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  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    GE-R-1 + 2: Heat warning service and Public awareness of health problems

    GE-R-1 + 2: Heat warning service and Public awareness of health problems 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy … increased steadily. However, latterly this development came to a standstill, as the use of warning apps became increasingly popular. GE-R-1: Heat warning service …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    FiW-R-1: Public awareness of storm and flooding risks

    The picture shows a man standing in a flooded cellar, kneedeep in brown water. There are tins, cartons and flowerpots visible on a rack of shelves. Some synthetic buckets are standing in front of this rack with floodwater lapping round them. The man is looking at additional containers, pallets and synthetic bags piled up in front of him.

    FiW-R-1: Public awareness of storm and flooding risks The Ahrtal disaster in 2021 … German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 FiW-R-1: Public awareness of storm and flooding risks Despite extreme weather events in … Not even a quarter of citizens who responded to the survey acknowledge that their house or home is at genuine risk of damage from storms or floodwater. In 2021, the …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2024

    WW-R-1: Water use index

    The picture shows a hand on the handle of a tap, with a weak water jet pouring into a wash-hand basin.

    WW-R-1: Water use index Extended drought periods can lead to local and temporary water shortages. … of naturally available water supplies. In calculating the indicator, the annual public and non-public water abstraction in terms of water use has been contrasted … für sozial-ökologische Forschung, Frankfurt am Main, 12 pp. https://www.isoe.de/fileadmin/Edit/PDF/Publ/2021/Wasserverbrauchsstudie-2021_Begleit-Analyse_ISOE.pdf 67 …

  • 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.

    FW-I-5: Damaged timber – extent of random use A lot of damaged timber in a forest … Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 FW-I-5: Damaged timber – extent of random use Random use owing to wind-blown, wind-broken and infested timber is detrimental …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    RO-R-6: Land use for settlements in officially designated flood plains

    The picture shows a building pit where the walls of a cellar have already been built. Steel girders are seen supporting wooden beams which extend across the ceiling of the cellar. The bottom of the building pit is filled with brown muddy water reflecting a tree.

    RO-R-6: Land use for settlements in officially designated flood plains Now as … inadequate when these settlements or industrial estates are flooded, the damage caused can in some cases be considerable (cf. Indicator BAU-I-5 ). Nowadays, …

  • Publication from 07.08.2020

    2019 Monitoring Report

    2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change

    … Government is now presenting the second monitoring report in 2019. It informs the public and decision-makers in all areas of social life about the observed … Deutsch Publisher Umweltbundesamt Additional information PDF is accessible File size 18.29 MB Print version not available … 2019 Monitoring Report …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    HUE-1: Manageability of climate change impacts

    The picture shows a woman’s head and shoulders while she looks sceptically out of a window. The window is part-shaded by an indoor blind.

    … Since 2010 the proportion of citizens stating as a result of a representative public survey that the impacts of climate change are manageable in Germany has been … in their own country and when they become aware of the heavy damage they have caused. Intensive reporting in the media tends to kindle the public’s awareness …

  • 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.

    … more value is generated with the same amount of water – in other words, water is used more efficiently. IG-R-3: Water procurement in the processing industry Source: … own water withdrawal plus their external water supply, for instance from the public water supply or from other companies, facilities and associations, minus …

  • KomPass: Area of action adaptation from 06.01.2023 | Last changed: 08.01.2026

    Adaptation: Field of Action Spatial, Regional and Urban Development Planning

    Bird's eye view of geometrical arranged, colourful fields and settlements

    … and Urban Development Planning Climate change also affects spatial and land use planning. Source: Lukas Pollmüller/photocase.com Due to the cross-cutting nature … planning, as a link between different levels, (specialised) departments and public and private actors, is suitable for developing and implementing regional …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    HUE-2: Usage of warning and information services

    The picture shows a hand holding a smartphone. The smartphone screen is blue and shows the logo of DWD’s WarnWetter App. In the picture’s background, the black clouds of a thunderous sky are visible.

    … than half of respondents to the Environment Awareness Study stated that they were using warning and information services from the Federal or Länder governments. … surveys. Nevertheless: The proportion of those respondents who were not yet making use of these services but intended to do so in future, was much higher than recorded … are used at Federal level as a key tool to deal with climate change, to inform the public on basic dangers and risks and to warn them about imminent critical events …

  • KomPass: Area of action climate impact from 06.01.2023 | Last changed: 08.01.2026

    Climate Impacts: Field of Action Spatial, Regional and Urban Development Planning

    Bird's eye view of geometrical arranged, colourful fields and settlements

    … and Urban Development Planning Climate change also affects spatial and land use planning. Source: Lukas Pollmüller/photocase.com Climate change has a decisive … of the results. Spatial planning controls on a large scale where in space which uses are located (e. g. settlements, transport infrastructures, recreational areas, … Urban Development Planning Related contents Risiken und Anpassungspotential Related publications Climate Impact and Risk Assessment 2021 for Germany (Summary) Tags …