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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.

    … So far it has not become evident that people making holiday plans consciously avoid the hot regions bordering the Mediterranean, choosing instead to visit more … stated that they were changing their leisure and holiday planning, for instance by avoiding strenuous activities in the heat or by shunning hot-temperature holiday …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    HUE-5: International finance for climate adaptation (from budgetary funds)

    … spaces, ecosystems and economies more resilient to climate change impacts thus avoiding damage and loss. As far as the wider international environment is … from budgetary funds. At the 2009 UN Climate Change Conference (COP) in Copenhagen the industrialised countries gave an undertaking to mobilise, from 2020 … order to achieve a low-emission sustainable development worldwide. The GCF is a key building block in the architecture of international climate funding. The GCF …

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

    Adaptation: Field of Action Civil Protection

    Jackets and helmets of the professional fire brigade

    … (UBA), the German Weather Service (DWD), the Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development at the Federal Office for Building … Measures for the adaptation of civil protection organisations Climate impacts do not only affect the tasks of civil protection. The organisations themselves can …

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

    Climate Impacts: Field of Action Energy Sector

    Wind power station in a crop field

    … energy As a result of higher temperatures, the need for cooling increases in buildings and production facilities, but also in the transport and storage of goods … was already affected by prolonged low water in the summer of 2015. In order to avoid supply bottlenecks, shifts from inland waterway vessels to rail were necessary …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 12.12.2024

    LW-R-5: Sales and application of pesticides

    The picture shows a close-up of a man in a rapeseed field, carefully grasping the yellow blossom of a rapeseed plant.

    … LW-R-5: Sales and application of pesticides Crop monitoring is an essential prerequisite for targeted plant protection. Source: Bits and Splits / … and to limit the application of chemical pesticides to what is absolutely essential. It is intended that the NAP become an integral part of the new overall … to remember that decisions to minimise tillage – in the interest of better soil protection and increased humus production – can result in increased weed growth …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 08.12.2025

    Cluster Tourism industry

    The picture shows a man from behind. He is wearing a T shirt and short trousers. He is walking through a wood carrying a rucksack. To the right and left of the path, white flowers are blooming beneath the trees.

    … Cluster Tourism industry Tourism Industry Source: Volker Loche / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate … is not possible to illustrate this scenario in a similar way to the action field ‘Building sector’ in respect of the development of insured damage, because the data … change in tourism is supported at Federal and Länder level by working out the basic essentials. For example, the aspect of adaptation to climate change is addressed as …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.03.2022 | Last changed: 28.03.2022

    Climate models and scenarios

    A bridge over a dry river

    … Models, or IAMs) that represent the climate system, ecosystems, economy, and land use. Scenarios derived from such integrated models (SSPx-y scenarios) thus … supplied to the Earth by human activities such as greenhouse gas emissions and land cover change, as well as albedo (e.g., desertification) and aerosol changes, … behalf of the Federal Environment Agency, which were also used to calculate local land use scenarios up to 2045. How is uncertainty dealt with? Future projections and …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2024

    WW-I-8: Water temperature in lakes

    The picture shows a mountain lake in glaring sunlight. A mountain chain is visible in the background.

    … also on the composition of species communities as well as on the structures and functions of food webs in the ecosystems of water bodies. Many creatures occurring … as the Große Müggelsee which – owing to their relatively minor depth of water – do not have any lasting thermal stratification phases, and to very shallow river … Documents WW-I-8 Indikator-Factsheet (2.15 MB) Tags ocean current maritime waters soil temperature water temperature Competence Centre on Climate Impacts and …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 17.12.2024

    BD-I-2: Temperature index for bird species communities

    The picture shows an icterine warbler singing from a twig.

    … This entails that the composition of bird communities can change strongly as a function of environmental impacts. Typically, such changes are the result of various … evidence from scientific research which indicates that, in addition to changes in land use, climate-related changes can play a crucial role. Breeding birds require … This entails that the composition of bird communities can change strongly as a function of environmental impacts. Typically, such changes are the result of various …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    HUE-1: Manageability of climate change impacts

    The picture shows a woman’s head and shoulders while she looks sceptically out of a window. The window is part-shaded by an indoor blind.

    … the manageability of climate change impacts in Germany. Source: yanlev / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate … to fairly robust projections of future climate change and associated impacts are essential prerequisites for adequate political, administrative, operational and … to fairly robust projections of future climate change and associated impacts are essential prerequisites for adequate political, administrative, operational and …

  • 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.

    … such extreme flood events occur, it can in fact happen that gauges are completely destroyed so that data are not available for the purpose of recording. In addition, … station. Associated content Documents WW-I-5 Indikator-Factsheet (1.44 MB) Tags soil temperature water temperature Competence Centre on Climate Impacts and … such extreme flood events occur, it can in fact happen that gauges are completely destroyed so that data are not available for the purpose of recording. In addition, …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 30.09.2024

    Cluster Civic protection

    The picture shows two emergency vehicles with blue lights switched on, one of the vehicles is a fire engine and the other one a blue emergency relief (THW) vehicle. Both vehicles are only partly visible.

    … Cluster Civic protection Civic protection Source: Andreas Gruhl / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate … capacities and organisational structures to any new conditions evolving. A central building block is the recruitment of volunteers in order to secure an increasing or … as migrant individuals and seniors. New social and technical developments have been opening up new avenues in respect of civic protection, too. For example, during the …