Research Field 3
REGIONAL IMPACTS AND STRATEGIES
Leader: Frank Wechsung
Co-workers: Valentin Aich, Matthias Büchner, Tobias Conradt, Samuel Fournet, Friedrich-Wilhelm Gerstengarbe, Pia Gottschalk, Peggy Gräfe, Susanne Grossmann-Clarke, Martin Gutsch, Fred Hattermann, Ylva Hauf, Detlef Hauffe, Cornelia Hesse, Shaochun Huang, Thomas Kartschall, Hagen Koch, Valentina Krysanova, Martin Küken, Zbigniew Kundzewicz, Cornelius Laaser, Petra Lasch, Friedemann Lembcke, Stefan Liersch, Andrea Lüttger, Julia Lutz, Christoph Menz, Jacob Möhring, Hermann Österle, Ilona Otto, Julia Reinhardt, Christopher Reyer, Michael Roers, Sebastian Schubert, Judith Stagl, Bastian Stößel, Felicitas Suckow, Julia tecklenburg, Jan Volkholz, Peter C. Werner, Ursula Werner, Sarah Wernicke, Martin Wodinski, Michel Wortmann
Summary:
Our perception of climate change is shaped by the individual regional experience of this change. The alternatives for adjusting to and mitigating of climate change vary between regions. They depend on environmental as well as social conditions. In research field 3, we develop models to project regional climate change and explore its consequences for agriculture and forestry, the water household, human health and regional economic activities in different regions of the world. The climate projections and its impacts are summarized in climate impact registers. The climate impact register for Germany is the basis for our policy advice to support the current German strategy for climate impact and mitigation.
Lead question:
What are the quantitative impacts of climate change on Germany (and later selected other world regions)?
What are the consequences for affected sectors and what strategic scientific advice can be given to policy makers?
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