Research Field 2
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North South Project:
Climate Change, Development, Sustainability
Head: Jürgen Kropp
Coordinator: Nadine Lux
Phone: ++49 (0)331 288 2664
Fax: ++49 (0)331 288 20709
P.O. Box 60 12 03, 14412 Potsdam
For visitors: Pappelallee 20, 14469 Potsdam
Co-workers: Markus Böttle, Luís Costa, Hannah Förster, Torsten Grothmann, Anne Holsten, Oleksandr Kit, Tabea Lissner, Matthias Lüdeke, Marta Moneo-Laín, Insa Niemeyer, Mady Olonscheck, Christian Pape, Prajal Pradhan, Diana Reckien, Dominik Reusser, Olivia Roithmeier, Anselmo García Cantu Ros, Diego Rybski, Diana Sietz (guest), Till Sterzel, Anastasia Svirejeva-Hopkins, Vera Tekken, Carsten Walther, Tobias Weiss, Jana Werg, Markus Wrobel; Master students/scientific assistants: Lutz Barenhoff, Martin Budde, Anto Dominic Raphael, Marcus Klaus, Julian Kossak, Franziska Kaiser, Steffen Kriewald, Nele Protze, Lena Reiber, Olaf Tiemann
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Rationale and overarching goals
LEAD QUESTION
How can societal and physical infrastructure, their interactions with the environment be transformed to contribute to mitigation, adaptation, and development so that climate and our environment will be stabilised?
The North South Project (NSP) recognizes that changing environments and anthropogenic dynamics are closely related, whereupon a combination of relevant forces – including the unprecedented western life style, economic and demographic growth, urbanization - poses additional stress on Earth’s integrity and finally on humankind itself. Concerning that it is likely that mitigation efforts could be consumed by the growth dynamics in the developing countries. Nevertheless the distribution of current emissions points to an inverse relationship between climate change vulnerability and responsibility. Old-fashioned development pathways such as "economy first" will cause more severe human losses, in particular among the poorest. Therefore, innovative concepts pushing a transition to sustainability in terms of climate protection and development and in a fair cooperation are mandatory. We try to find such solutions considering welfare, climate protection, adaptation, and sustainable development.
Flagship Projects
The flagship projects act as an integrating clamp for the third party funded projects in NSP and define the long-term research visions of the group.
- Mitigation, Adaptation and Sustainability (TripleWin)
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Infrastructural Dynamics under Climate Change (InfraDyn-C)
Magazinbeitrag: Welche Kosten verursacht der Klimawandel?
NSP Colloquium: China's Quest for Innovation
