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

    Adaptation: Field of action finance and insurance sector

    Macro photo of a European cent coin

    … decisions and risk reporting. last update on 11.01.2022 Insurance industry A valid data basis is necessary for active management of the increasing climate-related … adaptability by cooperating with other players. For example, insurers, reinsurers, environmental associations and scientists have joined forces in the Munich Climate … should be subjected to a systematic climate risk assessment. A reliable information base and comparable methods are therefore necessary for the assessment of such …

  • KomPass: Article from 26.01.2023 | Last changed: 26.01.2023

    Web pages on climate impacts and adaptation in the fields of action updated

    Four central challenges for adapting to climate change in Germany

    … and sectoral adaptation . These pages have now been updated. The update was based on the Climate Impact and Risk Analysis 2021 for Germany. This provides … adaptation options are summarised under Regional and sectoral adaptation . Where data on climate impacts and adaptation measures are collected in the monitoring of …

  • 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.

    … report describes the impacts of climate change on the basis of solid scientific data, at the same time as providing the public as well as decision-makers in all … (WWA), an international alliance of individuals involved in scientific activity, researched the extent to which the occurrence of such extreme weather events is … indicators 64 Indicators stemming from the 2019 Monitoring Report were updated based on the same methodology. 25 Indicators were revised on the basis of new …

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

    Climate impacts: Field of action industry and commerce

    Pipelines on a factory site

    … change or shift. Opportunities can also arise through the development of innovative environmental technologies. last update on 11.01.2022 Impairment of the supply of … include motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts, machinery, chemical products and data processing equipment as well as electrical and optical products. This results … products and advisory services can be expected. Competitive advantage in innovative environmental technologies The German market for environmental technologies …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 12.12.2024

    FW-R-3: Humus reserves in forest soils

    The picture shows the soil profile of a forest. The A (or upper) horizon is formed by a massive humus layer. The surface is covered in twigs, cones and needles.

    … FW-R-3: Humus reserves in forest soils Source: TI für Waldökosysteme (analyses based on data from BZE Wald) Humus – essential for storing water and nutrients Apart from … sufficient humus is formed. As part of forest soil condition surveys (BZE-Wald), research has been carried out nationwide to assess carbon reserves in forest soils. …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2024

    WW-I-1: Terrestrially stored water

    The picture shows a section of a satellite photograph of the Earth. In the upper margin of the photograph is a radiant sun. On the Earth, clouds and a deep-blue ocean are visible.

    … negative deviations from the mean of the entire time series. The time series is based on satellite gravimetric data captured by the GRACE Missions, resulting from measuring the Earth’s …

  • KomPass: Area of action adaptation from 05.01.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2025

    Adaptation: Field of Action Fishery

    Fishes under water

    … state of the marine environment in the North Sea and Baltic Sea. Monitoring and research: The change in marine fishing potential in higher latitudes initially also … could support the establishment of closed areas and seasons. Seasonal and area-based restrictions on fishing could thus be well justified. Fisheries research faces … Establishing sustainable management plans and monitoring: Based on a good data basis, it is possible to develop sustainable management and recovery plans for …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2024

    WW-I-8: Water temperature in lakes

    The picture shows a mountain lake in glaring sunlight. A mountain chain is visible in the background.

    … water is abstracted from the uppermost water strata which is where the temperature data are collected. The lakes in the Alps (such as the Königsee) and the foothills … the regions), it would not make much sense to calculate straightforward mean values based on the absolute temperature data across the lakes. Consequently, the indicator …

  • 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.

    … of the enforced use of damaged timber. Subsequently to the extreme year of 2003 (based on the mean value for the period of 2004 to 2006), insects caused 63 % of all … damage scenario nowadays (cf. Indicators FW-I-6 and FW-I-7 ). When interpreting the data on wind-blown, wind-broken and infested timber, it is important to remember …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 12.12.2024

    FW-R-2: Conservation of forest-genetic resources

    The picture shows a seed plantation in flower, as well as high trees. In the grassland between the trees, tyre tracks are visible.

    … 2017, it was possible to expand the in-situ and ex-situ conservation resources. The data of the most recent survey, however, are not yet available. The conservation … and population-genetic processes. Processes of adaptation to local environmental conditions produce populations with a characteristic genetic … as so-called ‘gene conservation objects’ on the sites where they occur and in the environmental conditions prevailing at that site. Both natural and artificial …