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  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    TOU-I-1: Coastal bathing temperatures

    The picture shows an elderly woman, a toddler and a child of school age from behind; they are all wearing summer clothing. Holding hands, they are walking on the beach towards the waves. The woman is holding two buckets for digging in the sand.

    … and Greece increased once pandemic-related travel restrictions were removed in 2021 198 . In Germany the market share of bed-nights in the coastal regions of the North Sea and Baltic Sea for 2020 and 2021 amounted to some 5 % more than the previous years’ level (cf. Indicator TOU-I-3 … population survey entitled ‘Environmental awareness in Germany’ 200 conducted in 2021, roughly two thirds of respondents stated that they were changing their leisure …

  • 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.

    … in summer amounted to more than 1 °C above the long-term summer mean of 1997 to 2021 70 . Their storage, buffering and exchange functions give the Earth’s oceans a … which is one of the crucial causes of sea level rise (cf. Indicator KM-I-2 ). In 2021 the global sea level was 97 mm above the 1993 level (when satellite measuring … Reseghetti F., Simoncelli S., Gouretski V., Chen G., Mishonov A., Reagan J., Zhu J. 2021: Upper ocean temperatures hit record high in 2020. Adv. Atmos. Sci., 38, 4, …

  • 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 … would have expected that the water level would ever drop as low as this. While in 2021 the water levels in most lakes went up again, there are, however, some lakes – … which retained a very distinctly low water level even as late as the end of 2021. Contrary to the lakes in northern Germany – in the lakes in the …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    GE-I-8: Index – case study

    The picture shows a man’s upper arm in focus. The man is lifting the sleeve of his T-shirt with two fingers. In contrast with the skin previously covered by the T-shirt, the part of the skin that has been exposed to sunlight looks very red.

    … – Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Wissenschaftlichen Medizinischen Fachgesellschaften e. V. 2021: Leitlinienprogramm Onkologie, S3-Leitlinie Prävention von Hautkrebs, … .   37 - DKG et al. 2021, cf. endnote no. 34   38 - WMO – World Meteorological Organization 2022: … 42 - von der Gathen P., Kivi R., Wohltmann I., Salawitch R. J., Rex M. 2021: Climate change favours large seasonal loss of Arctic ozone. Nature …

  • KomPass: Article from 26.04.2023 | Last changed: 26.04.2023

    Climate Risk Analysis and Adaptation in Companies

    Pipelines on a factory site

    … has also initiated the development of IFRS "Sustainability Disclosure Standards" in 2021. Two draft standards are now available, namely IFRS S1 General Requirements and … legal requirements are defined in Annex 1, Appendix A of Delegated Regulation 2021/2139 . Taxonomy compliance also means that these economic activities meet … for EU taxonomy reporting? Klimawirkungs- und Risikoanalyse für Deutschland 2021 (Kurzfassung) Die Risiken des Klimawandels für Deutschland Management von …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    TOU-I-3: Market shares held by wider tourism areas

    The illustration ’Wider tourism areas in Germany’ contains a map of the travel areas in Germany showing five individual wider tourism areas in aggregated form.. Alps with alpine foothills, coasts and urban areas are regions characterised by very specific properties. The uplands and other areas are heterogeneous and extensive.

    … Data source: Technical data: StBA (Gemeindeverzeichnis) / Geodata: Geobasis-DE/BKG 2021 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change … of urban areas at the expense of other areas. During the Covid-19 years of 2020 and 2021, the general decline of occupancy rates affected, above all, the urban areas … the expense of other areas, in particular the uplands and other areas. In 2020 and 2021, this development was disrupted – to various degrees within Germany – by travel …

  • 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.

    … use compared to the logging total has been rising significantly in the run-up to 2021. The causes of this development vary from year to year. Major winter storms … 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 random … 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 in 2020 …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 17.12.2024

    BD-R-2: Restoration of natural flood plains

    The picture shows a flooded deciduous forest. In the foreground there is a tree trunk lying on the ground.

    … annual increases over the past three years should be viewed as positive. In 2021, the nationwide inventory established in a report on the condition of alluvial … BMU – Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz und nukleare Sicherheit & BfN (Hg.) 2021: Auenzustandsbericht 2021 – Flussauen in Deutschland. Berlin, Bonn, 71 pp. Associated content Documents …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 19.09.2024

    Cluster Woodland and forestry

    The picture shows a coniferous forest. The bark-free trunk of a damaged spruce tree is visible in the foreground. In the light-coloured wood of this tree the distinct frass traces of a bark beetle are clearly visible.

    … in 2020, while values for the deciduous beech and oak were continuing to rise in 2021 (cf. Indicator FW-I-4 ). In those years, numerous trees died completely, thus … amounting to 67 % and in 2020 reaching almost 75 % (cf. Indicator FW-I-5 ). In 2021 this proportion – with just under 61 % – still amounted to almost the same … events. As of 2019, the ‘insect timber’ amounted to just under 70 % whereas by 2021 it distinctly accounted for the bulk of the proportion of damaged timber, with …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

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

    … as recorded by wine statistics since 2002, are still comparatively small – in 2021 their proportion of viticultural terrain amounted to just short of 4 %. … According to statistics, the grape variety Syrah quadrupled its growing terrain by 2021. It is to be expected that climate change will in future be reflected in the … as recorded by wine statistics since 2002, are still comparatively small – in 2021 their proportion of viticultural terrain amounted to just short of 4 %. …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 12.12.2024

    LW-I-3: Hailstone damage in agriculture

    The picture shows a field of maize after a tempest. The maize plants are heavily damaged, with stalks snapped off. Between the plants, there are still areas of standing water.

    … insurance claims for hailstone damage, has increased significantly between 1980 and 2021. However, this is not exclusively due to increased incidents entailing claims. … to be harvested at that time. There were no major hailstorm events in 2020. In June 2021, however, thunderstorm supercells – these are rotating and very long-lasting … in agricultural areas of Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria. It is true that in 2021 the claims ratio in Germany nationwide was higher than in the three preceding …

  • KomPass: Article from 26.01.2023 | Last changed: 26.01.2023

    Web pages on climate impacts and adaptation in the fields of action updated

    Four central challenges for adapting to climate change in Germany

    … have now been updated. The update was based on the Climate Impact and Risk Analysis 2021 for Germany. This provides information on which climate change impacts are … have now been updated. The update was based on the Climate Impact and Risk Analysis 2021 for Germany. This provides information on which climate change impacts are …