KlimAdapTIT - Development of Climate Adaptation Strategies and Technologies in Thuringia | Umweltbundesamt

For the projection of the future development of the climate in the Ilm district, climate data of the Thuringian Climate Agency were provided and taken from IMPAKT.
The projected climate data for the climate elements temperature, wind and precipitation show that the hot days are increasing in the Ilm-Kreis, the ice days are decreasing, the average summer precipitation is decreasing and the mean winter precipitation is increasing. By contrast, the wind will only decrease marginally. For Erfurt, an increase in the heat / summer days, a decrease in frost / ice days, a decrease in the average summer precipitation and increase in mean winter precipitation and a more frequent occurrence of storms and other extreme weather events is forecast.

Summer and heat days, frost and ice days

In the Ilm district, the fields of action considered (human health, agriculture & soil, forestry, water management, nature conservation, civil protection, construction, transport, tourism) were discussed in two workshops (14.11.2017 / 30.11.2017) and individuals were interviewed on human health, forestry, and water management to identify the potential impact of climate change on the respective risk groups.
For the city of Erfurt, the focus was on the fields of action of human health, agriculture and forestry, nature conservation, water management, civil protection, construction, and transport.

In the Ilm district, theoretical adaptation measures and funding opportunities for the individual fields of action were identified during the workshops.
For the city of Erfurt, too, the relevant fields of action were analyzed in order to determine the necessary need for adjustment.
Implementation of the individual measures generally depends on the availability of the necessary financial and human resources as well as on the urgency of the time and the corresponding responsibility. All measures must take into account the proportionality of the costs to the expected climate-related opportunities and risks as well as the effect to be achieved. Interdisciplinary understanding is becoming increasingly important as different ministries must work closely together for precautionary climate adaptation planning. This applies not only within the district administration, but also in the individual communities as a whole.
As part of the project, the "Practice Guide Climate Adapted Building and Renovation" was also developed, which takes a closer look at adaptation measures in the building sector. On two concrete model buildings, an apartment building in Stadtilm and a non-residential building in Erfurt, as well as on a non-real but typical detached house, selected climate adaptation measures with regard to economy and ecology were examined. The simulation software TOP-Energy® was used for this purpose. The measures examined include, inter alia, the insulation of exterior walls and basement ceilings and the use of heat insulating glazing.