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  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 12.12.2024

    FW-I-5: Damaged timber – extent of random use

    The picture shows a dense spruce forest. Several trees are dead, and in the foreground there is deadwood lying on the forest floor.

    … forestry operations. Source: Alexander / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 … timber after storms as well as beetle-infested timber lead to unscheduled or so-called random use. Damaged timber can have negative effects on the safety of other … in the forest is desirable with a view to enhancing biodiversity and increasing soil humidity in the forest. Deadwood provides essential habitats for fungi, insects …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    BAU-I-1 + 2: Heat stress in urban areas and summer heat island effect

    … Heat stress in urban areas and summer heat island effect 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 … BAU-I-1: Heat stress in urban areas – case study In the cities examined – allowing for regional variations – hot days and (not illustrated) tropical nights … climate stations in Berlin, Frankfurt am Main and Munich were ascertained on the basis of daily maximum air temperatures as recorded in the course of daily …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    BS-R-1: Information on how to act in a disaster situation

    The picture shows a group of two women and two men participating in a First Aid training exercise. The course leader uses a doll to demonstrate cardiac massage.

    … on how to act in a disaster situation Regular attendance of First Aid courses at the workplace strengthen the level personal preparedness. Source: Pixel-Shot / … and that of their fellow human beings at the same time as helping to improve overall safety. In case of an accident or emergency situation, emergency relief … hazards such as flooding, storm and hailstorm, lightning and overvoltage. On the basis of their awareness of hazards which might exist regarding the area where they …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    WW-I-10: Water temperature of watercourses

    The picture shows a shallow, slow-flowing watercourse in sunny weather under a cloudless sky. Through the clear, reddish-brown shimmering water, the stony bed of the river is visible; some of the stones in the foreground project beyond the surface of the water. The banks are lined by mixed woodlands.

    … WW-I-10: Water temperature of watercourses The water temperatures in rivers have been rising in all fish regions. Source: Sebastian / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the … Folgen des Klimawandels auf die Entwicklung zukünftiger Rheinwassertemperaturen auf Basis von Klimaszenarien – Kurzbericht. IKSR Bericht Nr. 213, 6 pp. …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 08.12.2025

    Cluster Fisheries

    The picture shows a crab trawler in the North Sea. There is a beam trawl hanging down from the ship’s side. In the background, the shoreline and a lighthouse are visible.

    … Fisheries Fisheries Source: Rico Ködder / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 On … (lake and river fishing, aquaculture, pond farming and angling) are only regionally of major importance in Germany. Germany’s own productive output from deep-sea … example the outcomes of international negotiations – which take place on an annual basis – decide where and how much fish the German fleet is permitted to catch. This …

  • KomPass: Article from 11.11.2022 | Last changed: 05.01.2026

    Climate risk analysis and adaptation in companies

    Pipelines on a factory site

    … Thorsten Schier/fotolia.com A robust climate risk and vulnerability assessment is the basis for systematic management of physical climate risks. To this end, the EU … for carrying out a such climate risk and vulnerability assessment which is legally compliant. last update on 11.11.2022 Companies need to increasingly deal with …

  • KomPass: Area of action adaptation from 06.01.2023 | Last changed: 07.01.2026

    Adaptation: Field of Action Biological Diversity

    colourful flowering summer meadow

    … species and ecosystems. Source: patzita/photocase.com Climate change is changing the habitats of animals and plants, in some cases profoundly, and is thus also … development and spread of already introduced invasive species provides the basis for possible timely control or eradication measures. In order to detect newly … control, the neobiota are, for example, regularly collected, removed from the soil or killed with firearms. Such methods often involve high costs and are …

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

    Adaptation: Water Resources, Water Management, Coastal and Marine Protection

    People standing on a seat bench surrounded by water

    … Water Management, Coastal and Marine Protection Climate change also affects the hydrological regime. Source: Daniel Strauch/fotolia.com In order to counter the … mitigate the stress or failure of flood protection systems Floods can occur along all watercourses and, in extreme cases, overwhelm flood protection systems. Flood … body. This requires measures that help to reduce fertiliser quantities as well as soil erosion and runoff, minimise nutrient inputs by establishing water protection …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2024

    GE-I-2: Heat-related mortalities

    The picture shows an elderly woman wearing a white blouse. The lady is holding on to a rollator with one hand, while she is holding the back of her left hand to her forehead. In the background, a few fuzzy treetops or bushes are visible in bright light.

    GE-I-2: Heat-related mortalities For the elderly heat constitutes a major threat to their health. Source: Photograph: … Groups of individuals particularly at risk include very elderly and sick people, small children and individuals living alone, who cannot ensure – or can only in a … into account that also any preceding hot weeks can influence mortality. This is why the mean temperatures of up to three preceding weeks are taken into account. …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 08.12.2025

    Cluster Tourism industry

    The picture shows a man from behind. He is wearing a T shirt and short trousers. He is walking through a wood carrying a rucksack. To the right and left of the path, white flowers are blooming beneath the trees.

    … Tourism Industry Source: Volker Loche / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 On … Gross Value Added. The proportion of employees in this industry compared to the overall number of economically active individuals in this country amounts to 6.1 %. 191 … not at all or just partially reflected in any available data collected on a regular basis, which is why they cannot be described quantitatively. There are data …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 08.12.2025

    Cluster Human Health

    The picture shows a woman’s face with beads of perspiration caused by the summer heat. The woman is holding a hand to her forehead. In the left-hand side of the picture is a thermometer indicating 40°C air temperature.

    … Human Health Source: Jürgen Fälchle / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 On … owing to demographic change, they present our ageing society with problems. This is why in 2022, the task force entitled Health Climate Pact (Klimapakt Gesundheit) … Apart from heat-related health impairments, it is important to mention also pollen allergies, skin cancer caused by UV radiation as well as cardio-vascular and …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    KM-I-2: Sea levels

    The picture shows a sandy beach on the Baltic Sea coast. There is seawater lapping around a hooded beach chair (Strandkorb). In the background, the sea is visible with powerful waves and dark thunderclouds above.

    … KM-I-2: Sea levels The rising sea level entails impacts on beaches, mudflats, estuaries and coastal … For example, the processes of ice melting in the Antarctic have so far not allowed adequate modelling. However, it is conceivable that by 2100 they might lead …   78 - IPCC – Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group I to the Sixth Assessment Report of the