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  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

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

    … for Adaptation to Climate Change last update on 28.11.2023 LW-R-2: Cultivation and production of thermophilic arable crops Durum wheat, soy and sorghum are … of thermophilic arable crops Source: BSA (variety databases; database on seed production) LW-R-3: Adaptation of the variety spectrum in viticulture Increasing …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    VE-I-1 + 2: Flood closures and low water restrictions on the Rhine

    … the Rhine fully laden, and because around the same time a Bavarian refinery stopped production for an extended period, fuel sold at filling stations in southern Germany … to lack of raw materials; and there are problems with the despatch of finished products. Likewise, there can be restrictions and price rises with regard to the … fuel, owing to constraints in the transport of coal, heating oil and mineral oil products. 2018 was a year which provided graphic examples of the potential …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

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

    … impacts. In order to protect watercourses, any water use in trade and industry for production or cooling purposes is subject to an appropriate licence. This licence … companies, for example those active in the chemical industry, had to curtail their production thus enabling them to continue meeting the discharge conditions laid down … impacts. In order to protect watercourses, any water use in trade and industry for production or cooling purposes is subject to an appropriate licence. This licence …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 08.12.2025

    Cluster Agriculture

    The picture shows a dry-looking arable field with a tractor being driven across it. Owing to drought, the vehicle is stirring up clouds of dust. In the background, it is possible to make out a ridge of hills.

    … investments – as well as the nutrition industry closely bound up with agricultural production and bioeconomy – is of major importance to the national economy. At a … in Germany too, there are now regions in which it is no longer possible to farm as productively and sustainably as in the past. For agriculture to remain productive … valid statements. There are knowledge gaps regarding the quality of harvested products that can be affected by climate change impacts. Apart from heat and …

  • KomPass: Area of action climate impact from 11.01.2022 | Last changed: 17.12.2025

    Climate Impacts: Field of Action Transport

    Traffic jam

    … can sometimes have a significant impact on individual companies or entire production and supply chains. These can range from increased transport costs to production losses in companies with just-in-time production. Especially for the Rhine and the Danube, there will be increased …

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

    Climate impacts: Field of action finance and insurance sector

    Macro photo of a European cent coin

    … of supply chains, credit defaults at banks or the curtailment of power plant production during heat waves are not included in this figure. The amount of damage … ways. For example, extreme weather events can cause damage and longer-term production losses in companies to which banks have lent or in which they hold … chain due to climatic events in other regions of the world. This can also lead to production delays or failures with a corresponding loss of return. Lenders can …

  • 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

    … 15.07.2022 Adaptation to abiotic stressors In the field of action agriculture (crop production), adaptation activities can start with the type of soil cultivation and … the field emergence of crops as well as the yield level and quality of harvested products in the future. In some regions of Germany, economical cultivation of … the field emergence of crops as well as the yield level and quality of harvested products in the future. In some regions of Germany, economical cultivation of …

  • 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

    … and insurance industry can create incentives for adaptation measures through product design, investment decisions and risk reporting. last update on 11.01.2022 … possibility for the insurance industry is the development of new financial market products that spread climate risks of policyholders such as companies or … bonds. Further market opportunities are opened up by insurance cover for products or technologies that are becoming increasingly important in the wake of …

  • 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.

    … CO 2 concentrations in the atmosphere. This increase can, in principle, benefit productivity unless there are other factors restricting carbon absorption. Another … climate change depending on the specific site conditions in a forest. In principle, productive timber growth, apart from the quality of the timber, is a relevant … It is assumed that, especially during the hot and dry years of 2003 and 2006, productivity losses will have occurred. However, it must be said that also in the …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 08.12.2025

    Cluster Fisheries

    The picture shows a crab trawler in the North Sea. There is a beam trawl hanging down from the ship’s side. In the background, the shoreline and a lighthouse are visible.

    … and angling) are only regionally of major importance in Germany. Germany’s own productive output from deep-sea and freshwater fisheries satisfies a proportion of … much greater importance to meeting the demand of the German market. As far as the productive output and the generation of revenues are concerned, aquaculture is the … in the species communities and the food supply, this will directly affect the (production) conditions prevailing in the fishing industry. The nature of pond …

  • KomPass: Area of action adaptation from 05.01.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2025

    Adaptation: Field of Action Fishery

    Fishes under water

    … orientation of fisheries as well as adaptation measures can address fish health, reproduction of fish species, habitat shifts, water status, fisheries infrastructure, … of new shallow water zones), mortality among juvenile fish can be reduced, reproduction promoted and thus fish stocks stabilised overall. Passability and … regulations could be effective in stabilising recruitment and increasing reproduction rates. Refuge areas for fish can be realised through the designation of …

  • 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.

    … while imports amounted to 1,204 billion Euros. Roughly 30 % of the Gross Domestic Product is due to demand from abroad, while roughly one quarter of the working … In other words, Germany has on one hand opened up international markets for her products at a major scale. while on the other, the country obtains, also at a major scale, raw materials, intermediate and end products from other countries. The strong export focus has for decades been a …