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  • 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.

    … sunshine hours (1981–2022 by roughly 19 %). This ‘global brightening’ effect is essentially due to a successful international air pollution control policy rather … sunshine hours (1981–2022 by roughly 19 %). This ‘global brightening’ effect is essentially due to a successful international air pollution control policy rather …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    IG-R-2: Exposure of Germany’s foreign trade to global climate change

    The picture shows a large container port beneath a low sun. Visible in the foreground are a laden container ship and a few loading cranes. In the background there is another container ship docked at the port.

    … is active in export-related occupations. In other words, Germany has on one hand opened up international markets for her products at a major scale. while on the … is active in export-related occupations. In other words, Germany has on one hand opened up international markets for her products at a major scale. while on the …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    LW-R-4: Cultivation of thermophilic crops

    The picture shows the ripe ears of durum wheat plants in sunny weather.

    … of warmth are available. LW-R-4: Cultivation of thermophilic crops Source: StBA (land use survey; livestock survey) Cultivation terrain of thermophilic crops is … is also cultivated in the warmer regions of Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate. As far as cultivation is concerned, durum is a challenging and … is also cultivated in the warmer regions of Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate. As far as cultivation is concerned, durum is a challenging and …

  • Article from 08.12.2021 | Last changed: 13.04.2022

    Scientific Opinion Paper on Urban Greening Plans published

    Das Bild zeigt einen angelegten kleinen See mit Grünanlagen und Häusern im Hintergrund

    … formulated concrete recommendations for the guideline . For example, UGPs should build upon existing plans for green development in the municipalities in a flexible … formulated concrete recommendations for the guideline . For example, UGPs should build upon existing plans for green development in the municipalities in a flexible …

  • Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Effects chain – Example ‘coastal and marine protection’

    … Sea coasts are rising too. In this context, the rates of increase (adjusted for land uplift and land subsidence respectively) for the 20th century are between 1.4 … Lehnerfoto / Generalplan Küstenschutz SH 2022 In order to protect infrastructures, buildings and human life in endangered coastal regions, the coastal Länder implement …

  • Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Effects chain – Example ‘water balance and water management’

    … receding too. This is true for both, the lakes in the North German Plain, which are essentially fed by groundwater and therefore directly affected by receding … receding too. This is true for both, the lakes in the North German Plain, which are essentially fed by groundwater and therefore directly affected by receding …

  • Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    BO-I-4: Temperature in the topsoil

    The picture shows a seedling emerging from moist, dark soil.

    … BO-I-4: Temperature in the topsoil With soil temperatures rising beyond 5 °C, plants begin to sprout and grow. … the conversion and displacement of matter is the sufficient supply of water in the soils (cf. Indicators BO-I-1 and BO-I-2 ). If conditions are too dry, many chemical … to their environment. Owing to their higher reflection capacity, light-coloured soils do not warm up very strongly, whereas in dark-coloured soils, temperatures can …

  • Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    BO-I-3: Rainfall erosivity

    The legend comprises six categories for the rainfall erosivity (unit: kilojoules per square metre multiplied by millimetres per hour) as a district average for the years 2017 to 2021.

    … over the past 50 years. High levels of rainfall intensity increase the risk of  soil loss. In years with violent heavy rainfall events such as 2002 or latterly … were  particularly high. Targeted anti-erosion measures taken on vulnerable soils and on steeply sloping terrain can help to  reduce soil loss even where high … mean was roughly 2.5 times higher than in 1975. In Germany, rainfall erosivity is essentially in line with the distribution of precipitation. As far as the mean of …