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  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2024

    WW-I-5: Peak discharge values in watercourses

    The picture shows a detailed view of a strong current. The water is tinged brown owing to its mud content.

    … the brunt. It is also important to remember in respect of this indicator, that the 2021 flood disaster in the Ahr and Erft river basins is not reflected in the data, … part of the selection of gauging stations for the Monitoring indicator. The July 2021 flooding was triggered by excessively heavy rain events. Especially in parts of … the brunt. It is also important to remember in respect of this indicator, that the 2021 flood disaster in the Ahr and Erft river basins is not reflected in the data, …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2024

    WW-I-9: Spring algal bloom in lakes

    The picture shows an aerial view of a lake. Its surface is coloured a luminous green in places, owing to spring algal bloom. There are agricultural fields visible in the lake’s vicinity.

    … algal bloom started early in those two years. However, the equally early bloom in 2021 is harder to put into context with the weather patterns prevailing at the time. Although the winter of 2020 / 2021 was unusually mild, it was followed by comparatively cool spring. Associated … algal bloom started early in those two years. However, the equally early bloom in 2021 is harder to put into context with the weather patterns prevailing at the time. …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 19.12.2024

    GE-I-1: Heat stress

    The picture a woman´s face with beads of perspiration caused by the summer heat. The woman is holding a hand to her forhead. In the left-hand side of the picture is a thermometer indicating 40°C air temperature.

    … illustration of the mean number of heat warnings in the years from 2017 to 2021 demonstrates that there are major regional differences in the extent of stress. … GE-I-2 ). Days with heat warnings in DWD warning districts – mean of the years 2017–2021 The south-west along the Upper Rhine Rift Valley is Germany’s heat hotspot. As … Hitzewarnungen in Deutschland / Version v001 / 2022) Geodata: Geobasis-DE/BKG 2021 Associated content Documents GE-I-1 Indikator-Factsheet (735.28 kB) Tags …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 30.09.2024

    Cluster Financial services industry

    The picture shows a man sitting at a desk holding a ballpoint pen between his fingers while operating a pocket calculator. There are several documents on the desk; it is just possible to make out the fuzzy image of some charts.

    … combined insurance (cf. Indicator FiW-I-1 ). In terms of insured damage, 2021 has been the most costly year so far – to the tune of 11 billion Euros – as a … services industry in general is covered as a cross-sectional action field in the 2021 Climate Impact and Risk Analysis (KWRA) This is why climate impacts have not … of populations and institutions in the face of disasters. Likewise, in the 2021 EU Adaptation Strategy, closing the gap in insurance protection from climate …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    TOU-I-2: Snow cover for winter tourism

    The picture shows a ski lift heading for a slope wooded predominantly with conifer trees. The slope is covered with a thin layer of snow. However, in the foreground especially, there are large areas of ground without any snow cover thus revealing grass and bare earth. A radiant sun is shining brightly from a cloudless sky.

    … the past (just under) five decades shows that the snow situation between 1970 and 2021 in all ski-tourism areas (‘Alps’, ‘Black Forest’, ‘Eastern Uplands’, ‘Western … from year to year. In terms of the multi-annual average for the period from 1970 to 2021, the relevant skiing areas had 70 days per winter season, with a snow cover of … the subsequent surveys in 2014 and 2016 the proportion was 17 % in both years, in 2021 this value had dropped to 14 %. 206 These findings as well as the consistently …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 17.12.2024

    IG-I-1: Heat-related decrease in efficiency

    The picture shows a woman wearing a blouse and a blazer, sitting in an office in front of a laptop. In her left hand she is holding an open water bottle while wiping sweat off her brow with her right hand. The woman’s eyes are closed and her facial expression suggests exhaustion.

    … entitled ‘Environmental awareness in Germany’ covering the period from 2012 to 2021 shows that since 2014 a consistently high proportion of more than 40 % of … will be strongly or very strongly affected by rising heat stress in future. In 2021 this proportion amounted to 44 %. 181 In 2012 just a quarter of respondents … t.de/sites/default/files/medien/2378/dokumente/tabellenband_ubs_zusatzbefragung_sept_2021_klimaanpassung.pdf 182 - Trenczek et al. 2022, cf. endnote no. 179 183 - …

  • Cover from 02.10.2024

    Introduction - 2023 Monitoring Report

    The cover shows a magnifying lens pointing at artwork containing arrows in various colours. In the centre of the lens is the title of the current Report.

    … is carried out in close cooperation with the Länder and municipalities. Since 2021, the Federal government has been strengthening the political control of climate … Report imparts information on the 16 action fields incorporated in DAS. The 2021 Climate Impact and Risk Analysis (KWRA) was used to determine the 31 foremost and most urgent requirements for action in Germany in 2021 3 . The 2023 Monitoring Report presents new indicators for some of the most …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 17.12.2024

    VE-I-3: Heavy rain impacting on roads

    The picture shows a gully on a flooded road. The waterspout indicates where the gully is located. There are safety cones beside the gully. A car wheel is visible at the very edge of the picture.

    … (RW) Version 2017.002)/ BASt (BISStra) Heavy rain events can occur anywhere In 2021, the flooding disasters in the Ahr and Erft valleys demonstrated in the most … even short-lived precipitation events can seriously impact road transport. In June 2021 for instance, roads had to be closed in Landshut, Darmstadt, Krefeld and … out thus covering roads in mud or damaging them in some way. Between 2001 and 2021 heavy rainfalls have occurred practically all over Germany. It seems obvious …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 19.09.2024

    Cluster Soil

    The picture shows a person kneeling on a ploughed field. Scrutinising the dark-brown soil with their eyes, the individual lets it trickle from one hand to the other.

    … associated consequences. Future climate risks – outcomes of KWRA According to the 2021 Climate Impact and Risk Analysis (KWRA), the risk of soil erosion by water or … to arise until the end of the century. With a view to the soil water regime, the 2021 KWRA analysis has depicted the following risks: The increase in summer droughts … for the soil action field, the low certainties mentioned almost throughout the 2021 KWRA analysis were adopted for this action field. Particularly low is the …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2024

    GE-I-2: Heat-related mortalities

    The picture shows an elderly woman wearing a white blouse. The lady is holding on to a rollator with one hand, while she is holding the back of her left hand to her forehead. In the background, a few fuzzy treetops or bushes are visible in bright light.

    … the comparatively long heatwave was less hot than in the record summer of 2018, and 2021 was in general a much cooler year. In the past three decades, a slight decrease … Mücke H.G., an der Heiden M. 2022: Heat-related mortality in Germany from 1992 to 2021. Dtsch Arztebl Int, 119: 451–7. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.m2022.0202 15 - … the comparatively long heatwave was less hot than in the record summer of 2018, and 2021 was in general a much cooler year. In the past three decades, a slight decrease …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 08.12.2025

    Cluster Fisheries

    The picture shows a crab trawler in the North Sea. There is a beam trawl hanging down from the ship’s side. In the background, the shoreline and a lighthouse are visible.

    … Future climate risks – outcomes of KWRA As mentioned in the findings section of the 2021 Climate Impact and Risk Analysis (KWRA, cf. Reading Aid ) regarding the action … favourable framework conditions in this respect.   82 - Bundesregierung (Hg.) 2021: Mehr Fortschritt wagen. Bündnis für Freiheit, Gerechtigkeit und Nachhaltigkeit. Koalitionsvertrag 2021 – 2025 zwischen der Sozialdemokratischen Partei Deutschlands (SPD), BÜNDNIS 90 …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    FiW-R-2: Awareness of physical climate risks among financial services

    The picture shows the arms and hands of two formally dressed individuals sitting at a desk. There is a laptop on the desk, and there are documents which show various charts and sticky notes. Both individuals are holding ballpoint pens which they use to point to the same line chart.

    … activities. Of the 27 financial services providers – voluntarily filing reports in 2021 within the framework of CDP – only a third submitted a rating of the relevance … More than two thirds of the 27 financial services providers – filing reports in 2021 within the framework of CDP-Klima – did not submit a rating of the relevance of … activities. Of the 27 financial services providers – voluntarily filing reports in 2021 within the framework of CDP – only a third submitted a rating of the relevance …