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KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

FiW-I-1:Claims ratio, combined ratio in homeowners’ comprehensive insurance

The picture shows the top view of a building roofed with red tiles. To the right and left of the roof ridge you can see numerous large hailstones. Some of the roof tiles are broken.

… billion Euros resulting from the August floods focused on the Elbe/Danube area (cf. Indicator WW-I-4 ) – the most expensive year in terms of damages paid by … the course of the past 50 years. 213 Whether an insurance segment is profitable is indicated by the so-called combined ratio. The storm events of recent years left …

DzU article from 08.10.2025 | Last changed: 08.10.2025

Indicator: Recycling municipal waste

A graph shows the proportions of processed and recycled municipal waste in the total quantity of municipal waste from 2002 to 2023. During this period the proportion of recycled municipal waste rose from 56.1 to 67.2 percent.

… Indicator: Recycling municipal waste Share of processed and recycled municipal waste … Germany Figure as PDF (39.20 kB) Figure with data (38.80 kB) Overview Environmental Indicators last update on 08.10.2025 At a glance The recycling rate for municipal …

KomPass: Article from 07.01.2025 | Last changed: 15.12.2025

Adaptation at the Federal Level

… be measured? The DAS monitoring system for the climate adaptation strategy will use indicators to measure progress in achieving the targets. Indicators that have already been developed or are currently being developed have …

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.

… Source: Run-off measurement of federal states Some flood events are extreme The indicator in respect of floodwater days (cf. WW-I-4 ) does not permit any statements … by flooding – can lead to serious material damage and personal injury (cf. Indicator BAU-I-5 ). The designation of flood plains and the dimensioning of flood …

KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 12.12.2024

FW-R-3: Humus reserves in forest soils

… water and nutrients Apart from controlling the composition of tree species (cf. Indicator FW-R-1 ) and the selection of appropriate provenance (cf. Indicator FW-R-2 … reserves. Research projects undertaken in the region of the Bavarian Alps have indicated, however, that distinct humus losses occurred there, most strongly in soil …

DzU article from 10.05.2024 | Last changed: 14.05.2024

Indicator: Environmental protection goods

A graph shows the value of environmental protection goods produced between 2009 and 2021 as well as the share of these goods in the overall industrial production.

… Indicator: Environmental protection goods Production of potential environmental … Figure as PDF (1.08 MB) Figure as Excel with data (50.29 kB) Overview Environmental Indicators last update on 10.05.2024 At a glance Approximately 6 % of industrial …

KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

KM-I-1: Water temperature in the sea

The picture shows a view of the surface of the sea from below. The sun’s rays are beaming through the water’s surface. The sea is coloured dark blue to turquoise-green.

… patterns as well as natural climate variation, the oceans’ temperature development indicates less pronounced fluctuations, especially in deeper strata. Between 1960 … for over 50 years by the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH). For the indicator, the annual mean temperatures were calculated on the basis of aggregated …

DzU article from 20.10.2017 | Last changed: 03.01.2024

Indicator: Mixed forest

A graph shows the proportion of the forested area made up of mixed stands (2, 3 or 4 species of trees) and that of pure stands (semi-natural and non semi-natural). The proportion of mixed stands rose from almost 55 percent to almost 58 percent.

… Indicator: Mixed forest Proportion of mixed forest area in total forest area Source: … as PDF (36.15 kB) Figure as Excel with data (43.23 kB) Overview Environmental Indicators last update on 20.10.2017 At a glance Between 2002 and 2012 the …

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.

… agriculture is demonstrated directly by the shift in agrophenological phases (cf. Indicator LW-I-1 ). For example, during the past ten years, winter rapeseed – based … of climate change impacts in agriculture – illustrated by means of impact indicators contained in the DAS Monitoring Report – are already the result of …

KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

LW-R-2 + 3: Cultivating thermophilic crops and adapting variety spectrum

… red grape varieties of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon is still limited, there are indications in wine statistics that it is in the process of expanding significantly. … in thermophilic crop species is reflected not only in the cultivation terrain (cf. Indicator LW-R-4 ), but also in the activities undertaken in respect of the breeding …

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.

… in time when they are needed by their predator. Owing to the seas warming (cf. Indicator KM-I-1 ) the habitats of species will shift northwards. This applies in … the Baltic Sea. However, to date no comprehensive overview has come to light. The indicators illustrated in the monitoring report are therefore to be seen as …

Newsletter from 06.08.2019 | Last changed: 06.08.2019

Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 4/2019

… Page number 68 Year of publication 2019 Appropriate Evaluation Benchmarks and Indicators for Measuring the Success of Waste Prevention Measures With reference to … associated with waste generation from economic growth. The WPP identifies possible indicators, but it is unknown to which extent they can represent waste… Series Texte …