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  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 17.12.2024

    VE-I-4: Road accidents due to weather conditions and weather patterns

    The picture shows a car driving on a road covered in water. It is clear to see that the headlights and windscreen wipers are switched on. Heavy rain is falling.

    … or ice – impact the incidence of accidents. Source: Animaflora PicsStock / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate … dust and sandstorms caused accidents in some regions. Given the increase in dry soil conditions, such incidents might become more frequent in future. So far, no … On the other hand, road users do rely, in principle, on transport infrastructures functioning even under extreme conditions and no damage being caused by weather …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    FW-I-6 + 7: Endangered spruce stands and spruce bark beetle

    … there were already repeated incidents of pest infestation or storm events which destroyed localised stands. Eventually, the extensive storm events of recent decades … L., Voß M., Wolff A. Jay M. 2021: Klimawirkungs- und Risikoanalyse 2021 für Deutschland. Teilbericht 2: Risiken und Anpassung im Cluster Land. Climate Change 21/2021, … there were already repeated incidents of pest infestation or storm events which destroyed localised stands. Eventually, the extensive storm events of recent decades …

  • KomPass: Article from 20.09.2019 | Last changed: 22.10.2019

    GoApply

    … The Alpine Space is severely affected by climate change. Adaptation to already unavoidable climatic changes is needed to prevent unmanageable impacts and to … critical challenges of adaptation governance. Transnational collaboration has been essential to learning from the diversity of governance approaches taken in different … (WP3) (950.31 kB) Concept for regional stakeholder participation and network building for application in the German pilot region Kempten / Allgäu (WP3) (625.26 …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    BS-R-1: Information on how to act in a disaster situation

    The picture shows a group of two women and two men participating in a First Aid training exercise. The course leader uses a doll to demonstrate cardiac massage.

    … workplace strengthen the level personal preparedness. Source: Pixel-Shot / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate … in a disaster situation Source: BMUB/BMUV & UBA (study Umweltbewusstsein in Deutschland‘ for 2021: additional survey in the framework of the study Umweltbewusstsein in Deutschland 2020) Openness to information and knowledge is increasing The population’s ability to …

  • 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.

    … GE-I-1: Heat stress GE-I-1: Heat stress Source: Jürgen Fälchle / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate … there has been no year without any heat warnings. GE-I-1: Heat stress Source: DWD (Open-Data-Server) Heat stress on the rise Apart from the increasing average … of a typical human being’s temperature perception. Air humidity can play an essential role in this context. By contrast, hot days are based solely on air …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 08.01.2026

    EW-I-1+2: Weather-related disruptions to and unavailabilty of power supply

    … storms that occurred thereafter, such as Friederike (2018) and Bernd (2021), do not stand out in the same way. As far as low voltage is concerned, the proportion … adverse effects; for example when grids are disrupted over long distances, essential repairs can sometimes take a long time. Nevertheless, transmission and … circuit breakers contained in the electricity network is therefore estimated to be functionally appropriate. Another key determinant is the network structure. To date, …

  • KomPass: Article from 26.04.2023 | Last changed: 26.04.2023

    Climate Risk Analysis and Adaptation in Companies

    Pipelines on a factory site

    … Physical climate risks for companies are, for example, possible damage to buildings. They result from climate hazards such as drought, water shortage, heat, … . Taxonomy compliance also means that these economic activities meet several Do No Significant Harm (DNSH) requirements. Among these DNSH requirements is that …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 17.01.2025

    GE-R-3: Information on pollen

    The picture shows a young women sitting in a birch wood. Her gaze is focused on a smartphone.

    … Coming into contact with allergenic pollen in the environment is in many cases unavoidable or difficult to control. It is therefore absolutely essential to give allergy sufferers a chance to better understand the nature of … For the 2019 pollen season, the app was revised and expanded to include several new functions. The number of users who – via the Pollen 7.3.1 app and / or the …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2024

    GE-I-4: Ragweed pollen burden

    The picture shows a close-up of a ragweed plant in flower.

    … thermophilic and its pollen is highly allergenic. Source: Aleksandr Lesik / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate … ground, in arable fields and cut-flower fields, in agricultural set-aside areas, on building sites and on road and path verges. Causes for the spreading of this species … food containing ragweed seed material. Other causes might be the transportation of soil from affected areas in connection with building projects as well as the …

  • KomPass: Area of action adaptation from 11.01.2022 | Last changed: 08.01.2026

    Adaptation: Field of action finance and insurance sector

    Macro photo of a European cent coin

    … help of active management, however, climate-related risks can be largely contained, opening up new business opportunities. In addition, the finance and insurance … this are weather derivatives or catastrophe bonds. Further market opportunities are opened up by insurance cover for products or technologies that are becoming … taken steps to transform the Task Force's proposals into national law and thus build sustainable financial systems. In addition to a uniform EU classification …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    FiW-R-1: Public awareness of storm and flooding risks

    The picture shows a man standing in a flooded cellar, kneedeep in brown water. There are tins, cartons and flowerpots visible on a rack of shelves. Some synthetic buckets are standing in front of this rack with floodwater lapping round them. The man is looking at additional containers, pallets and synthetic bags piled up in front of him.

    … July 2021, 150 litres per square metres of precipitation falls within 24 hours, the soil can no longer absorb such volumes of water (cf. Indicator WW-I-5 ). Generally … mitigation and to ensure that the necessary precautionary measures are taken, it is essential to observe two crucial factors: The population will have to take their own … or own a house, as well as companies, can obtain information to what extent their building is exposed to natural hazards and what adaptation measures might be …

  • Cover from 26.11.2025

    Adaptation to climate change

    Sandsäcke wurden vor einer Haustür aufgestapelt, um das Haus vor Hochwasser zu schützen

    … deal with climate change impacts and benefit from its potential opportunities. What does "Climate Change Adaptation" mean? The climate is changing. Even though we often … ourselves against exposure to excessive heat? Will Germany have to equip all buildings with air conditioning? How much energy would be needed for this? How can …