… storms are severely affecting the forest. Pest infestations and forest fires can cause damage over large areas. In many places, the natural adaptive capacity of … associated drop in pressure, the trees close the stomata of their leaves. This causes them to lose less water, but at the same time they can absorb less carbon … crowns become thinner. The prolonged drought in the 2018 and 2019 growing seasons caused widespread premature leaf drop. According to the most recent 2019 Forest Damage …

… a climate resilient society. In line with transformation paths towards a low greenhouse gas society, the project intended to design future scenarios and ways leading to … of infrastructures is an important topic for the German Adaptation Strategy because of the high vulnerability of infrastructures to climatic extreme events, their … Action Plan (APA II). To achieve this aim, the following working steps were used: The compilation of adaptation measures; The identification of relevant policy …

… countries in the global south, climate change exacerbates the problems already caused by hunger and inadequate access to clean drinking water. However, climate … towards heat extremes (cf. Indicator GE-I-1 ). In extreme cases, heatwaves can cause mortality. In Germany alone, for example, it is estimated that between the years …

… the EU taxonomy . The EU taxonomy is a classification system regulated by law that uses requirements to determine whether certain economic activities contribute … the EU taxonomy . The EU taxonomy is a classification system regulated by law that uses requirements to determine whether certain economic activities contribute …

… for any future disaster scenarios. Greater compatibility among detection systems used nationwide and among recorded deployment data might contribute to the … at a national level with regard to the extent to which disaster situations caused by extreme weather events such as flooding or storm actually bind the emergency …

… standardised disclosures on climate-related financial risks that companies can use to provide information to lenders, insurers, investors and other stakeholders. … standardised disclosures on climate-related financial risks that companies can use to provide information to lenders, insurers, investors and other stakeholders. …

… (i.e. day length). An increase in temperature due to climate change can cause a temporal shift in these development and activity phases of plants and animals. … which react very sensitive to changing climatic conditions. Global warming can cause changes in their occurrence, dispersal, migration behaviour, habitat selection … behaviour of long-distance migrants has changed much more slowly so far because it is genetically predetermined. For some of these species it is difficult to …

… water which is available for cultivation and for a variety of surface water uses such as cooling water or shipping. Changes in the mean discharge values can … water which is available for cultivation and for a variety of surface water uses such as cooling water or shipping. Changes in the mean discharge values can …

… the heavy-rain warnings only indicate part of the threat to settlements: The DWD uses the additional warning criterion of persistent rainfall for extended and … to make sewers overflow and flooding entire street networks. Torrential rain can cause flash floods engulfing cars and devastating streets and buildings. In extreme …

… WW-I-5: Peak discharge values in watercourses Depending on the location and use of the areas threatened by flooding, extreme floodwater discharge events … German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change … Depending on the location and use of the areas threatened by flooding, extreme floodwater discharge events …

… owing to heat or drought, further increases in temperature and increasing drought caused by climate change will have detrimental impacts on timber growth. In general it … – for instance owing to unfavourable weather conditions – it may be possible to use targeted silvicultural management measures to actively reduce stand density and … owing to heat or drought, further increases in temperature and increasing drought caused by climate change will have detrimental impacts on timber growth. In general it …

… data as well as climate-related data are averaged over periods of 30 years. Using the so-called phenological clock to compare the mean starting points of … to changed climatic conditions. On the other, changes in development cycles caused by climate change also indicate consequential impacts on biodiversity. … of the consequences of such changes in relationships between plants and animals caused by phenological shifts. This is why at this point in time it is only possible …