… Cluster Soil Soil Source: maxbelchenko / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the … and floodwater hazards while providing us with clean groundwater. Fertile soils are essential for successful agricultural production. Likewise, healthy soils are a … as water storage and landscape cooling – only provided they are protected from overbuilding and sealing of surfaces (cf. Indicator RO-R-5 ). This is the reason why a …

… BO-R-1: Humus contents in soils of arable land and grassland soils Humus is regarded as ‘black gold’ which … that depending on site and land use, developments can vary substantially. In grassland, humic contents are generally higher. In arable fields, an increased … induced by changes in land use 100 . The contents of organic matter in soils are essentially dependent on site-typical circumstances (such as type of soil and the …

… Cluster Building Sector Building Sector Source: Stephan / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring … areas available for flooding help to reduce pressure on the sewage system and to avoid the inundation of settlement areas. At the same time. water retained … projects targeting the maintenance and development of publicly accessible green and open spaces. Within the framework of DAS the BMUV launched a programme entitled …

… BAU-R-3: Investments in the energetic refurbishment of building envelopes Insulation of roofs and façades as part of energetic … and enhancement of an urban green-blue infrastructure is one approach towards avoiding or at least mitigating heat stress. Other measures approach the issue by … the impacts of climate change. The structural adaptation of buildings in Germany is essential – especially in view of ever increasing extreme weather events such as …

… FW-R-3: Humus reserves in forest soils Humus is essential for storing water and nutrients and for increasing the … massively from the middle of the past century onwards, thus enabling them to build up both biomass and humus reserves. Research projects undertaken in the region …

… BAU-R-4: Density of extended natural hazard insurance for buildings Insurance for damage from natural hazards to buildings is precautionary … refurbishment of damaged residential buildings and on the replacement of damaged or destroyed building components. After the 2021 flooding disaster in the …

… BAU-R-5: Insurance density natural hazard insurance residential buildings A natural hazards policy provides cover including for damage caused by … of damaged residential buildings and for the replacement of damaged or destroyed components of buildings. The damage caused by floodwater in June 2013 in …

… on 28.11.2023 RO-R-4: Priority and restricted areas reserved for special climate functions Priority and restricted areas reserved for special climate functions … in bio-climatic stress situations by designating climatically important large-scale open areas as priority and restricted areas reserved for specific climate functions, … aeration of locations exposed to climatic stress or air-quality stress are to be avoided in those areas. Their implementation is permitted only in cases where …

… to provide temporary water retention services. Alluvial meadows free from building developments give rivers space to expand and can take pressure off the … meadows and arable land than in residential areas. Air channels such as parts of open valleys transport the cool air to neighbouring residential areas thus … 2018 to 2021 amounted to ‘ just’ 55 ha per day. There are several reasons for this. Essential regulations were tightened up in the construction and planning law. At …

… In spite of the existing flood water hazards, settlement pressure is so high that building continues even in flood plains, thus counteracting the regulation laid down … In connection with climate change, it is a particularly important and increasingly essential task of spatial planning to make appropriate provision for potential … For instance, according to the Monitor of the Development of Settlement and Open Spaces 226 maintained by the Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional …

… as well as extreme events will affect various components of ecosystems, impacting functions such as the nutrient balance, habitat structures or the available food … In these circumstances, a functioning compound system or network of biotopes is essential for the survival of specialised species which require specific locations and habitats. In a contiguous network of ecologically significant open spaces, species are able to explore and colonise new, climatically more …