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  • 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.

    … chemical and bio-chemical processes accelerates at higher temperatures: For example, salts dissolve more easily in warmer water, whereas gases such as oxygen … in the cycle of the seasonal development of living organisms in the ecosystem. For example the onset of algal development in spring (cf. Indicator WW-I-9 ) is … in mind that water temperatures are raised, above all, by extended heatwaves. For example, a few hours per day with great heat of more than 30 °C make less of an …

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

    Adaptation: Field of Action Agriculture

    Field with farming tailer - a single spike in the foreground

    … of corn, millet and other warmth-loving species that use water effectively. For example, the cultivation of soybeans has expanded significantly in Germany in recent … has proven to be an effective measure. In the Lower Elbe region near Hamburg, for example, about 75% of the fruit-cultivation area is equipped with frost protection … the regulatory and subsidy framework to the changed conditions. This concerns, for example, the regulations for animal houses (insulation, ventilation) or the …

  • Press release 55/2014 from 05.12.2014 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Start of International Year of Soils 2015

    a plant growing on a very dry soil

    … well beyond its borders. We Germans benefit from soils everywhere in the world, for example when we import food," said UBA President Maria Krautzberger at the launch … well beyond its borders. We Germans benefit from soils everywhere in the world, for example when we import food," said UBA President Maria Krautzberger at the launch …

  • Press release 36/2015 from 12.10.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Progress of environmental protection in agriculture too slow

    tractors on a field

    … still hovers at 50 percent. "New problems are being added to the old, due for example to the plastics or microplastics traced on and in agricultural soils. These … still hovers at 50 percent. "New problems are being added to the old, due for example to the plastics or microplastics traced on and in agricultural soils. These …

  • Project of the Consulting Assistance Program from 23.12.2014

    Environmental technology transfer to enhance the safety of installations, based on the example of ammonia refrigeration systems

    Environmental technology transfer to enhance the safety of installations, based on the example of ammonia refrigeration systems last update on 23.12.2014 Topic … 15.09.2000 to 31.07.2001 Documents Projektinformation (German) (134.55 kB) … Environmental technology transfer to enhance the safety of installations, based on the example of ammonia refrigeration systems

  • Project of the Consulting Assistance Program from 23.12.2014

    Improving safety in the storage of chlorine, taking a large waterworks in Moscow as an example

    Improving safety in the storage of chlorine, taking a large waterworks in Moscow as an example last update on 23.12.2014 Topic Environmental Technologies / Economy … 01.08.2000 to 31.10.2000 Documents Projektinformation (German) (149.26 kB) … Improving safety in the storage of chlorine, taking a large waterworks in Moscow as an example

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

    Climate Impacts: Field of Action Transport

    Traffic jam

    … to federal infrastructure, such as railways, trunk roads and federal waterways, for example, caused around one billion euros in 2002 and 0.3 billion euros in 2013. … the stability of the ground and can thus trigger landslides or slope slides, for example, which can damage the transport infrastructure and lead to accidents. … to federal infrastructure, such as railways, trunk roads and federal waterways, for example, caused around one billion euros in 2002 and 0.3 billion euros in 2013. …

  • Press release 38/2017 from 24.11.2017 | Last changed: 27.11.2017

    More flower strips and fallow land needed for protection of insects and birds

    Ein Traktor sprüht Pflanzenschutzmittel auf ein Feld.

    … of plant protection products (PPPs) on biodiversity. These effects refer for example to when skylarks and other birds can no longer find food on fields because … of plant protection products (PPPs) on biodiversity. These effects refer for example to when skylarks and other birds can no longer find food on fields because …

  • Press release 12/2015 from 18.03.2015 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Can a fourth waste water treatment stage be financed by the waste water charge?

    a waste water treatment plant in the city Dresden

    … determined that these facilities can reduce micropollutants – pharmaceuticals, for example – which are present in waterbodies. This finding fits well into an overall … measures to reduce highly problematic micropollutant contamination of water, for example from pharmaceuticals, both effectively and lastingly. The fourth treatment … determined that these facilities can reduce micropollutants – pharmaceuticals, for example – which are present in waterbodies. This finding fits well into an overall …