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  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

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

    Effects chain – Example presentation from the ‘trade and industry’ action 2023 … on 28.11.2023 Climate changes relevant to the action field   State: Hot days, soil humidity State: Hot days, soil humidity Source: Sergei Malkov / stock.adobe.com Germany is experiencing an …

  • KomPass: Area of action adaptation from 15.07.2022 | Last changed: 08.01.2026

    Adaptation: Field of Action Agriculture

    Field with farming tailer - a single spike in the foreground

    … agriculture (crop production), adaptation activities can start with the type of soil cultivation and treatment, irrigation, the choice of plant varieties and frost … and energy consumption, the provision of an adequate water supply, and the risk of soil watering. In viticulture, wind turbines and wind machines can be used to mix …

  • 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.

    … the most favourable time for tilling, and this timing is heavily dependent on soil moisture. Another example is the scheduling of sowing (drilling) in spring, … because specific crops such as maize should not be sown until and unless the soil has reached a certain temperature. Indirect effects of changed weather patterns … cultivation of maize takes place typically in the course of April and May once the soil is warm, well dried and resilient, while the soil temperature amounts to …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Effects chain – Example presentation from the ‘transport' action field

    … Effects chain – Example presentation from the ‘transport' action field 2023 … (cf. figure 4 ), this can entail intensive and also extensive dry phases with low soil humidity. In Germany, the mean of days recorded with low soil humidity has increased significantly since 1961 (cf. figure 10 ). In the years …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 19.09.2024

    Cluster Woodland and forestry

    The picture shows a coniferous forest. The bark-free trunk of a damaged spruce tree is visible in the foreground. In the light-coloured wood of this tree the distinct frass traces of a bark beetle are clearly visible.

    … The objective must remain to maintain the forest functions for protecting water, soil, biodiversity, regional climate and as a source of recreation for human being; … surprising developments. As far as wind-throw damage is concerned, the risk for the present up to the end of this century was assessed as consistently medium (within an … ‘soil’ action field, an indicator was developed in respect of soil water in forest soils (cf. Indicator BO-I-2 ) on the basis of a case study for Bavaria. As before, …

  • KomPass: Area of action climate impact from 15.07.2022 | Last changed: 08.01.2026

    Climate Impacts: Field of Action Agriculture

    Field with farming tailer - a single spike in the foreground

    … always be seen in the context of water supply, whether through precipitation or soil water supplies. Heat has a worse effect the less evaporative cooling … less energy from operating metabolism, lower nutrient and water uptake from the soil, and slower growth. As a result of cold stress, leaves may turn yellow and … plants are already in very late frost-sensitive development stages. Drought If the soil water content falls below a critical value, a supply of water and nutrients to …

  • KomPass: Article from 30.03.2017 | Last changed: 14.02.2019

    KomPass Projects

    Blackboard with numerous notes.

    … and to identify ways towards a resilient society. With projects – some of which are presented here – KomPass is working on this goal: these address the definition of … to evaluate policies. Simultaneously, a refinement of economic modeling tools is presented in order to give a more sound foundation of the crucial criterion of cost … user- and demand analysis in order to assure a user-oriented and demand-driven presentation and application of adaptation services. Synthesis the results of the …

  • Cover from 02.10.2024

    Introduction - 2023 Monitoring Report

    The cover shows a magnifying lens pointing at artwork containing arrows in various colours. In the centre of the lens is the title of the current Report.

    … the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change (DAS), the Federal government presents the 2023 (third) Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to … data contained in the 2023 Monitoring Report. The temperatures of air, water and soil have continued to rise, thus also increasing the impacts on humans, … the frequency of drought phases. To name just one of the consequences: Desiccated soils are unable to absorb or store the water accumulating in a heavy rainfall, thus …

  • 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.

    … crops. The agricultural sector can, among other things, ensure an increase in soil moisture by cultivating more drought-tolerant varieties and by employing … Uelzen more than 20 % of arable land is used for the cultivation of potatoes. The soils are sandy and therefore have very limited water retention capacity. Irrigation … irrigation can manifest in terms of lowering the groundwater level and changing the soil’s mineral balance. So far, the proportion of irrigated arable land is still low …

  • KomPass: Area of action climate impact from 15.07.2022 | Last changed: 08.01.2026

    Climate Impacts: Field of Action Forestry

    Stack of wood logs

    … affects the trees and the animal and plant species that live in the understory and soil, too. Heat-loving species could benefit and displace other species adapted to … to increased solar radiation. This can further reduce water availability in the soil. In addition, the removal of dead wood is accompanied by the loss of nutrients … Their root system is not yet sufficiently developed to tap water from deeper soil layers. The probability that young trees will die from drought is therefore …

  • KomPass: Area of action adaptation from 15.07.2022 | Last changed: 08.01.2026

    Adaptation: Field of Action Forestry

    Stack of wood logs

    … climate (including high humidity, low light intensity, low wind speeds) and the soil water supply. Irrigation as an acute technological measure (e.g. with sprinkler … consumption). In certain forests (e.g. floodplain forests), the water balance of soils can be stabilized by rewetting. Recharge of groundwater in the case of lowered …