… Adaptation: Field of action finance and insurance sector Climate change affects the business risks of insurers and credit institutions. Source: checka/photocase.com … this also includes, among other things, an EU standard for green bonds. The German government has set up a Sustainable Finance Advisory Council in 2019 to … Paris Climate Agreement. In future, the institutions want to measure and reduce the emissions associated with their loans and securities transactions. This is intended …

… and groundwater. Source: Visions-AD / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 … and groundwater – the equivalent of more than 10 % of the total land area of the Federal Republic. Even though the areal expanse alone does not facilitate any direct …

… for climate risks. Source: Christian / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 BAU-R-4: … ). For damage repair and reconstruction work, a joint fund was set up by the Federal Government and the Länder Governments, entitled ‘ Aufbauhilfe’ …

… in landscape planning. Source: ronstik / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 BD-R-1: … to landscape planning incorporate important co-ordinating functions at the level of federal Länder, setting priorities in stipulations regarding requirements and …

… Adaptation: Field of Action Building Industry In the course of climate change the construction sector has to adapt, too. Source: … building industry Related publications Climate Impact and Risk Assessment 2021 for Germany (Summary) 2019 Monitoring Report Tags Federal Republic of Germany Competence Centre on Climate Impacts and Adaptation …

… KM-R-2: Land protection dykes without safety deficit – case study The dykes were reinforced at the Alte Koog on Nordstrand in Schleswig-Holstein. … Source: Lehnerfoto / Generalplan Küstenschutz SH 2022 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 KM-R-2: … conditions, such as the budget funding made available by state parliament, Federal government and the EU; it is also important to remember the influence of the …

… Impacts: Field of Action Fishery Climate change is an additional stressor for the fish stocks in the North and Baltic Sea. Source: Susanne Kambor In general, … cause faster growth, faster egg development and increased metabolic rates. For Germany, changes in water temperature in the North Sea and Baltic Sea are relevant. … an invasive species that competes for food and space with many native species. The Federal Agency for Nature Conservation in Germany included the blackmouth goby in …

… Extreme events such as heat and drought periods and storms are severely affecting the forest. Pest infestations and forest fires can cause damage over large areas. In … 15.07.2022 Drought and heat stress As a result of climate change, precipitation in Germany is increasingly shifting from summer to the winter months. By 2050, a … on steep slopes. Directly during the forest fire, as with any combustion process, emissions occur (e.g. fine dust) that can affect human health. Greenhouse gases such …

… bare arable land. Source: Superingo / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 … of biological diversity and the protection of soils and water bodies. The total of Germany’s grassland terrain decreased between 1991 and 2013 by roughly 700,000 ha. …

… an increasing stress. Source: Makuba / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 BD-R-3: … biotope network and that they expand this network, as required by the German Federal Act on Natural Conservation. Adequate connectivity within the biotope …

… in annual crops. Source: HotPhotoPie / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 LW-R-6: … the need for irrigation is likely to increase and extend to additional crops. In Germany, both the terrain fitted with irrigation technology and the actually …