… forest-genetic resources Seed plantations serve the purpose of genetic conservation and of forest transformation. Source: Andreas Meier-Dinkel 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to … Conservation of forest-genetic resources Up until 2017, it was possible to expand the in-situ and ex-situ conservation resources. The data of the most recent …

… change at the municipal level Federal government supports municipalities, towns and districts, for example via the National Climate Protection Initiative and the DAS programme in developing concepts and implementing measures ensuring good adaptation. The outflow of funds awarded by …

… tidal high water levels measured at six selected gauging stations in the North Sea and the Baltic Sea indicate a cyclical progress. The time series fluctuate in phases of rising and falling storm-surge water levels. The illustration based on moving 19-year mean … storm surges Source: BfG (Gauge database (Pegeldatenbank) of the Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration) Storm surges increase flooding risks In coastal …

… any statements regarding long-term trends. The extremely high temperatures in 2018 and the associated lack of oxygen led to fish dying in many German water bodies, … infeeds of cooling or waste water, also the removal of trees growing on riverbanks and cases of increasing urbanisation. However, targeted investigations involving the … water volume is increased even further. The temperature of the water body controls and synchronises many processes involving plant life and other organisms in the …

… WW-R-1: Water use index Extended drought periods can lead to local and temporary water shortages. Source: bai / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report … confronts water providers with challenges, for instance, in terms of meeting the demand at times of seasonal consumption peaks. WW-R-1: Water use index Source: UBA (based on data of StBA on water abstraction and BfG on water availability) Water use decreased further The droughts prevailing …

… of urban areas at the expense of other areas. During the Covid-19 years of 2020 and 2021, the general decline of occupancy rates affected, above all, the urban areas while the wider tourism areas on coasts and in the Alps were able to gain market share. TOU-I-3: Market shares held by wider … influence on market shares identifiable Apart from coastal areas by the North Sea and Baltic Sea or the Alps with alpine foothills, there are other travel …

… for natural hazards (eEV) complements the home-owner’s comprehensive insurance and the insurance for household effects covering damage for instance caused by flooding, heavy rain, snow load and avalanches. The insurance density in respect of eEV has increased steadily and significantly since 2001. However, nationwide percentages of 49 % for buildings …

… TOU-I-1: Coastal bathing temperatures Rising temperatures make the North Sea and Baltic Sea coasts more attractive for bathing holidays. Source: Holger Luck / … seawater temperatures potentially make a bathing holiday on Germany’s North Sea and Baltic Sea coasts possible, is subject to major fluctuations from year to year. … of such temperature conditions has been increasing significantly on North Sea and Baltic Sea coasts. TOU-I-1: Coastal bathing temperatures Source: BSH (selected …

… climate change impacts Source: BMUB/BMUV & UBA (study ‚Umweltbewusstsein in Deutschland‘/ for 2021: additional survey in the framework of the study ‚Umweltbewusstsein in Deutschland 2020‘) Widespread doubts about manageability of climate impacts The availability of and access to fairly robust projections of future climate change and associated …