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  • 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 …

  • 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 …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 08.12.2025

    Cluster Agriculture

    The picture shows a dry-looking arable field with a tractor being driven across it. Owing to drought, the vehicle is stirring up clouds of dust. In the background, it is possible to make out a ridge of hills.

    … the national economy. At a global scale, climate change has become a relevant risk factor for food security. In many countries located in both the European and the … policy, as well as market conditions and individual business decisions. The fact that climate change is relevant to agriculture is demonstrated directly by the … efforts and not just a description of isolated climate change effects. The fact that insured damage from hailstorms – adjusted for inflation effects and …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    RO-R-4: Priority and restricted areas reserved for special climate function

    Looking over the top of a woodland, the picture shows the skyline of Frankfurt am Main. Skyscrapers and the tv tower rise high above the landscape. In the background, the Taunus mountain range is visible.

    … change may lead to a future increase in the occurrence of this phenomenon. It is a fact that particularly town spaces cool down more slowly in the evening or at night … impede the free passage of fresh air. Associated content Documents RO-R-4 Indikator-Factsheet (220.39 kB) Tags regional planning Competence Centre on Climate Impacts … change may lead to a future increase in the occurrence of this phenomenon. It is a fact that particularly town spaces cool down more slowly in the evening or at night …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    RO-R-1: Priority and reserved areas for nature and landscape

    The picture shows a meadow with flowers in various colours and small trees in the foreground. A woodland is visible on the horizon. The sky is partly cloud-covered.

    … decline occurred at the expense of restricted areas and was essentially due to the fact that some designations imposed on restricted areas were revoked in the process … at least to minimise their impacts. Associated content Documents RO-R-1 Indikator-Factsheet (178.45 kB) Tags landscape nature regional planning Competence Centre on … decline occurred at the expense of restricted areas and was essentially due to the fact that some designations imposed on restricted areas were revoked in the process …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2024

    WW-I-5: Peak discharge values in watercourses

    The picture shows a detailed view of a strong current. The water is tinged brown owing to its mud content.

    … that in the case of individual gauging stations, the long-term MHQ is exceeded by a factor of more than 8 or 9. WW-I-5: Peak discharge values in watercourses Source: … sufficient in most cases. Putting it simply, it can be assumed that an exceedance factor of 1.5 times or less than twice the MHQ is equivalent to a repeat interval of five (HQ5) to 20 years (HQ20). An exceedance of MHQ by a factor of 2 to less than 2.5 is equivalent to a discharge event which, according to …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 12.12.2024

    FW-I-2: Incremental growth in timber

    The picture shows a stack of timber.

    … of spruce stands in the period of 2012 to 2017 can probably be attributed to the fact that there were no supraregional damage events during that period and that … This increase can, in principle, benefit productivity unless there are other factors restricting carbon absorption. Another important influential factor is the age structure of forest stands. In young trees less than 20 years old, …