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  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 12.12.2024

    FW-I-5: Damaged timber – extent of random use

    The picture shows a dense spruce forest. Several trees are dead, and in the foreground there is deadwood lying on the forest floor.

    … the legal obligation to achieve reforestation of damaged forest areas can entail financial burdens faced by forestry enterprises, owing to various extra cost factors … the legal obligation to achieve reforestation of damaged forest areas can entail financial burdens faced by forestry enterprises, owing to various extra cost factors …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 12.12.2024

    LW-I-3: Hailstone damage in agriculture

    The picture shows a field of maize after a tempest. The maize plants are heavily damaged, with stalks snapped off. Between the plants, there are still areas of standing water.

    … Many agricultural businesses struggled to survive. The businesses affected obtained financial support totalling 340 million Euros from Federal and Länder sources 109 . … Many agricultural businesses struggled to survive. The businesses affected obtained financial support totalling 340 million Euros from Federal and Länder sources 109 . …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2024

    WW-I-3: Mean discharge

    The picture shows a wide watercourse with a low water level. In some places the stony substrate projects beyond the water’s surface. In the background, a boat is visible docked at a jetty, in front of a range of hills on the horizon.

    … were observed as not being strongly influenced by, for instance, water transfer systems or water retention systems. The mean discharge of water (MQ) or the annual runoff depth (Ah), derived …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    VE-I-6: Weather-related disruptions to the railway infrastructure

    The picture shows a single-lane railway track covered by the crown of a toppled tree. A woodland is visible to the left and right of the railway track.

    … 2019, make railway transport an important building block of Germany’s transport system. On one hand, the railway entities are themselves keen on safeguarding … failure of electronic circuit components or actuation and switch point surveillance systems. Heavy or persistent rain can, as demonstrated graphically by the disasters …

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

    Adaptation: Field of Action Building Industry

    Building crane in front of a blue sky

    … the entrance area, in front of cellar stairs and light wells are suitable. Barrier systems that secure building openings are also suitable for flood situations. … which can already be set when drawing up development plans. Monetising the ecosystem services provided by green spaces and wooded areas can also be helpful. This …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 15.12.2025

    BAU-I-4: Heavy rain in residential areas

    The picture shows the rainwater gutter of a brick building. Heavy rain is falling.

    … accumulates on the surface or it dams up owing to overburdened sewage and drainage systems as their ultimate design loads are exceeded. Water levels can rise very … entrance doors at ground level, cellar windows or owing to tailbacks in the sewage system. The ingress of water then leads to the distribution of mud and detritus …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    RO-R-1: Priority and reserved areas for nature and landscape

    The picture shows a meadow with flowers in various colours and small trees in the foreground. A woodland is visible on the horizon. The sky is partly cloud-covered.

    … patterns as well as extreme events will affect various components of ecosystems, impacting functions such as the nutrient balance, habitat structures or the … of animal and plant species shift. In these circumstances, a functioning compound system or network of biotopes is essential for the survival of specialised species … of an ecological network by means of planning. This strategy enables the planning system to safeguard areas or to impose restrictions on their use, thus protecting …

  • 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.

    … the event of a disaster. Germany commands an effective integrated emergency relief system which has been tried, tested and proven its worth: Organisations at Federal, … for any future disaster scenarios. Greater compatibility among detection systems used nationwide and among recorded deployment data might contribute to the …

  • 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

    … this area beyond individual organisations and federal states. In addition, existing systems and measures can be further developed, for example severe weather warning systems, special disaster management planning, training programmes for dike defence, …

  • 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.

    … of trade relations at the company level 189 or – at the political level – financial aid for risk-mitigating measures to countries that are particularly at … of trade relations at the company level 189 or – at the political level – financial aid for risk-mitigating measures to countries that are particularly at …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 17.12.2024

    BAU-R-1: Recreation areas

    The picture shows an aerial photograph of the ‘Straße des 17. Juni’, a street commemorating the building of the Berlin Wall (the anniversary of German unification takes place annually on 17th June). To the right and left of this street, you can see the canopy of trees in the Große Tiergarten park. The city’s silhouette is visible in the picture’s horizon, including the Reichstags building, tv tower, cathedral and the Brandenburg Gate.

    … suffering from fatigue, impaired concentration and stress on the cardio-vascular system, making them less productive when temperatures at their workplace are too … of land which were adjusted when the Authoritative Real Estate Cadastre Information System (ALKIS) was first introduced in 2015. This process has led to changes in land …

  • KomPass: Area of action adaptation from 15.07.2022 | Last changed: 08.01.2026

    Adaptation: Field of Action Agriculture

    Field with farming tailer - a single spike in the foreground

    … technical measures are relevant that improve weather forecasts and warning systems and enable farmers to adapt to weather changes and extreme events in time … to site-adapted tillage and the establishment of windbreak hedges, agroforestry systems (agroforestry), the joint cultivation of arable crops, grassland or special …