicle. Both vehicles are only partly visible.

    … the KWRA – contrary to its focus in other action fields – here places the main focus on the categorisation of an organisation’s capacity for adaptation. … spontaner freiwilliger Helfer (ISO 22319:2017). DIN EN ISO 22319:2021-02 – Entwurf. https://www.beuth.de/de/norm-entwurf/din-en-iso-22319/332133296. Associated …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 17.12.2024

    VE-I-5: Impacts on roads due to weather conditions and weather patterns

    The picture shows the upper part of the tail end of a vehicle belonging to the highway maintenance service. The vehicle is orange and its rear doors are marked with the word ’Streckenwartung’ (track maintenance) and reflective red-and-white striped stickers. There are warning lights fitted to the vehicle.

    … roads due to weather conditions and weather patterns When tempests occur, highway maintenance services close impassible road sections. Source: Chris / stock.adobe.com … VE-I-5: Impacts on roads due to weather conditions and weather patterns Highway maintenance services were extraordinarily busy in 2007, 2010, 2018 and 2021. In 2007 and 2010 the main task was to remedy the damage wrought by hurricanes Cyril and Xynthia …

  • 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.

    … for spruce forests, in the old-established Länder for the period from 2002 until 2008 in the same volumes as the high average timber increments which were found in … there were no drought years, the nationwide mean of timber increments for the four main tree species declined further, with pine trees most badly affected, followed by beech trees. One reason for this may be the increasing average age of all main tree species which would lead to decreasing timber increments. During the …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    GE-I-7: Health hazards from vibrios – case study

    The picture shows an outstretched foot on a sandy beach. There are two abrasions visible above the ankle.

    … und Soziales) in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania has been collecting data since 2008 on the summer concentrations of various vibrio species occurring in the Baltic … If the water temperature reverts to a level below this range, the vibrios often remain active for some considerable time. Once the water temperature drops to less … when a stable high pressure bridge extending from the Azores to the Barents Sea maintained high water temperatures from May until well into August. The development …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    KM-I-5: Change of flow direction

    The picture shows a river running through a flat landscape consisting of meadows and agricultural areas. The sea is visible in the background.

    … direction changes recorded in those years.   81 - Pottgiesser T., Sommerhäuser M. 2008: Begleittext zur Aktualisierung der Steckbriefe der bundesdeutschen … https://www.flussgebiete.nrw.de/system/files/atoms/files/21_typ23_april2008.pdf Associated content Documents KM-I-5 Indikator-Factsheet (209.90 kB) … 2023 … direction changes recorded in those years.   81 - Pottgiesser T., Sommerhäuser M. 2008: Begleittext zur Aktualisierung der Steckbriefe der bundesdeutschen …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 17.12.2024

    BD-I-3: Temperature index of butterfly species communities

    The picture shows a wall brown butterfly spreading its wings while sitting on a violet-coloured blossom.

    … One example is the southern small white butterfly ( Pieris mannii ) which occurs mainly in Southern Europe. Since its first occurrence in Germany in 2008 it has spread widely across the country. In many cases, the consequences of such processes remain to be researched. However, it seems safe to assume that particularly …

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

    Climate Impacts: Field of Action Energy Sector

    Wind power station in a crop field

    … this is associated with a greater demand for electricity. In the period from 2008 to 2016, an increase in final energy consumption of almost 36 percent was … in Germany due to the higher cooling energy demand are not to be expected. This is mainly because the share of cooling energy is relatively small in relation to the … process, only about 40 per cent of the energy is converted into electricity. The remaining energy is converted into heat, which is released either into the air or into …

  • Cover from 26.11.2025

    Adaptation to climate change

    Sandsäcke wurden vor einer Haustür aufgestapelt, um das Haus vor Hochwasser zu schützen

    … Climate Change (Deutsche Anpassungsstrategie an den Klimawandel; DAS) in December 2008. In 2011, the Adaptation Action Plan (Aktionsplan Anpassung; APA) followed. It … Climate Change (Deutsche Anpassungsstrategie an den Klimawandel; DAS) in December 2008. In 2011, the Adaptation Action Plan (Aktionsplan Anpassung; APA) followed. It …