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… Report, the development of groundwater levels requires greater attention. As indicated by data collected in the drought years of 2018 to 2020, the trend towards diminishing … has continued. The development in northern Germany is of particular concern (cf. Indicator WW-I-2 ). In the drought years, all over Germany record shortfalls were …

… These events are increasingly associated with changing climatic conditions thus indicating that impacts from climate change will affect both transport carriers such … when the relevant section of the river Rhine is completely blocked to shipping (cf. Indicator VE-I-1 ). In respect of Upper Rhine stretches, shipping was blocked on a … assessments are subject to considerable uncertainties. Where do we have gaps in data and knowledge? In addition to road transport and inland shipping, the 2023 …

… report describes the impacts of climate change on the basis of solid scientific data, at the same time as providing the public as well as decision-makers in all … to climate change, a precautionary climate adaptation strategy with measurable targets, and safeguarding the joint funding of precautionary climate protection and … reports accompanied by the 2015 and 2020 action plans. With the aid of scientific indicators in respect of climate impacts and adaptation, the 2023 Monitoring Report …

… regimes, this in turn has a direct influence on the water balance of the soils (cf. Indicators BO-I-1 and BO-I-2 ), the replenishment of groundwater (cf. Indicator … medium – high) is the certainty in assessing soil erosion. Where do we have gaps in data and knowledge? Compared to the previous – 2019 – Monitoring Report, the …

… in the summer-holiday months of June to September have been increasing (cf. Indicator TOU-I-1 ). Snow conditions in the ski tourism areas of Germany fluctuate … there is some certainty regarding the assessment. Where do we have gaps in data and knowledge? Monitoring the action field ‘Tourism industry’ is severely …

… not usually possible in this sector to identify – on the basis of collectable data – a distinct causal relationship with climate change. Monitoring data will … agriculture is demonstrated directly by the shift in agrophenological phases (cf. Indicator LW-I-1 ). For example, during the past ten years, winter rapeseed – based … of climate change impacts in agriculture – illustrated by means of impact indicators contained in the DAS Monitoring Report – are already the result of …

… change in two significant ways. On one hand, these types of planning can provide targeted promotion of risk provisioning at every planning level, and they can govern … in respect of natural resources such as water and soil. Where do we have gaps in data and knowledge? Planning at Länder and regional level implements, either … partial areas of the plan. However, there is currently no overview available indicating to what extent the municipalities have been implementing any existing …

… in order to obtain an integral picture of the vitality of trees and forests (cf. Indicator FW-I-3 ). Up until the end of the 1990s, data reflected the positive effects of a decrease in pollutant inputs. However, …

… Ever since the 1980s, there has been an increasing trend towards heat extremes (cf. Indicator GE-I-1 ). In extreme cases, heatwaves can cause mortality. In Germany … allergenic Annual Ragweed (Ambrosia artemisifolia, see Indicator GE-I-4 ) does not indicate any trend. However, the peak values identified repeatedly in eastern … albeit this assessment is subject to low certainty. Where do we have gaps in data and knowledge? In the 2023 Monitoring Report, the spectrum of the ‘ Human …

… below 20 °C, have generally become more frequent than the nationwide mean (cf. Indicator BAU-I-1 ). This was particularly the case in the years mentioned above … increase the requirements for heat protection of buildings in summer. This is indicated by the so-called cooling degree days which have been significantly on the … function including the improvement of urban climates. Where do we have gaps in data and knowledge? The DAS Monitoring Indicators can be used to thematise the …

… and extraordinarily high peaks of strain on volunteers is documented in the form of data recorded by the Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW) (cf. Indicator BS-I-1 ). In July 2021 violent rainfall events led to massive flooding, … the emergency relief responders involved in civic protection. The DAS Monitoring Indicators for call-out and exercise scenarios are restricted by the extent of …