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  • 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.

    … overheating, can lead to the death of the individual concerned. Environmental factors also have an influence on health threats from heat. There is evidence from … differences regarding the number of heat-related mortalities. This is due to the fact that the group comprising people of great age consists of distinctly more women … mortalities indicates distinct fluctuations from year to year. This is due to the fact that stronger or weaker heat periods occur in different years in different …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    KM-R-2: Land protection dykes without safety deficit – case study

    The picture shows an aerial view of a land protection dyke under construction. In the background, there are agricultural areas and houses as well as standing water visible.

    … of Action Field 5 ‘ Infrastructure and climate protection’ is evidence for the fact that the climate change adaptation strategy laid down in the Master Plan for … of the storm scenario in the regions of North Sea and Baltic Sea are crucial factors to be observed in planning and in respect of the continuous adaptation of … to the availability of financial resources as having caused these fluctuations. In fact, the specific costs of dyke reinforcements are dependent on several factors. …

  • 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

    … more than twice, with a record of 42 hot days. This is to some extent due to the fact that increasingly, hot days in towns and cities occur even beyond the … does not refer to the frequency of times when the threshold value was exceeded. In fact, it refers to the maximum daily temperature differential between the centre and … Associated content Documents BAU-I-1 Indikator-Factsheet (613.61 kB) BAU-I-2 Indikator-Factsheet (229.48 kB) Tags health Competence …

  • Press release 53/2019 from 20.12.2019 | Last changed: 20.02.2020

    2019 record: Electricity production from renewable sources is now greater than coal

    Bild zu Windkraftanlagen als Alternative für die Energieerzeugung im Kaliningrader Gebiet

    … this must not belie the current crisis in the expansion of onshore wind energy. In fact, we are experiencing a historic low which will hamper the future growth of wind … rising share of renewable electricity used in rail and road transport is the only factor ensuring that the overall share of renewable energy in the transport sector … this must not belie the current crisis in the expansion of onshore wind energy. In fact, we are experiencing a historic low which will hamper the future growth of wind …

  • Press release 33/2020 from 28.07.2020 | Last changed: 29.07.2020

    Residual waste in Germany has nearly halved in 35 years

    volle Restmülltonne

    … appliances. Only 32 percent of what actually ends up in the residual waste bin in fact belongs there. Real residual waste includes hygiene products, other waste (e.g. … MB) Exceldaten (15.20 kB) Next Previous Links charts (downloadable, in German) fact sheet (in German) Publications Vergleichende Analyse von Siedlungsrestabfällen …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    LW-R-4: Cultivation of thermophilic crops

    The picture shows the ripe ears of durum wheat plants in sunny weather.

    … the thermophilic crops of soy and durum wheat are on the increase. The decisive factor for this are the agropolitical framework conditions. As a vegetarian protein … winter durum provides distinctly higher yields than summer durum. In view of the fact that durum grain is very firm, special rollers are required for grinding, and … content to roughly 14.5 %. Hence the costs of drying are the crucial profitability factor, especially in view of mounting energy prices. The more favourable the …

  • Press release 14/2017 from 12.04.2017 | Last changed: 15.05.2017

    Most Germans want to be less dependent on their car

    Bike and Person on a Bridge in Berlin

    … to health protection and contributes to social equity.  Associated content Links Fact Sheet about the survey (in German) infographics (in German) Publications …

  • 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.

    … boosted by temperatures of 27 °C as against lower temperatures of 18 °C 27 . In fact, the establishment of these mosquitoes has created the basic prerequisites for … along the river Rhine and in Fürth (Bavaria) as well as Jena (Thuringia) 28 . In fact, the establishment of these mosquitoes has created the basic prerequisites for … Associated content Documents GE-I-5 Indikator-Factsheet (310.62 kB) Tags bathing water cyanobacteria cyanotoxin phytoplankton …

  • News from 21.10.2020 | Last changed: 03.11.2020

    Increasing the recycling of precious and minor metals

    Board of a processor, on it a recycling symbol

    … 2020 UBA page "Electrical and Electronic waste" UBA page "End-of-life vehicles" Fact Sheet: Mehrgewinn durch Demontage von Altfahrzeugelektronik Publications ILESA …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    HUE-1: Manageability of climate change impacts

    The picture shows a woman’s head and shoulders while she looks sceptically out of a window. The window is part-shaded by an indoor blind.

    … way. The social assessment of climate change and adaptation is the result of many factors, some of which interact in complex ways. Crucial influencing factors include the occurrence of (extreme) events and the appraisal of personal … of climate protection and adaptation tends to wane. Other crucial influencing factors – apart from the current weather-related and weather-pattern related …