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  • KomPass: Area of action adaptation from 06.01.2023 | Last changed: 07.01.2026

    Adaptation: Field of Action Biological Diversity

    colourful flowering summer meadow

    … Climate change is changing the habitats of animals and plants, in some cases profoundly, and is thus also directly and indirectly threatening biodiversity. The loss … the DAS monitoring: Protected areas | Consideration of climate change in landscape programmes and franework plans | Restoration of natural flood plains Restoration of …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 12.12.2024

    LW-R-6: Agricultural irrigation

    The picture shows an arable field with young potato plants being irrigated by a drip irrigation unit.

    … to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 LW-R-6: Agricultural irrigation Under climate change conditions, the need for irrigation is likely to increase and … for irrigation technology from sources such as agricultural investment funding programmes is nowadays granted typically only in those cases where such investments …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    GE-I-8: Index – case study

    The picture shows a man’s upper arm in focus. The man is lifting the sleeve of his T-shirt with two fingers. In contrast with the skin previously covered by the T-shirt, the part of the skin that has been exposed to sunlight looks very red.

    … arising from anthropogenic influences increases the UV irradiation close to the ground, it is of less importance for UV burdens in Germany. Nevertheless, the recovery … der Wissenschaftlichen Medizinischen Fachgesellschaften e. V. 2021: Leitlinienprogramm Onkologie, S3-Leitlinie Prävention von Hautkrebs, Langversion 2.1., … 14. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-37134-3. 42 - UNEP EEAP – United Nations Environment Programme, Environmental Effects Assessment Panel. 2023: Environmental Effects of …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 17.12.2024

    VE-I-3: Heavy rain impacting on roads

    The picture shows a gully on a flooded road. The waterspout indicates where the gully is located. There are safety cones beside the gully. A car wheel is visible at the very edge of the picture.

    … Krefeld and Magdeburg owing to violent tempests, either because they were inundated by floodwater or swamped by mudslides so that they had to be cleared before … the months of June to August. Heavy rain events occur often combined with violent thunderstorms; the technical term for this is ‘convective precipitation events’. Such … location as well as the relative intensity and duration of rainfalls. On level ground the water cannot run off quickly, and the soil is unable to absorb it …

  • 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.

    … 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 of carp would exist … in Lake Constance began. Between 1970 and 2003, catch yields for carp oscillated around 800 kg per annum, while in 2007 more than 17,000 kg were caught. Post-2009 catch yields have settled around a distinctly higher level of approximately 4,000 kg annually. By contrast, the …

  • KomPass: Article from 12.07.2019 | Last changed: 11.12.2023

    Introduction to Climate Projections

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    … sign them and send them to the address below, either by email, fax or post: Umweltbundesamt FG I 1.7 KomPass – Kompetenzzentrum Klimafolgen und Anpassung Postfach 1406 06813 Dessau Email: kompass@uba.de, Subject: Terms of … REMO-UBA WDCC-Kennung REMO-UBA WWW-Gateway Einstieg REMO-UBA Daten-Format netCDF und ASCII – Code Hinweise für Datennutzer Informationen des MPI Hinweise für …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    TOU-I-2: Snow cover for winter tourism

    The picture shows a ski lift heading for a slope wooded predominantly with conifer trees. The slope is covered with a thin layer of snow. However, in the foreground especially, there are large areas of ground without any snow cover thus revealing grass and bare earth. A radiant sun is shining brightly from a cloudless sky.

    … winter holidays and winter sports. Whenever there is insufficient snow cover, the foundation for snow-related forms of tourism is undermined. Tourism destinations in high mountain ranges and uplands suffer distinct … snow depth data recorded for the Alps and selected upland areas over the past (just under) five decades shows that the snow situation between 1970 and 2021 in all …

  • 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.

    … makes planning difficult. Given that the climate change impacts on water and groundwater are on the increase, the requirements for protecting and improving the … the prevailing increased flood risks. This includes the National Flood Protection Programme (NHWSP) and the special framework plan ‘Preventative Flood Protection’ …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    KM-I-1: Water temperature in the sea

    The picture shows a view of the surface of the sea from below. The sun’s rays are beaming through the water’s surface. The sea is coloured dark blue to turquoise-green.

    … of the globally calculated mean of the surface temperature is tantamount to a gross underestimation and misperception of this complex issue. In fact, global warming … warming hiatus) 74 . Evidence for the warming of North Sea and Baltic Sea is found in the large-scale analyses of surface temperatures which have been carried out … the 1993 level (when satellite measuring began) thus reaching a record level. Just under 40 % of this increase is due to the thermal expansion of seawater, most of the …

  • 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.

    … compliant climate risk and vulnerability assessment to serve as an essential foundation for the systematic climate risk management in companies 177 . Building upon … Trenczek J., Eiserbeck L., Lühr O., Sandhövel M., Ibens D. 2022: Schäden der Dürre- und Hitzeextreme 2018 und 2019. Eine ex-post-Analyse. Prognos AG. 71 S. …