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  • KomPass: Article from 12.07.2019 | Last changed: 11.12.2023

    Introduction to Climate Projections

    Blue sky with light clouds

    … research programs, such as Euro-Cordex and ReKlies-DE, plays an outstanding role. Data and information on climate projections for Germany are available from the German Climate Computing Center: https://www.dkrz.de/ , for example the data from the ReKliEs-De-project (Regional Climate Projections Ensemble for …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 19.09.2024

    Cluster Water balance and water management

    The picture shows the tip of a level meter in a calm body of water.

    … 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 … for decreases in the availability of water is also found in satellite gravimetric data. In Germany, the terrestrially stored water has diminished significantly in the …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 08.12.2025

    Cluster Agriculture

    The picture shows a dry-looking arable field with a tractor being driven across it. Owing to drought, the vehicle is stirring up clouds of dust. In the background, it is possible to make out a ridge of hills.

    … not usually possible in this sector to identify – on the basis of collectable data – a distinct causal relationship with climate change. Monitoring data will always have to be interpreted against the background of the framework of …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 19.09.2024

    Cluster Woodland and forestry

    The picture shows a coniferous forest. The bark-free trunk of a damaged spruce tree is visible in the foreground. In the light-coloured wood of this tree the distinct frass traces of a bark beetle are clearly visible.

    … 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, … pressure on healthy woodlands and forests might increase. Where do we have gaps in data and knowledge? Any changes in the composition of tree species and in terms of …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 20.09.2024

    Cluster Transport, transport infrastructure

    The picture shows a flooded dip in a road. There is a roadblock in the foreground indicating that the road is closed to traffic. A sign reading ‘Hochwasser’ (floodwater) is fixed to the roadblock. There are flooded meadows visible on both sides of the road.

    … 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 … of the railway infrastructure. This is because there has so far been a lack of data and information on ÖPNV with a view to potential climate change impacts and …

  • 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.

    … 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 … compatibility among detection systems used nationwide and among recorded deployment data might contribute to the development of more effective adaptation measures on …

  • 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.

    … there is some certainty regarding the assessment. Where do we have gaps in data and knowledge? Monitoring the action field ‘Tourism industry’ is severely limited owing to a lack of available data. This is partly due to the fact that the discussion on climate change impacts …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 30.09.2024

    Cluster Trade and industry

    The picture shows a sectional view of a wooded landscape. There is an industrial estate visible in the distance, consisting of several buildings and facilities. There is smoke rising from some chimneys. The sky is densely cloud-covered. Above the horizon, the sky is tinged with yellow, with dark, greyish-blue clouds billowing at the margin of the picture. In a few lighter places, rays of the sun are penetrating the band of clouds.

    … processes estimated to occur by the end of this century. Where do we have gaps in data and knowledge? It should be noted that companies in the field of trade and … in regional, national or international production and supply chains. Economic data available in official statistical records in respect of climate change impacts …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 08.12.2025

    Cluster Building Sector

    The picture shows an artificial watercourse which runs past a block of flats in a newly developed housing estate. There is a road crossing the watercourse. The watercourse is edged with a narrow strip of vegetation consisting of grass, young trees and flower beds. Benches offer seating.

    … 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 … regard to the impacts of extreme events on the building stock. By comparison, the data situation is less favourable with regard to other consequences of climate …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 08.12.2025

    Cluster Human Health

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

    … 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 … heat mortalities cover only the most extreme impacts of heatwaves whilst lack of data makes it impossible to quantify those illnesses that are a much more frequent …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 08.12.2025

    Cluster Coastal and marine protection

    The picture shows a sectional view of a wild sea with waves crashing over projecting posts. The sky is tinged with orange and covered in dark clouds. Here and there rays of sunshine are breaking through the cloud cover.

    … is indicated by a case study carried out in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, based on data from a representative segment of cliffscape on the peninsula of Fischland in … such climate change impacts is subject to low certainty. Where do we have gaps in data and knowledge? The coastal and marine areas associated with the North Sea and …

  • 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.

    … to their relevance to increasing the adaptation capacity. Where do we have gaps in data and knowledge? Contrary to the indicator set for the DAS ‘Financial services … which play an important role in the banking sector: There are no representative data available to describe either the extent to which banking businesses are …