A5068221227- Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
- Coastal and Marine Management
- Flood Risk Assessment and Management
- Climate Change Policy and Economics
- Water resources management and optimization
- Climate change impacts on agriculture
- Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
- Disaster Management and Resilience
- Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development
- Agricultural risk and resilience
- Coastal and Marine Dynamics
- demographic modeling and climate adaptation
- Complex Systems and Decision Making
- Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Cognitive Science and Mapping
- Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
- Climate variability and models
- Climate Change Communication and Perception
- Global Energy and Sustainability Research
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Urban and Rural Development Challenges
- Insurance and Financial Risk Management
- Health disparities and outcomes
Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon
2021-2025
Climate Service Center
2014-2024
German Climate Computing Centre
2010-2023
Fischer (Germany)
2014-2021
Coastal Impact
2011
Universidade de Vigo
2010
Gestion de l'Eau, Acteurs, Usages
2008-2010
Osnabrück University
2005-2008
University of Göttingen
2005
Climate change and the overexploitation of natural resources increase need to integrate sustainable development policies at both national international levels fit demands a growing population. In 2015 United Nations (UN) established 2030 Agenda for with aim eradicating extreme poverty, reducing inequality protecting planet. The highlights importance biodiversity functioning ecosystems maintain economic activities well-being local communities. Nature Based Solutions (NBS) support conservation...
Rapid urbanization and climate change together increase the vulnerability of poor urban communities to natural hazards, undermining resilience. It is therefore critical identify deepen our understanding main variables, complex interactions between them, producing shaping hazards. Identifying factors that challenge or support efforts these in responding hazards also helpful policymaking for To develop this understanding, it necessary conduct detailed research at local scale. This paper aims...
SUMMARY Various management approaches have been proposed to address the alarming depletion of marine coastal resources. Prominent among them are community-based and establishment protected areas (MPAs). The overall poor performance MPAs can be traced a failure effectively include local communities in design implementation relevant measures. Recent efforts incorporated aspects into hybrid form management, which ideally builds upon existing practices. A key challenge lies development...
Abstract Climate science provides strong evidence of the necessity limiting global warming to 1.5 °C, in line with Paris Agreement. The IPCC °C special report (SR1.5) presents 414 emissions scenarios modelled for report, which around 50 are classified as ‘1.5 scenarios’, no or low temperature overshoot. These emission differ their reliance on individual mitigation levers, including reduction energy demand, decarbonisation production, development land-management systems, and pace scale...
Urbanization and climate change are compounding the vulnerability of flooding for urban poor, particularly in Global South. However, local governance can be a greater determinant flood risk than hazard itself. Identifying strengths weaknesses water management is therefore crucial. This paper presents assessment Quarry Road West informal settlement, Durban, South Africa, relation to by applying Capital Approach Framework. Through developing deeper understanding current system, embeddedness...
Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) have been gaining importance in many European cities to reduce floods' impacts. However, evidence of their effectiveness reducing the impacts droughts rural areas are scarce. Besides, ignoring future climate conditions or specific socio-economic context which NBS is applied could decrease long-term effectiveness. This study aims stress developing scientifically-based and customised information on change as a precondition for designing implementing NBS. For that,...
Participatory modeling approaches provide opportunities for collective action responding to challenges of community resource limitations. In the context climate change, arise from potential limitations water availability and resulting conflicts within agricultural sector. Northeast Lower Saxony is region with highest irrigation intensity in Germany due sandy soils low holding capacity, cultivation crops high demand, a negative climatic balance during summer months. Water resources will...
Water scarcity is a serious issue on many small coral islands, including the Spermonde Archipelago in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. An important driver behind it population growth. Additionally, predicted impacts of climate change will further accelerate problem. While lot scientific attention has been paid to water Pacific, little known about situation The paper presents results first study an Indonesian Archipelago. It combines analysis historical and contemporary documents with local...
The EU Roadmap on climate services can be seen as a result of convergence between the society's call for "actionable research", and ability research community to provide tailored data, information knowledge. However, although weather have clearly distinct definitions, strong link exists that is not explored extensively. Stakeholders being interviewed in context consider far distant long term feature difficult incorporate present-day decision taking, which dominated by daily experience with...
Non-technical summary The ‘last mile’ is a transportation planning term that describes the movement of people and goods from hub to final destination; local place such as home or shop. This step logistics process unites product with its new owner. We present explain challenges science-guided adaptation at level, how this an equivalent challenge for climate adaptation. Technical issue, used in planning, destination, critical owner, point value chain. analogy aptly last steps between...
Abstract Post-industrial society is driving global environmental change, which a challenge for all generations, current and future. The Anthropocene the geological epoch in humans dominate it rooted past, present, Future sustainability building on momentum of fundamental importance studying human dynamics governance coupled social ecological systems. In Anthropocene, innovation may play critical role achieving new pathways to sustainability. This conventional narrative review uses...
Climate observations, research, and models are used extensively to help understand key processes underlying changes the climate on a range of time scales from months decades, investigate describe possible longer-term future climates. The knowledge generated serves as scientific basis for services that provided with aim tailoring information decision-makers policy-makers. crucial elements supporting policy other societal actions mitigate adapt change, making society better prepared more...
Climate information plays a foundational role in achieving green recovery and climate neutrality Europe, central one for resilient Europe. This can materialize if is delivered appropriately used effectively. services, understood as the provision of use decision making, have been created to provide addressing these aspects. The utility services determined by level user engagement co-design, employed during their development, while resource limitations any aspects constrain full potential....
Climate services were initially established with the aim to make vast amount of climate data, projections and other science output publicly available support development responses society's vulnerability change. In Europe embraced concept was not only provide access scientific knowledge reduce vulnerability, but also as an opportunity promote innovation, business opportunities employment, highlighting importance involving users in developing services. However, differences skills, framing...
To develop appropriate climate change adaptation plans, evidence of the effectiveness measures is required. At a regional scale, however, this information usually lacking. The region Seewinkel in Austria was taken as case study because its extensive agricultural industry and unique ecosystem saline lakes. goal to provide stakeholders with support their process. Adaptation discussed by local were analyzed determine efficacy. A system dynamics (SD) based model developed serve tool for water...
Abstract There is a lack of operable methods, criteria and tools that enable public authorities to purchase goods, services works contribute both climate change mitigation adaptation. Based on our experience as coordinators 8 procurement procedures within an ongoing Horizon Europe project, we suggest new approach proofing procurement, identify urgent research developments recommend the amendment policies incorporate criteria.
Abstract South‐east Spain is a drought prone area, characterized by climate variability and water scarcity. The Jucar River Basin, located in Eastern Spain, has suffered many historical droughts with significant socio‐economic impacts. For nearly hundred years, the institutional non‐institutional strategies to cope have been successful through development of institutions partnerships for management including multiple actors. In this paper, we show how creation institutionalisation...