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    Climate Impacts and Adaptation

    Frau steht mit Regenjacke und Gummistiefeln in einem überschwemmten Gebiet

    … / Fotolia.com Climate Impacts and Adaptation Debates sometimes give the impression that climate change is still a problem of the future and hardly has any effects in … in this country. In the future, climate change and its impacts will increase even more. For that reason it is extremely important to adapt in a timely and efficient …

  • KomPass: Article from 01.02.2019 | Last changed: 02.05.2019

    Symposium: Supporting climate change adaptation with scientific methods

    illustierendes Bild, der begrünte Dachgarten der Universität Warschau

    … We would like to present the methods we used and give you insights into the ongoing work at the symposium in Dessau on March 26. Associated content Links mehr Infos und … We would like to present the methods we used and give you insights into the ongoing work at the symposium in Dessau on March 26. … Symposium: Supporting climate change …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2024

    WW-I-3: Mean discharge

    The picture shows a wide watercourse with a low water level. In some places the stony substrate projects beyond the water’s surface. In the background, a boat is visible docked at a jetty, in front of a range of hills on the horizon.

    … winter precipitation often accumulates as snow; therefore discharge is lowest at that time of year. As a result of snow melt in spring and early summer, often … The low-water year of 1972 is the only year in the time series considered when the summer discharge values were a little higher than the winter values. Since then there has not been a single year when this happened again. Nevertheless, the relationship between the mean discharge in the summer half-year and the …

  • KomPass: Area of action adaptation from 06.07.2022 | Last changed: 08.01.2026

    Adaptation: Field of Action Human Health

    A baby hand holding the finger of an adult

    … can be affected by climate change. Source: Miss X/photocase.com Temperature changes that occur as a result of climate change can have a strong impact on public health. … and people with pre-existing conditions, babies and young children, and people who work outdoors. Educational measures about the consequences of heat stress on human … heat stress in cities in the long term, green spaces with sufficient trees, courtyard gardens or green roofs, fresh air corridors and water areas play a major role. …

  • KomPass: Article from 26.04.2023 | Last changed: 26.04.2023

    Climate Risk Analysis and Adaptation in Companies

    Pipelines on a factory site

    … the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) and other frameworks that are mandatory for some companies to apply. last update on 26.04.2023 What are … Disclosures. The IFRS standard on climate-related disclosures also defines more detailed reporting requirements on physical and transitory risks and their … . Taxonomy compliance also means that these economic activities meet several Do No Significant Harm (DNSH) requirements. Among these DNSH requirements is that

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    HUE-4: Adaptation to climate change at the municipal level

    The picture shows a slightly hilly landscape characterised by agricultural activity. The centre of the picture shows a village embedded in the landscape. In an almost cloudless sky which is already tinged with orange, you can see a low sun wrapping the landscape in a warm light.

    … health protection (such as the preparation of heat action plans). It is true to say that the adaptation to climate change as a municipal task is a relatively new but … 2021 within the framework of the Municipal Directive – was very low, amounting to less than 0.5 %. One reason for this is that the NKI cannot be used for taking any … was aided by funding from December 2021 until end of January 2022. By doing so, targeted incentives were created for local authorities to strategically …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 17.12.2024

    BAU-R-4: Density of extended natural hazard insurance for buildings

    The picture shows a village consisting of single- and multi-family houses in a valley. The river flowing through the village has burst its banks and its brown water has inundated the low-lying parts of the village. The usual river course can be recognised by means of tree lines. In addition, you can see a destroyed bridge which used to cross the river.

    … be expected in view of climate change. Moreover, heavy rain events can occur regardless of location (cf. Indicator BAU-I-4 ). Likewise, damage to real estate or … these were insured (cf. Indicator BAU-I-5 ). For damage repair and reconstruction work, a joint fund was set up by the Federal Government and the Länder Governments, … attempt to reduce government aid as much as possible. The state is unable to ensure that in cases of damage, all private damage incurred is covered. Moreover, there are …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 17.12.2024

    BD-I-1: Phenological changes in wild plant species

    The picture shows a coltsfoot plant in flower while the plant is peeking out from under snow cover.

    … which are crucial; in fact, the crucial parameter is longer-term weather patterns that precede flowering. If temperatures remain high, for instance during several … of autumn, late autumn and winter started later. Pre-spring is the only time when the statistical difference is not significant. This means that especially the … of an extended vegetation period on biodiversity.   127 - Both C., Bouwhuis S., Lessells C.M., Visser M.E. 2006: Climate change and population declines in a …

  • 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.

    … However, targeted investigations involving the river Rhine have revealed that water temperature increases despite reduced infeeds of warm water 64 . Rising … with oxygen. This is followed by the greyling region with similar conditions albeit more intensive vegetation, followed in turn by the region characterised by … of water bodies is exacerbated by distinctly anthropogenic activities and when the watercourses lack structure and shading. In natural or near-natural water …

  • KomPass: Article from 11.11.2022 | Last changed: 05.01.2026

    Climate risk analysis and adaptation in companies

    Pipelines on a factory site

    … for certain economic activities under the EU Taxonomy Regulation must ensure that these economic activities also meet several Do No Significant Harm (DNSH) requirements. These DNSH requirements include … ). There it is specified that a robust climate risk and vulnerability assessment is needed. A climate risk …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 12.12.2024

    FW-I-1: Tree species composition in forest nature reserves – case study

    The picture shows a near-natural forest with beech trees. In the foreground there is an uprooted tree lying on the ground.

    … climate-related changes with higher temperatures and drier conditions as well as more frequent and more pronounced weather extremes are expected, the stand density … their adaptability are exceeded as a result of climate-related changes is an issue that is being examined by means of ongoing observation of natural woodland dynamics … of European beech (Fagus sylvatica) has continued to increase – albeit to a much lesser extent than prior to 2014. As far as oak species are concerned, a minor …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 05.01.2026

    BAU-R-2: Green roofs in cities

    The picture shows the metal facade of a modern commercial building almost completely covered with a climbing plant.

    … of the buildings concerned. By reducing the influx of sunlight and the fact that plants evaporate water through their leaves, greened roofs and façades … 5 % to 19 % (equivalent to an area of 0.3 to 1.3 m² per inhabitant). Regardless of the data-technical limitations mentioned, the baseline situation from 2020 … appropriate – implement more greening systems in future development projects. In doing so, the Federal Government has also adopted the important role model function …