Skip to main content Skip to main menu Skip to footer

Search

Help

145 - 156 of 196
  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 12.12.2024

    FW-R-1: Financial support for forest transformation

    The picture shows young beech tree trunks enveloped in individual tree guards for protection from frass. A dense coniferous forest is visible in the background.

    … pressure to act. Source: Mitifoto / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 FW-R-1: … reforestation. The proportion of federally owned forests amounts to just 4 % of Germany’s overall forest terrain. Essentially, this is forest on (former) military … as in 2017. Compared to the share of Länder-owned forest amounting to 29 % of Germany’s overall forest area, the proportion of funding allocated to the conversion …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 17.12.2024

    VE-I-4: Road accidents due to weather conditions and weather patterns

    The picture shows a car driving on a road covered in water. It is clear to see that the headlights and windscreen wipers are switched on. Heavy rain is falling.

    … Source: Animaflora PicsStock / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 VE-I-4: … and weather patterns affect road safety Road safety and accident scenarios on Germany’s roads depend on numerous factors of influence. Apart from the existing … Competence Centre on Climate Impacts and Adaptation … 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change … In 2010, very wintery road …

  • 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.

    … as thermophilic carp reproduce well. Source: anonym 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 FI-I-3: … research projects looking into the impacts of climate change on the fish fauna in Germany’s inland waters. Generally speaking, decentralised production structures and … on Climate Impacts and Adaptation monitoring report … 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change … Despite a substantial reduction …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    BS-R-4: Active emergency relief responders in civic protection

    The picture shows three emergency vehicles operated by the fire brigade and the THW emergency relief organisation: The vehicles are standing on a National Road, one of them is a fire-fighting group vehicle. A man wearing a high-visibility vest and a pair of THW livery trousers can be seen running along the middle gangway.

    … for civic protection. Source: VRD / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 BS-R-4: … More active participants again in civic protection As far as civic protection in Germany is concerned, volunteers are our core strength: Around 1.7 million voluntary … are working on a voluntary basis. Around 94 % of active members of fire brigades in Germany are organised in volunteer fire brigades. Consequently, those responsible …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    BS-I-1: Person hours due to weather-related damage events

    The picture shows an inundated landscape. In the centre of the picture a flooded road can be seen, with a lorry passing. There are people visible on the lorry’s load platform. In the picture’s foreground, part of a blue emergency vehicle is visible with blue warning lamps fitted all round the vehicle which is also driving along this flooded road.

    … responders. Source: medienweber / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 BS-I-1: … ‘Bernd‘ low-pressure system and the associated flood disaster which struck western Germany in particular, culminated in the highest call-out peak ever. So far, no … events entail unprecedented deployment peaks In the course of the past two decades, Germany has experienced a number of meteorological extreme events. As a result of …

  • 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.

    … 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 … ‘crop mix’. In 2015 some 451,800 ha of outdoor cultivation terrain was irrigated in Germany. In 2019 this value had already risen to 506,480 ha. Compared to 2009 …

  • 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.

    … and highways. Source: DRBURHAN / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 VE-I-3: … roads Heavy rainfalls can have serious consequences impacting on road traffic. In Germany, from 5 to more than 30 % of federal trunk roads are affected every year by … network. Obstructions can also occur when after heavy rainfall slopes and embankments start slipping or are washed out thus covering roads in mud or damaging …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 17.01.2025

    GE-R-3: Information on pollen

    The picture shows a young women sitting in a birch wood. Her gaze is focused on a smartphone.

    … Source: Александра Вишнева / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 GE-R-3: … a pollen exposure risk index and the PID provides weekly pollen forecasts for Germany. During the season when pollen is airborne, this index provides information … makes it possible to analyse the type and intensity of allergenic symptoms in Germany’s ‘hayfever population’ 53 . Particularly welcome for the purpose of …

  • 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.

    … 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: … on Climate Impacts and Adaptation monitoring report … 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change … Resilient roof and façade …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 20.09.2024

    Cluster Energy industry

    The picture shows numerous high-voltage pylons and power lines against a cloudy, yellowish sky. A few modern wind turbines are visible in the background.

    … industry Source: Andreas Gruhl / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 On the … with environment and climate requirements, is of elementary importance for Germany’s economy and society. The energy turnaround aims at converting our energy … This includes hot periods, as witnessed, for example in 2018 and 2022, when in Germany and other member states of the trans-European electricity network, the power …