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  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    IG-R-3: Water procurement in the processing industry

    The picture shows a pipeline system in front of industrial plant used for feeding cold water into a production process. Apart from the pipeline it is possible see other technical assemblies.

    … significantly since 1991. However, this decrease was less significant from 2001 onwards. If one relates the water procurement to the gross value added, a … to 700 million cubic metres, still approximately 50 % more than the procurement in 2001. Ever since, the value has been fluctuating around 5,500 million cubic metres … valued added, the strong decline in the years after 1991 continues also after 2001. In the processing industry the water procurement in 2019 amounted to almost 30 …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    FiW-I-1:Claims ratio, combined ratio in homeowners’ comprehensive insurance

    The picture shows the top view of a building roofed with red tiles. To the right and left of the roof ridge you can see numerous large hailstones. Some of the roof tiles are broken.

    … to the severe hurricanes named Daria, Vivian and Wiebke, and in third place by 2002 with insured damage amounting to 10.3 billion Euros resulting from the August … companies managed to make an actuarial profit only in three years (1997, 1998 and 2001) as far as the homeowners’ comprehensive insurance segment is concerned. … companies managed to make an actuarial profit only in three years (1997, 1998 and 2001) as far as the homeowners’ comprehensive insurance segment is concerned. …

  • 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.

    … growth rates for beech, oak and pine trees have declined distinctly since 2002. It is assumed that dry years and their aftereffects on forest ecosystems have … of a long-term time series pertaining to timber growth increments. From 2002 onwards, there are nationwide inventory data available. The data provide … especially for spruce forests, in the old-established Länder for the period from 2002 until 2008 in the same volumes as the high average timber increments which were …

  • 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.

    … the DWD has developed a method of radar-based precipitation recording which since 2001 has enabled the acquisition of almost comprehensive precipitation data. 141 … were superimposed on the data for Germany’s residential terrain. The years of 2002 and 2021 stand out from the overall picture with a particularly high number of … 10.48585/rz5m-2q42 140 - Kahlenborn W., Porst L., Voß M., Fritsch U., Renner K., Zebisch M., Wolf M., Schönthaler K., Schauser I. 2021: Klimawirkungs- und …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2024

    WW-I-1: Terrestrially stored water

    The picture shows a section of a satellite photograph of the Earth. In the upper margin of the photograph is a radiant sun. On the Earth, clouds and a deep-blue ocean are visible.

    … submitted by the satellite mission GRACE (Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment, 2002–2017) and its follow-up mission GRACE-FO (GRACE Follow-On, 2018–2023). These … of the processes involved. Among other findings, the mission revealed that between 2002 and 2016, the Greenland ice masses diminished annually by roughly 270 billion … the deviations from the long-term mean of the entire 20-year time series of 2002–2021 were determined on the basis of the absolute values obtained monthly. …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    KM-R-2: Land protection dykes without safety deficit – case study

    The picture shows an aerial view of a land protection dyke under construction. In the background, there are agricultural areas and houses as well as standing water visible.

    … ‘Klimadeich’ which has evolved in the course of the past two decades. Already since 2001, the dykes in Schleswig-Holstein (for the first time in the world) have been … in 2011 of land protection dykes based on a higher safety criterion applied than in 2001 (annual probability of 0.5 % instead of 1.0 %). This was the main reason for … ‘Klimadeich’ which has evolved in the course of the past two decades. Already since 2001, the dykes in Schleswig-Holstein (for the first time in the world) have been …

  • 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.

    … typically the value is ‘supplied’ by a different gauging station every year. In 2002 the reading emanated from the gauging station at Lichtenwalde in the … Niederwiesa in Saxony. The flooding which occurred during the flood event of August 2002 was particularly grave in the Mulde basin. The highest daily mean discharge … typically the value is ‘supplied’ by a different gauging station every year. In 2002 the reading emanated from the gauging station at Lichtenwalde in the …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Effects chain – Example presentation from the ‘financial' action field

    … insurance density in respect of eEV has increased steadily and significantly since 2001. However, this density still remains low, so that many kinds of damage from … insurance density in respect of eEV has increased steadily and significantly since 2001. However, this density still remains low, so that many kinds of damage from …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Effects chain – Example presentation from the ‘trade and industry’ action

    … decreased significantly since 1991, although this decrease has slowed down since 2001. As far as government support is concerned, the saving of water in trade and … decreased significantly since 1991, although this decrease has slowed down since 2001. As far as government support is concerned, the saving of water in trade and …

  • KomPass: Article from 21.06.2021 | Last changed: 19.11.2025

    BAU-R-5: Insurance density natural hazard insurance residential buildings

    The picture shows a housing estate with a single-family house. A mudslide is pouring over the street in front of it.

    … for damage caused by floodwater and heavy rain. Source: Photograph: © elmar gubisch / stock.adobe.com 2019 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation … natural hazard cover. Both time series show a significant increasing trend from 2001, the household insurance from 2002 to 2017. In 2017, the insurance density for connected residential building …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2024

    WW-I-4: Floodwater

    The picture shows a village – situated on the slope of a hill – inundated by floodwater. Some of the lower buildings and some lower floors of houses have been flooded.

    … the summer flood events that occurred since the turn of the millennium, the years 2002 and 2013 stand out. In August 2002 flooding in Germany was particularly prevalent in the Elbe and Danube areas. … the summer flood events that occurred since the turn of the millennium, the years 2002 and 2013 stand out. In August 2002 flooding in Germany was particularly …