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  • 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.

    … boosting biodiversity. Source: Heiner / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 BAU-R-2: … municipalities, the greening of buildings is also incentivised at the level of the Federal and Länder (Federal States) governments. As far as Federal Government is …

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

    Adaptation: Field of Action Forestry

    Stack of wood logs

    … to forestry production yields. Source: nena2112/photocase.com It is likely that the magnitude and rate of climate change in many places will significantly overwhelm … concerned with transforming the spruce or pine monocultures that are widespread in Germany into species-rich, multi-layered and near-natural mixed forests with a … forest in the long term. Such forest conversion is financially supported by the EU, federal and state governments. Thus, an average of 22000 hectares of forest were …

  • Cover from 14.01.2021

    KomPass - News

    KomPass-Logo mit Briefsymbol und Text Aktuelles

    … Source: KomPass / UBA News Are you interested in news regarding climate adaption and the consequences of climate change? Whether it is a new publication, research result or event: here you can find all current topics. Furthermore, stay up-to-date with our KomPass newsletter. … Are you interested in news …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    GE-I-8: Index – case study

    The picture shows a man’s upper arm in focus. The man is lifting the sleeve of his T-shirt with two fingers. In contrast with the skin previously covered by the T-shirt, the part of the skin that has been exposed to sunlight looks very red.

    … sunburn. Source: New Africa / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 … is attributed to the increasing contamination of the atmosphere with industrial gas emissions and the associated formation of clouds 44 . Approximately since the middle …

  • 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.

    … areas for nature and landscape Spatial planning areas reserved for wildlife allow the safeguarding of refuge areas for animals. Source: dina / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 RO-R-1: … 2021 this was the case on slightly more than one third of the entire terrain of the Federal Republic of Germany: In that year, a total of circa 115,000 square …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    RO-R-5: Increase in settlement and transport areas

    The picture shows the construction of a new road. The partly finished road foundation is visible. In the foreground the foundation is still being completed whereas in the background it is already sealed. Half-way along the site a vibratory plate is standing. To the left of the new road, mounds of earth are visible - behind those a treeline. In the background, the roofs of a residential area are visible.

    … to climate adaptation. Source: ThomBal / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 RO-R-5: … new land take-up is also one of the key sustainability objectives pursued by the Federal Government. Originally it was intended for any new land take-up for …

  • 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.

    … productivity. Source: Andrey Popov / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 … at the workplace, both indoors and outdoors. More than 40 % of respondents to the environmental awareness study expect that heat will in future either strongly or …

  • KomPass: Article from 21.06.2021 | Last changed: 19.11.2025

    BAU-R-5: Insurance density natural hazard insurance residential buildings

    The picture shows a housing estate with a single-family house. A mudslide is pouring over the street in front of it.

    … Source: Photograph: © elmar gubisch / stock.adobe.com 2019 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on 21.06.2021 … for reconstruction and damages. The Trust was financed with 3.5 billion Euros from federal funds and from 3.6 billion Euros from Länder funds. From these amounts, 923 …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 20.01.2025

    GE-I-3: Birch pollen burdens

    The picture shows a birch blossom with its pollen distributed by the wind.

    … GE-I-3: Birch pollen burdens In Germany, the birch tree is one of the foremost triggers of pollen allergies. Source: lochstampfer / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 GE-I-3: …

  • 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.

    … and erosion. Source: 994yellow / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the DAS last update on 28.11.2023 BO-R-1: Humus contents in soils of arable land and … was possible to achieve a significant increase in the cultivation of catch crops in Germany in recent years 102 . Humus enrichment benefits from catch crop cultivation, … moorlands in the agricultural and forestry sectors account for roughly 40 % of emissions and roughly 7.5 % of the total of national greenhouse gas emissions in …

  • 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.

    … Heat stress Source: Jürgen Fälchle / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 … it has to be borne in mind when interpreting the time series that the area mean for Germany underrates the actual stress, especially in urban areas, where most of the

  • 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

    … agriculture. Source: suze / photocase.com Agriculture is particularly affected by the impacts of climate change. Appropriate adaptation measures can curb yield losses … also allow the introduction of crop varieties that have hardly been cultivated in Germany so far. Particularly suitable are certain varieties of corn, millet and … legally regulated by the Water Resources Act and corresponding regulations of the federal states. Given the sensitivity of plants to the combination of heat and …