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  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2024

    WW-I-8: Water temperature in lakes

    The picture shows a mountain lake in glaring sunlight. A mountain chain is visible in the background.

    … foothills of the Alps averaged approximately 16 °C whereas the Königsee – the coldest of all lakes considered – reached barely 13 °C. Given the different temperature … wind produce higher warming effects than heat on a calm day.   63 - Informationen des UBA – Umweltbundesamt zu Seen: https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/themen/wasser/seen#wissenswertes …

  • 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

    … to increase, with maximum air temperatures reaching or exceeding 30 °C. Besides, the population will experience stress on so-called ‘tropical nights’ when the … am Main im Klimawandel. Eine Untersuchung zur städtischen Wärmebelastung. Berichte des Deutschen Wetterdienstes, Band 237. Dt. Wetterdienst. Offenbach am Main, 68 pp. … to increase, with maximum air temperatures reaching or exceeding 30 °C. Besides, the population will experience stress on so-called ‘tropical nights’ when the …

  • Publication from 27.11.2019

    Handreichung zur Entwicklung von Methoden für die Evaluation von Anpassungsstrategien

    Titelseite der Publikation "Handreichung zur Entwicklung von Methoden für die Evaluation von Anpassungsstrategien"

    … Evaluation der DAS haben adelphi und das Centrum für Evaluation (CEval) im Auftrag des Umweltbundesamtes ein Konzept entwickelt (2015−2017). Aufgrund der unterschiedlichen Struktur der Anpassungsprozesse zum einen zwischen Bundes- und Länderebene, aber auch zwischen den Bundesländern selbst, lässt sich die …

  • 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.

    … possible to present a general overview of the way in which Federal government provides assistance to municipalities in these respects. This is because different … projects – which can serve as good examples for other municipalities – that are designed to provide protection from damage by extreme weather events such as heavy … change impacts is often just a secondary objective which – although influencing the design of the measures concerned – is not usually a distinct item of calculation …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 30.09.2024

    Cluster Trade and industry

    The picture shows a sectional view of a wooded landscape. There is an industrial estate visible in the distance, consisting of several buildings and facilities. There is smoke rising from some chimneys. The sky is densely cloud-covered. Above the horizon, the sky is tinged with yellow, with dark, greyish-blue clouds billowing at the margin of the picture. In a few lighter places, rays of the sun are penetrating the band of clouds.

    … and the Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA). This includes the parameter concerning heat. However, these data cannot be used unless they … studies, but it is few and far between. 174 In order to obtain reliable data for a description of this scenario, it would be necessary to develop a continuous and … shortage of skilled employees in a growing number of sectors, this also includes the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic and the energy-price crisis resulting …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 17.12.2024

    VE-I-3: Heavy rain impacting on roads

    The picture shows a gully on a flooded road. The waterspout indicates where the gully is located. There are safety cones beside the gully. A car wheel is visible at the very edge of the picture.

    … causing flash floods and floodwater. Numerous bridges and roads were damaged or destroyed and have required reconstruction. Countless transport links suffered … tempests, either because they were inundated by floodwater or swamped by mudslides so that they had to be cleared before they could be re-opened to traffic. The … by heavy rain. In extreme cases, the flow of the massive water runoff or, as described above, high water pressure can damage infrastructures. 164 164 More …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    TOU-I-3: Market shares held by wider tourism areas

    The illustration ’Wider tourism areas in Germany’ contains a map of the travel areas in Germany showing five individual wider tourism areas in aggregated form.. Alps with alpine foothills, coasts and urban areas are regions characterised by very specific properties. The uplands and other areas are heterogeneous and extensive.

    … North Sea and Baltic Sea or the Alps with alpine foothills, there are other travel destinations in Germany which have been aggregated to form three other wider tourism … affecting Germany’s travel areas. For example, in recent years tourism offers and destinations in various parts of Germany were affected not only by storms, heavy … of occupancy rates in accommodation businesses nationwide. The indicator thus provides an easily comparable overview of the development of travel demand in the areas …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    FI-I-3: Occurrence of thermophilic species in inland waters – case study

    The picture shows two men in waterproof working clothes standing in a small boat on Lake Constance. One of them is holding a fishing net. He seems to be pulling it out of the water. In the background, the lakeshore and a settlement are visible.

    … 28.11.2023 FI-I-3: Occurrence of thermophilic species in inland waters – case study Despite a substantial reduction in the phosphorus content of Upper Lake Constance, … of cormorants which has increased drastically in the course of the past two decades. Nevertheless, there is an increasing number of research projects looking into … in Lake Constance. The demand for carp is an equally strong influence that decides whether fishermen / -women target this species of fish. Besides, the number of …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    KM-I-2: Sea levels

    The picture shows a sandy beach on the Baltic Sea coast. There is seawater lapping around a hooded beach chair (Strandkorb). In the background, the sea is visible with powerful waves and dark thunderclouds above.

    … the 19th century, accompanied by variability which in each case covers several decades. From the beginning of records to roughly the end of the 1880s, the sea level … outweighs the increase in water depth resulting from the rising sea level. Besides, it is important to remember that marine-engineering measures can also strongly … – World Wide Fund For Nature (Hg.) 2018: Land unter im Wattenmeer – Auswirkungen des Meeresspiegelanstiegs auf die Natur der Halligen und Möglichkeiten zur …

  • 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.

    … organisms, their lifespan, their behaviour or their population density 25 . Besides, short winters may result in the animals being active for longer in the course … limited to the example of one specific vector, namely the Asian Tiger Mosquito (Aedes albopictus) , a mosquito species that was originally introduced from Southeast … the chikungunya virus it has been possible to show already that transmission by Aedes albopictus is, also in Germany, less limited by external temperatures than …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 17.12.2024

    IG-R-1: Perception of the relevance of physical climate risks in trade and

    The picture shows a woman and a man in an office sitting at a meeting table. The two formally dressed individuals are each holding a document while exchanging views. There is a glass of water on the meeting table; a plant is visible in the background. The room is illuminated by sunlight shining in.

    … if they don’t respond fast enough or if they lack flexibility to engage in co-designing the transition to sustainable management, this can inflict considerable … improve data availability thus making it possible to further develop the indicator described in this context.   186 - Lautermann C., Young C., Hoffmann E. 2021: Klima- … Unternehmen Evaluierung der CSR-Berichtspflicht für die Jahre 2018 und 2019. Dessau-Roßlau, 59 pp. …