Joint Activities

Global Biosphere and Water Modelling

The carbon and water cycles of the global terrestrial biosphere are central elements in the Earth System as well as for human resource consumption. Research departments: RD1 & RD2

Climate and Weather Extremes Seminar

A cross-departmental quasi-monthly meeting to bring together early career and senior scientists that work on extremes research at PIK.

Paleoclimate and Long-term Climate Evolution Seminar

A cross-departmental quasi-monthly meeting to bring together early career and senior scientists working on paleoclimate and long-term climate evolution at PIK.

COPAN - Coevolution of human-environment systems in the Anthropocene

The copan project is a collaboration between the FutureLabs “Earth resilience in the Anthropocene” (RD1) and “Game theory and networks of interacting agents” (RD4). The research of the scientists involved focusses on understanding and modelling the Anthropocene, the tightly intertwined social-environmental planetary system that humanity now inhabits.

GeoClimRisk: The Geopolitics of Climate Risks

The intersection of climate change and policy significantly impacts global economic growth, financial flows, trade, international relations, security priorities, and geopolitical dynamics.

B-EPICC Brazil East Africa Peru India Climate Capacities

Strengthening Resilience against Climate Change