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  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 17.12.2024

    BAU-R-3: Investments in the energetic refurbishment of building envelopes

    The picture shows a covered roof structure with insulation installed on its left-hand side.

    … to protect interior rooms from overheating, active technical cooling methods are used in residential and working premises in warmer climate zones. During the hot … or cold air. Further measures can consist in decreasing available heat sources or using solid components for temperature equilibration. As far as new builds are …

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

    Adaptation: Field of Action Building Industry

    Building crane in front of a blue sky

    … important role. The promotion of urban green spaces and the sustainable use of rainwater are important measures for adaptation. last update on 11.01.2022 Measures to reduce damage to buildings caused by heavy rainfall and river floods Technical adaptation measures can protect …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 20.09.2024

    Cluster Energy industry

    The picture shows numerous high-voltage pylons and power lines against a cloudy, yellowish sky. A few modern wind turbines are visible in the background.

    … in a way that meets these requirements, by employing renewable energies and by using energy sparingly and more efficiently. In order to achieve the energy turnaround, a decision was made to end the use of fossil and nuclear sources of energy: The withdrawal from the nuclear energy … on the other, coal supplies were restricted by low levels prevailing in waterways used by inland shipping. A renewable energy supply system brings about a distinct …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 20.09.2024

    Cluster Biological diversity

    In the foreground the picture shows a banded demoiselle which has landed on the blossom of a yellow waterbuttercup. The background of this picture is blurred.

    … and fertile soils for the cultivation of crops to produce healthy food. Another useful function of stable ecosystems is that they capture carbons from the … condition. However, biological diversity is endangered. Next to changes in land use, climate change is one of the major factors of influence on biological …

  • KomPass: Area of action climate impact from 15.07.2022 | Last changed: 17.12.2025

    Climate Impacts: Field of Action Soils

    freshly ploughed field

    … soil structure (including humus content), the degree of soil cover, and the land use and cultivation. If the amount of precipitation exceeds the infiltration … removal and material deposition would continue to be the impairment of agricultural use through silting, the silting of water bodies or receiving water bodies, the … the greater the erosion risk of the site under consideration. Visible damage caused by wind erosion usually occurs seasonally and rather sporadically, so that soil …

  • Cover from 27.11.2025

    Competence center KomPass

    Detailed image of a compass

    … Provision of information KomPass compiles the latest research findings and uses them to develop target group-specific information products. The majority can be … Studies , a " monitoring report " and the "climate navigator" constitute further useful tools for successful climate change adaptation. Networking and participation …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 17.12.2024

    BD-R-1: Consideration of climate change in landscape programmes

    The picture shows hands holding a Tablet with the screen showing a map with contour lines as well as other markings. In the blurred background of the picture it is possible to see that the person holding the Tablet is standing in a wood.

    … analysis) Climate change impacts increasingly considered in landscape planning Land use has a major influence on biodiversity, which makes it one of the core starting … challenges for a nature-compatible and future-oriented approach to controlling land use, in view of the fact that the competition for land is certain to increase. The … of renewable energies for the purpose of climate protection, but especially the use of biomass for energy generation entails the intensification of land use

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

    Adaptation: Field of Action Biological Diversity

    colourful flowering summer meadow

    … suitable alternate habitats by roads and the lack of continuity of the intensively used agricultural landscape for dispersal and migration movements. In the mountains, … can be taken to counter them. Regional web portals such as Neobiota-Nord are useful for this purpose. Should invasive species newly appear, the Federal Nature …

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

    Climate Impacts: Field of Action Water Resources, Water Management, Coastal and Marine Protection

    People standing on a seat bench surrounded by water

    … of storm surges are added to this, which can affect the water balance and cause major damage. last update on 11.01.2022 Water Resources/ Water Management Low … Stress or failure of flood protection systems: Technical flood protection has been used for centuries. As a rule, the statistically calculated probability of … used for agriculture, and there are also isolated settlement areas and tourist uses. Overloading of the drainage facilities may occur more frequently in the future …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

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

    … for cultivation in German cultivation areas. Although the cultivation terrain used for growing the internationally popular red grape varieties of Merlot and … in growing certain crops is also reflected in the development of the terrain used for the production of seed material. Especially over the past seven years, a …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 17.12.2024

    BD-I-3: Temperature index of butterfly species communities

    The picture shows a wall brown butterfly spreading its wings while sitting on a violet-coloured blossom.

    … interact with each other. Especially those processes which are connected with land use have a major influence on population trends and the composition of species … 71 frequent and semi-frequent butterfly species as recorded within the transects used by Butterfly Monitoring (Tagfalter-Monitoring) for Germany as a whole. An …