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  • Publication from 07.08.2020

    2019 Monitoring Report

    2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change

    … Climate | Energy 2019 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change … (DAS), the Federal Government is now presenting the second monitoring report in 2019. It informs the public and decision-makers in all areas of social life about …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 12.12.2024

    LW-R-6: Agricultural irrigation

    The picture shows an arable field with young potato plants being irrigated by a drip irrigation unit.

    … technology and the actually irrigated terrain have increased since 2009. In 2019, 506,480 ha of outdoor cultivation areas were irrigated. Frost protection … In 2015 some 451,800 ha of outdoor cultivation terrain was irrigated in Germany. In 2019 this value had already risen to 506,480 ha. Compared to 2009 values, this is an … the other Länder, this proportion is only up to 6.3 %. By comparison, in 2015 and 2019, the areas – equipped with irrigation technology and where hence irrigation …

  • KomPass: Article from 21.06.2021 | Last changed: 19.11.2025

    BAU-R-5: Insurance density natural hazard insurance residential buildings

    The picture shows a housing estate with a single-family house. A mudslide is pouring over the street in front of it.

    … by floodwater and heavy rain. Source: Photograph: © elmar gubisch / stock.adobe.com 2019 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last … kB) Tags Competence Centre on Climate Impacts and Adaptation monitoring report … 2019 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change … The …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 12.12.2024

    FW-I-1: Tree species composition in forest nature reserves – case study

    The picture shows a near-natural forest with beech trees. In the foreground there is an uprooted tree lying on the ground.

    … stand density has declined, especially in the most recent monitoring period from 2019 to 2023; this is due to increased tree mortality. The proportion of beech trees … As far as the second and third observation periods from 2014 to 2018 and from 2019 to 2023 respectively are concerned, the direction of development has changed in … context, the density of stands has decreased, especially during the period from 2019 to 2023. Obviously, this development can be attributed to greater tree …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2024

    WW-I-2: Groundwater level and spring flow – Northern and Southern Region

    … Compared to the mean calculated for all gauging stations considered, the years of 2019 to 2021 indicated a monthly mean of groundwater levels or spring flows – in … are significant. However, both regions witnessed record low-water levels from 2019 onwards resulting from the extremely dry years of 2018 to 2019. There are several gauging stations where – from 2019 onwards – the monthly …

  • 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.

    … FW-I-8: Forest fire hazards and forest fires The dry-hot weather pattern in 2018 and 2019 gave rise to several forest fires. Source: Rico Löb / stock.adobe.com 2023 … that period although in some areas they have been increasing. However, in 2018 and 2019 the extreme hot-dry weather pattern was also clearly reflected in the forest … of the increase in forest fires in the particularly dry and hot years of 2018 and 2019, forest fire risks have again become the focus of greater attention. Forest …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    VE-I-1 + 2: Flood closures and low water restrictions on the Rhine

    … entailed by low water levels.   160 - BfG – Bundesanstalt für Gewässerkunde (Hg.) 2019: Das Niedrigwasser 2018. Koblenz, 22 pp. https://doi.bafg.de/BfG/2019/Niedrigwasser_2018.pdf . 161 - Deutscher Bundestag (Hg.) 2019: Bericht zur Risikoanalyse im Bevölkerungsschutz 2018. Unterrichtung durch die …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2024

    WW-I-7: Water levels in lakes

    The picture shows a footbridge leading across the dried-up sandy and stony shore area of a lake. A bridge and some residual water are visible in the background.

    … between the two data sets. In the years of 1976–1977, 1992–1993, 2004–2006 and 2019–2021, when the time series clearly showed negative deviations of the lake water … The greatest decrease in water levels occurred during the very dry and hot years of 2019 and 2020. For instance, in April 2018, the Groß Glienicker lake in Berlin went … to diminishing water levels and were offset by persistent precipitation. In January 2019 the Alps and their marginal areas experienced snow masses to an extent not seen …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 12.12.2024

    FW-I-3 + 4: Forest condition and dieback rate

    … rate in 2020 was more than 20 times higher than in the previous years of 2010 to 2019. In locations where extensive areas of trees have been decimated by dieback, it … significantly rising trends in terms of deteriorating condition. As early as 2019 – the first year that succeeded the drought year of 2018 – the forest condition … As far as spruce trees are concerned, the mean of the preceding 10 years (2010–2019) had increased 20-fold. Dieback affected spruce trees – and to a lesser …

  • 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.

    … 2015 resulted in considerable volumes of damaged timber. However, in the years of 2019 to 2021 insect-related damage predominated. FW-I-5: Damaged timber – extent of … this period amounted to roughly 26 % compared to the average for the period of 2019 to 2021 amounting to 67.6 % which is more than double. The record value reached … These events led to an increase in the damaged timber statistics for 2018. As of 2019, the situation changed insofar, as pest insects accounted for the major part of …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 20.01.2025

    GE-I-3: Birch pollen burdens

    The picture shows a birch blossom with its pollen distributed by the wind.

    … by the Foundation of German Pollen Information Service (PID), especially in 2019 and 2020 have demonstrated this. In 2019 the mean spring temperatures were distinctly higher by 1.3 °C and in 2020 by … and Vorpommern less than 70 litres of rain fell locally per square meter in 2019. In spring 2020 precipitation reached only some 50 % of its multi-annual …