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  • KomPass: Area of action climate impact from 06.07.2022 | Last changed: 08.01.2026

    Climate Impacts: Field of Action Human Health

    A baby hand holding the finger of an adult

    … while the growth of cities into the surrounding countryside will increase the area of heat islands. Indicators from the Monitoring on the DAS: Heat stress , … on the DAS: Pathogen vectors – case study Respiratory problems (due to air pollution): Climate change affects local pollutant concentrations and the resulting …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

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

    … is evident in Germany too, as shown by increasing mean air temperatures. The areal mean indicates that for the annual mean, air temperatures rose by 1.5 % from … and results   Response: TOU-R-1:   Seasonality of bed-nights in wider tourism areas Response: TOU-R-1: Seasonality of bed-nights in wider tourism areas Source: …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2024

    GE-I-5: Pathogen vectors – case study

    The picture shows a close-up of the Asian Tiger Mosquito in the process of biting a human being.

    … persons arriving from abroad. The finds of eggs and mosquitoes in traps in the area of the Upper Rhine area have increased distinctly over the past 15 years. GE-I-5: Pathogen vectors – … place by means of vehicular traffic from the south (for instance from Italy). In areas where the Tiger Mosquito comes upon favourable conditions, it is able to …

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

    Adaptation: Field of Action Transport

    Traffic jam

    … with representatives of large industrial enterprises in the Rhine catchment area and the inland navigation sector, eight measures were developed to ensure … This concerns drainage and pumping systems for tunnels, bridges and roads. In areas at risk of landslides or slope failures, slope stabilisation can protect …

  • KomPass: Area of action adaptation from 06.01.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2025

    Adaptation: Field of Action Tourism

    Beach chairs at the Baltic Sea

    … 06.01.2023 Adaptation of winter tourism In the low mountain ranges and lower-lying areas of the Alps, a significant decline in snow guarantee in winter sports areas has been observed over the last 50 years with rising air temperatures and …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    GE-I-8: Index – case study

    The picture shows a man’s upper arm in focus. The man is lifting the sleeve of his T-shirt with two fingers. In contrast with the skin previously covered by the T-shirt, the part of the skin that has been exposed to sunlight looks very red.

    … more than 300,000 new people in Germany fall prey. Even at stations in lowland areas, almost for half the year, irradiation strengths (UVI ≥3) are reached which … has decreased in Germany, thanks to the successful implementation of air pollution control measures 45 , followed by an increasing number of annual sunshine …

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

    Adaptation: Field of Action Forestry

    Stack of wood logs

    … ecological risk assessment has been carried out in advance. In protected areas (e.g. nature reserves and FFH areas), the introduction of alien tree species … effects on the natural balance (e.g. decimation of other species, groundwater pollution) with the benefits for the conservation of the respective tree …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

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

    … annual mean precipitation has increased since 1881 in respect of the total surface area mean measured for the country. There are, however, distinct regional and … it is essential to remove – at least partially – newly dead trees from any affected areas in order to facilitate reforestation as soon as possible and to reduce the …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 17.12.2024

    VE-I-5: Impacts on roads due to weather conditions and weather patterns

    The picture shows the upper part of the tail end of a vehicle belonging to the highway maintenance service. The vehicle is orange and its rear doors are marked with the word ’Streckenwartung’ (track maintenance) and reflective red-and-white striped stickers. There are warning lights fitted to the vehicle.

    … obstacles from roads, such as tree branches or limbs, and to remove any detritus or pollution, to restore any damaged road signs or markings, to restore road banks and … 2010, and latterly also in 2018 and 2021. In the first-mentioned decades, a large area of Germany was struck by hurricanes Cyril and Xynthia respectively. In …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 17.12.2024

    BAU-I-3: Cooling degree days

    The picture shows the glass frontage of a house reflecting the sun. Some of the windows are part-shaded by means of external roller shutters.

    … climate regions, i.e. A, B and C. The summer climate region A comprises the coastal areas of North Sea and Baltic Sea as well as the upland areas of the Alps, i.e. areas which tend to be relatively cool. Summer climate …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    KM-R-1: Investments in coastal protection

    In the foreground the picture shows a full loading shovel of a wheeled loader, which is being emptied on to a sandy beach. There are wooden posts and a pile of stones visible on another sandy beach in the background. The sky is covered in dark grey clouds.

    … that the height of storm surges will increase the risk of flooding in coastal areas. In Germany, particularly those lowland areas are endangered which are just a few metres above or even below sea level. This …