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  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2024

    WW-I-5: Peak discharge values in watercourses

    The picture shows a detailed view of a strong current. The water is tinged brown owing to its mud content.

    … proportions. Source: murat / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 WW-I-5: … made especially the smaller water bodies swell fast and made them break their banks. When such extreme flood events occur, it can in fact happen that gauges are …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    HUE-1: Manageability of climate change impacts

    The picture shows a woman’s head and shoulders while she looks sceptically out of a window. The window is part-shaded by an indoor blind.

    … is a lot of scepticism regarding the manageability of climate change impacts in Germany. Source: yanlev / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German … and professional circumstances. The representative population survey entitled ‘ Environmental Awareness in Germany’ is conducted regularly on behalf of the UBA. 233 …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Effects chain – Example presentation from the ‘trade and industry’ action

    … presentation from the ‘trade and industry’ action 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 Climate … as possible, companies might for instance consider – within the framework of their environmental management – embracing an in-house water management system, using …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    LW-R-1: Adaptation of management rhythms

    The picture shows a person standing in a field of maize inspecting the leaves of a young maize plant.

    … weather patterns. Source: encierro / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 LW-R-1: … and landscaping (such as agroforestry systems, contour management and beetle banks). Associated content Documents LW-R-1 Indikator-Factsheet (184.98 kB) Tags …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 12.12.2024

    FI-I-1: Distribution of thermophilic marine species

    The picture shows several sardines swimming along the bottom of the sea. Below and behind the fish it is possible to see rocks and aquatic plants.

    … sardines. Source: André LABETAA / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 FI-I-1: … has given rise to unstable ecological equilibria. The high variability of these environmental conditions provides only few, very tolerant fish species with adequate …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    TOU-I-1: Coastal bathing temperatures

    The picture shows an elderly woman, a toddler and a child of school age from behind; they are all wearing summer clothing. Holding hands, they are walking on the beach towards the waves. The woman is holding two buckets for digging in the sand.

    … holidays. Source: Holger Luck / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 TOU-I-1: … vacations rela­xing on a sunny beach. The most important holiday destination for Germans is therefore the Mediterranean region, which accounted for 38% of holiday … course of a supplementary questionnaire added to the population survey entitled ‘Environmental awareness in Germany’ 200 conducted in 2021, roughly two thirds of …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 17.12.2024

    BAU-I-5: Claims expenditure for property insurance

    The picture shows a badly damaged single-family house. The exterior wall has been breached in several places, some windows are missing, and the exterior rendering is pitted to well above the ground floor. Mud and debris have accumulated all round the house.

    … and businesses. Source: GordonGrand / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 BAU-I-5: … snow pressure or avalanches as well as flooding due to a river breaking its banks or heavy rain, damage amounts fluctuate strongly from year to year. In some …

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

    Climate Impacts: Field of Action Water Resources, Water Management, Coastal and Marine Protection

    People standing on a seat bench surrounded by water

    … years, annual flood levels have increased at many gauges in southern and western Germany. Extreme flood events can overwhelm existing flood protection facilities and … followed by spring water, lakes and reservoirs, artificially enriched groundwater, bank filtrate and river water. Rising temperatures could first affect the drinking …

  • KomPass: Area of action climate impact from 11.01.2022 | Last changed: 17.12.2025

    Climate Impacts: Field of Action Transport

    Traffic jam

    … velocities in the rivers rise. If this endangers traffic safety, buildings near the banks or bridge clearance heights, navigation will be stopped. Since floods do not … Network of experts Related publications Climate Impact and Risk Assessment 2021 for Germany (Summary) Tags Federal Republic of Germany transport Competence Centre on …

  • 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.

    … countermeasures. Source: CinemaF / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 IG-R-1: … risks that can result from extreme weather and weather-pattern events or creeping environmental changes. Potential impacts include for instance productivity losses, …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    BS-R-2: Precautions taken among the population

    The picture shows an assortment of emergency provisions including groceries such as beans, rice and tinned food, batteries, adhesive tape, toilet paper, tea lights and lighters.

    … provisions. Source: Imagenatural / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 BS-R-2: … take the pressure off emergency relief responders. In comparison to the outcomes of environmental awareness studies conducted in 2012, 2014 and 2016 as well as the …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Effects chain – Example presentation from the ‘fisheries’ action field

    … presentation from the ‘fisheries’ action field 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 Climate … herrings, in the early stages of their life, are able to benefit from favourable environmental conditions. In past years, the fishing quotas for these stocks have …