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  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    WW-I-10: Water temperature of watercourses

    The picture shows a shallow, slow-flowing watercourse in sunny weather under a cloudless sky. Through the clear, reddish-brown shimmering water, the stony bed of the river is visible; some of the stones in the foreground project beyond the surface of the water. The banks are lined by mixed woodlands.

    … (cf. Indicator WW-I-8 ) this indicator, too, is illustrated by means of indexed values. It makes no sense to calculate an absolute mean temperature value, as the …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 12.12.2024

    FW-I-2: Incremental growth in timber

    The picture shows a stack of timber.

    … However, in areas such as the Upper Rhine plateau where growth is already limited now in many places owing to heat or drought, further increases in temperature and … of growth data will therefore have to take the age factor into account. The values of the indicator illustrated have therefore been adjusted according to …

  • 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.

    … of German coastal waters of the North Sea and Baltic Sea exceed a threshold value of 15 °C. There is a criterion that has to be met for the first bathing day of … stations was clearly higher: In Hörnum on the island of Sylt for instance, values of 24.5 °C and in Neustadt (Holstein) 26.0 °C were measured. The two time …

  • 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.

    … which are more or less subject to intensive silvicultural utilisation. It has now been 30 years during which the condition of the forest has been recorded in … As far as spruce and pine are concerned, the dieback rate peaked in 2020, while values for the deciduous beech and oak were continuing to rise in 2021 (cf. …

  • 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

    … number of companies participating and reporting their non-financial climate risks now exceeds 8,400. The G20 Financial Stability Board also established the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) following the 2015 Paris Climate Change Conference to develop voluntary, standardised disclosures … number of companies participating and reporting their non-financial climate risks now exceeds 8,400. The G20 Financial Stability Board also established the Task Force …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    LW-R-2 + 3: Cultivating thermophilic crops and adapting variety spectrum

    … Besides, wine happens to be an agricultural product with extraordinarily high added value. The choice of variety is therefore particularly important. For assessing the … red grape varieties, hitherto limited to cultivation in southern regions, have now also become suitable for cultivation in German growing regions. Such varieties … to produce rather disharmonious wines with high alcohol content and low acidity values. Nevertheless, this has so far not influenced the size of cultivation terrain …

  • 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.

    … to global climate change Climate risks can affect both global supply chains and value added chains. Source: m.mphoto / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the … a particular climate risk compared to exports overall declined significantly since 2015. For the other time series, it has not been possible to identify a trend. Among … 189 - Peter et al. 2020, cf. endnote no. 188 190 - Die Bundesregierung (Hg.) 2015: Fortschrittsbericht zur Deutschen Anpassungsstrategie an den Klimawandel. …

  • 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.

    … problems in eyes, nose and bronchia as well as their current medication, and the values of pollen activity in the location where they happen to be at any particular … forecasts regarding likely medical complaints for the subsequent two days. Since 2015 the Techniker Krankenkasse in cooperation with the PID has offered an app …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    FI-I-3: Occurrence of thermophilic species in inland waters – case study

    The picture shows two men in waterproof working clothes standing in a small boat on Lake Constance. One of them is holding a fishing net. He seems to be pulling it out of the water. In the background, the lakeshore and a settlement are visible.

    … and in the early 1980s amounted to more than 80 mg per cubic metre of water is now settling at around 6–8 mg. It is not usually expected that sizeable quantities … level of approximately 4,000 kg annually. By contrast, the warm summers of 2014 and 2015 as well as 2018 and 2019 are reflected in a brief temporary increase in catch … and in the early 1980s amounted to more than 80 mg per cubic metre of water is now settling at around 6–8 mg. It is not usually expected that sizeable quantities …

  • 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.

    … by the DWD for rainfall during a period of 12 to 72 hours), in which the threshold values for heavy rain warnings were also exceeded temporarily. In 2002 numerous … ).   137 - BBK – Bundesamt für Bevölkerungsschutz und Katastrophenhilfe (Hg.) 2015: Die unterschätzten Risiken „Stark­regen“ und „Sturzfluten“ – Ein Handbuch für …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    BD-R-3: Protected areas

    The picture shows a sign commonly used in the eastern states of Germany to indicate a nature reserve. The sign depicts the outline of a black owl against a yellow background. The sign is located on the edge of a meadow. A partly wooded hill rises behind the sign.

    … in 2014 and Hunsrück-Hochwald in Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland in 2015. The increase in the cumulative terrain of these protected areas must be … account already in the management of protected areas. Potentially, there are even now dynamic developments taking place with regard to climate change which will make … in 2014 and Hunsrück-Hochwald in Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland in 2015. The increase in the cumulative terrain of these protected areas must be …