Innovations in coastal protection along the southern North Sea coast. See also: Ahlhorn, F. (2009): Long-term Perspective in Coastal Zone Development - Multifunctional Coastal Protection Zones,…

Perform an inter- and transdisciplinary investigation of four land management scenarios, applied to a North Sea and a Baltic Sea coastal region in Germany. COMTESS will quantify and evaluate the…

The CPSL 2 report contains an analysis of the following instruments and measures that might contribute to sustainable coastal defence strategies for the Wadden Sea: spatial planning, sand…

CPSL concluded that spatial planning can contribute significantly to improve the resilience of the coastal system against climate change. Depending on varying vulnerabilities of different uses,…

Long term vision on flood risk protection and fresh water supply, annual progress on implementation of measures

Investigation and development of products with hydrodynamic models (UnTRIM2 (3D), TELEMAC3D) for 20 years (1996-2015) within the German Bight. These products include:
Bathymetry (annually)…

This report of the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BFN) documents and analyses good practice examples of ecosystem-based approaches to climate change mitigation and adaptation in…

The risk of flood disasters is increasing for many coastal societies owing to global and regional changes in climate conditions, sea-level rise, land subsidence and sediment supply. At the same…

On 17 December 2008 the Federal Cabinet adopted the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change, creating  a framework for adapting to the impacts of climate change in Germany. It primarily…

structure of an adaptation strategy 2010; policy on climate protection 2010

Guidelines for climate adaptation in coastal areas

Documentation and analysis of historical changes induced by natural processes and human influences: Geologic, geophysical, cultural-historical and benthic-ecological development of the Jade Bay;…

Data base of coastal engineering projects funded by Germany

Drainage management under a changing climate in the Lower Saxonian coastal region.

Implementation of results from KLIFF in spatial planning in Lower Saxony. By evaluation of the possible consequences of climate change and establishment of an inventory of available instruments…

Climate adaptation along soft coasts. Case studies from Europe und the U.S

The Danish portal for Climate Change Adaptation presents the existing knowledge on climate change and climate change adaptation within a number of areas

Prospects for Climate-Adapted Innovation Processes in the Model Region Bremen-Oldenburg in North Western Germany