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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 GE-I-1: … 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 … – mean of the years 2017–2021 The south-west along the Upper Rhine Rift Valley is Germany’s heat hotspot. As indicated by the latest 5-year mean, heat warnings were …

KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

Effects chain – Example presentation from the ‘woodland and forestry’ act

… presentation from the ‘woodland and forestry’ act 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 Climate … Heat and Drought State: Heat and Drought Source: Christine / stock.adobe.com In Germany, the annual mean precipitation has increased since 1881 in respect of the … arbitrary use accounted for almost three quarters of the annual logging total in Germany’s forests. The work involved tied up considerable capacities in the forestry …

KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

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

… presentation from the ‘agriculture’ action field 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 Climate … Volodymyr / stock.adobe.com The annual air temperature as an aggregated mean for Germany between 1881 and 2022 was determined statistically to have risen by 1.7 °C. … years, the speed of this temperature rise has distinctly increased. Prior to 2014 Germany had never had an annual mean temperature of more than 10 °C. By contrast …

KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

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

… – Example presentation from the ‘soil’ action field 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 Climate … purposes has been increasing very slowly. … 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change … State: Precipitation and …

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Adaptation: Field of Action Human Health

A baby hand holding the finger of an adult

… of increased heat stress in terms of time and space. The heat warning system of the German Meteorological Service (DWD) informs public health institutions as well as … on pollen distribution, pollen apps such as the "GesundheitsWetter-App" of the German Meteorological Service (DWD) or the "Pollen App" of the Foundation German Pollen Information Service (Stiftung Deutscher Polleninformationsdienst e. …

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Cluster Building Sector

The picture shows an artificial watercourse which runs past a block of flats in a newly developed housing estate. There is a road crossing the watercourse. The watercourse is edged with a narrow strip of vegetation consisting of grass, young trees and flower beds. Benches offer seating.

… Building Sector Source: Stephan / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 On the … the so-called cooling degree days which have been significantly on the increase in Germany (cf. Indicator BAU-I-3 ). In addition to heat, more frequent and more … particularly in Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine-Westphalia, but also in other German Länder. There has been no other year since the beginning of nationwide radar …

KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

Effects chain – Example presentation from the ‘building sector’ field

… Example presentation from the ‘building sector’ field 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 Climate … been an increase in the number of hot days in terms of the surface area mean for Germany, from a mean of approximately three days per annum to a current mean of … years indicating the greatest number of hot days occurred since 2015. Regarding Germany’s nationwide increase in hot days, it is to be noted that since the 1990s …

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

… Example presentation from the ‘tourism’ action field 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 Climate … Source: Thaut Images/ stock.adobe.com Global climate warming is evident in Germany too, as shown by increasing mean air temperatures. The areal mean indicates … since 1881. It can be stated that since the 1960s, every decade was warmer in Germany than the decade before. Nine of the ten warmest years in Germany were …

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IG-R-3: Water procurement in the processing industry

The picture shows a pipeline system in front of industrial plant used for feeding cold water into a production process. Apart from the pipeline it is possible see other technical assemblies.

… water bodies. Source: Ratchapon / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 IG-R-3: … Documents IG-R-3 Indikator-Factsheet (186.94 kB) … 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change … Water-saving enterprises are …

KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 17.12.2024

BD-R-2: Restoration of natural flood plains

The picture shows a flooded deciduous forest. In the foreground there is a tree trunk lying on the ground.

… Source: Fernbach Antal / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 BD-R-2: … on Climate Impacts and Adaptation monitoring report … 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change … The realignment, renaturation or …

KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 12.12.2024

FW-I-2: Incremental growth in timber

… decreases too. Source: Ansario / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 FW-I-2: … on Climate Impacts and Adaptation monitoring report … 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change … The incremental growth rates for …

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FW-I-1: Tree species composition in forest nature reserves – case study

The picture shows a near-natural forest with beech trees. In the foreground there is an uprooted tree lying on the ground.

… best adapted to climate change. Source: Peter Meyer 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 FW-I-1: … forest reserves woodlands evolve free from direct human intervention. In 2023 Germany had 746 natural forest reserves covering a total of 36,000 ha. In most of … report tree species composition nature reserve … 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change … In natural forest reserves where …