Federal Minister of the Environment, Gabriel, starts Competence Centre for Climate Consequences and Adaptation in the Federal Environment Agency

The startling climate scenarios are coming closer, both in terms of time and space. A new calculation model from the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) prognosticates a rise of the annual average temperature leading up to 2100, which will be characterized by strong differences in season. The comparison was made to the changes between 1961 and 1990, a 2 to 3 °C change. The summer precipitation levels will be reduced by roughly 30%, affecting the north-eastern and south-western parts of Germany the most. In light of this real threat, 200 scientists from the agency will convene to discuss the effect upon agriculture, the energy industry, tourism, flood protection and other aspects of daily life as well as avoidance and adaptation strategies.

Environmental Minister Sigmar Gabriel, along with UBA President Prof. Dr. Andreas Troge, will break the ground for the new “Competence Centre for Climate Consequences and Adaptation (KomPass)” (German) in the UBA.
 

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