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  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 30.09.2024

    Cluster Trade and industry

    The picture shows a sectional view of a wooded landscape. There is an industrial estate visible in the distance, consisting of several buildings and facilities. There is smoke rising from some chimneys. The sky is densely cloud-covered. Above the horizon, the sky is tinged with yellow, with dark, greyish-blue clouds billowing at the margin of the picture. In a few lighter places, rays of the sun are penetrating the band of clouds.

    … imported to Germany to be processed here. By the same token, numerous products manufactured by German companies are exported worldwide. It is thanks to the high demand … requirements for adaptation – in very different and highly specific ways. Both factors depend, among other aspects, on the size of the enterprises concerned, their … do not permit interpretation, primarily as they are influenced by multifaceted factors. Apart from official statistics, there are only few sources reporting in a …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 17.12.2024

    VE-I-4: Road accidents due to weather conditions and weather patterns

    The picture shows a car driving on a road covered in water. It is clear to see that the headlights and windscreen wipers are switched on. Heavy rain is falling.

    … of June to August. The relevance of slippery roads due to rain as contributory factor to the cause of accidents decreased significantly. VE-I-4: Road accidents due … safety Road safety and accident scenarios on Germany’s roads depend on numerous factors of influence. Apart from the existing infrastructure as well as the density … in 2013 involving personal injury. The relatively hot July of 2013 was, in fact, the most accident-prone month of the entire period examined and it accounts …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    FW-I-8: Forest fire hazards and forest fires

    The picture shows an extensive forest fire. Greyish-white smoke is rising from the seat of the fire. A burnt forest area is visible in the background.

    … the focus of greater attention. Forest fires can be caused by numerous different factors. Major triggers are primarily negligent actions and arson. Whether the first … as well as the intensity of that fire. Apart from the weather, all the other causal factors usually change more gradually. However, when there are years with abrupt … fires and the size of forests affected in Germany declined significantly. The fact that the size of the burn area declined to a greater extent than the number of …

  • 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.

    … volumes of damaged timber are associated with considerable revenue shortfalls. In fact, the restoration costs in damaged stands are distinctly higher and the timber … entail financial burdens faced by forestry enterprises, owing to various extra cost factors in terms of timely planting and conservation operations on ground where … or the foothills of the Alps. Associated content Documents FW-I-5 Indikator-Factsheet (303.64 kB) Tags spruce Competence Centre on Climate Impacts and …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    KM-I-3: Height of storm surges

    The picture shows a storm surge wave breaking over a coastal building. A metal mast is visible in the background.

    … 16 hours from 1.59 metres to 1.49 metres above the mean water level, thus in fact rising by a total of more than 3 metres. Changes in the intensity of storm … very frequently that values increase. Associated content Documents KM-I-3 Indikator-Factsheet (209.40 kB) … 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation … 16 hours from 1.59 metres to 1.49 metres above the mean water level, thus in fact rising by a total of more than 3 metres. Changes in the intensity of storm …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    KM-I-2: Sea levels

    The picture shows a sandy beach on the Baltic Sea coast. There is seawater lapping around a hooded beach chair (Strandkorb). In the background, the sea is visible with powerful waves and dark thunderclouds above.

    … values would hardly deviate from the global means mentioned above 78 78 . Various factors of influence such as the redistribution of masses in the ocean, wind … an isostatic equalising movement which has been continuing to this day. These factors are responsible for the fact that the increase in sea levels differs both regionally and locally. The water …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    BS-R-1: Information on how to act in a disaster situation

    The picture shows a group of two women and two men participating in a First Aid training exercise. The course leader uses a doll to demonstrate cardiac massage.

    … frequently and less severely affected by such events. On the other hand, it is a fact that the population has become extremely mobile. Besides, it has been proved … Associated content Documents BS-R-1 Indikator-Factsheet (181.86 kB) Tags disaster heavy rain storm Competence Centre on Climate … frequently and less severely affected by such events. On the other hand, it is a fact that the population has become extremely mobile. Besides, it has been proved …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 17.12.2024

    BAU-R-3: Investments in the energetic refurbishment of building envelopes

    The picture shows a covered roof structure with insulation installed on its left-hand side.

    … measures are usually combined with improving heat protection. This is due to the fact that carrying out such measures requires compliance with legal and technical … Associated content Documents BAU-R-3 Indikator-Factsheet (172.07 kB) Tags financing Competence Centre on Climate Impacts and … measures are usually combined with improving heat protection. This is due to the fact that carrying out such measures requires compliance with legal and technical …

  • News from 28.04.2025 | Last changed: 10.06.2025

    Risks and benefits of inhibitors in agriculture

    Acker neben Wiese mit Bäumen im Hintergrund

    … or European level often overlooks those risks.. This is shown, for example, by the fact that five of the eleven inhibitors available on the German market would very …