… The risk of mosquitoes transmitting dangerous viruses is still relatively small in Germany. Source: noppharat / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 GE-I-5: … the establishment and spread of the Asian Tiger Mosquito Aeoles albopictus in Germany. This increases the risk that the bite from a mosquito can lead to the …

… higher electricity demand can be assumed. Bottlenecks in energy supply in Germany due to the higher cooling energy demand are not to be expected. This is … and discharge of cooling water into water bodies may be restricted due to environmental regulations. Dry periods and heat have increasingly led to a shortage …

… North Sea. Source: Dudarev Mikhail / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 KM-I-1: … As a result, some extraordinarily high water temperatures were recorded on Germany’s coasts in the exceptionally hot summer of 2003. In August of that year, … Multidecadal Oscillation. The time series of the annual mean air temperature in Germany shows a similar development . Similar variability phenomena can also be …

… 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: … from grass pollen, birch pollen is the foremost trigger of pollen allergies in Germany. A warm and dry spring is a major factor in increasing pollen …

… unterstützen Source: RossHelen / Shutterstock How can we assess whether Germany is on the right track? Which methods can players use to identify and … measures? last update on 01.02.2019 The symposium takes place in the context of the German Adaptation Strategy to Climate Change (DAS), which the Federal Government … from science and the authorities evaluated the current status of the adaptation in Germany, particularly at the federal level. In order to better assess the economic …

… diversity Source: Karin Jähne / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 On the … climate risks – outcomes of KWRA Already now, a third of the species occurring in Germany are endangered in terms of their populations. Apart from increasing demands … a knowledge base by collecting data on the state of species and habitats in Germany and to develop an overall concept for biodiversity monitoring nationwide. …

… and forestry Source: matousekfoto / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 On the relevance of the action field Germany’s forest or woodland areas amount to approximately 11.4 million hectares … on the 2023 Monitoring Report. Interim inventories identify the condition of the German forest estate on the basis of a restricted range of characteristics for a …

… hot summers. Source: marcus_hofmann / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 BAU-R-1: … potential, they depend on sufficient root space and a good water supply. As far as Germany’s towns with population sizes in excess of 50,000 inhabitants are concerned, … and Adaptation monitoring report heat stress … 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change … For the quality of life of …

… Agriculture Source: Johann Larson / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 On the relevance of the action field More than half of Germany’s terrain is used for agriculture. This means that – given its expanse alone – Germany possesses a huge potential for creating landscape and biotope structures in …

… protection Source: helmutvogler / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 On the … regions are of particular socio-cultural, ecological and economic importance to Germany. Habitats in the intertidal zone between land and sea are unique and … ). Case studies, of course, do not allow drawing any generic inferences regarding German coastal regions overall. For example, the case study on changes in the …

… water management Source: grafxart / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 On the … drought periods in the summer months of recent years shows that various regions in Germany are already now witnessing conflicts in respect of the utilisation of water. … Monitoring –what is happening due to climate change Previously, it was possible in Germany to assume that water would always be available in sufficient quantities. It …