The 13th "Deutsche Klimatagung" (DKT) took place from 12th to 14th of March 2024 at the Telegrafenberg in Potsdam. It brings together meteorologists and climate scientists to discuss their research and possible applications.
Paula Romanovska presented her work on climate impact attribution for the agricultural sector in Kazakhstan. The research quantifies the impact of human-induced climate change on the wheat production in northern Kazakhstan. The results show that human-induced climate change, and explicitly increases in daily-minimum temperatures and extreme heat, have had a critical impact on wheat production, decreasing yields between 2000 and 2019 by around 6.2 to 8.2%, increasing the likelihood of low-production events by 2.1 to 3 times, and leading to economic losses of 119 to 158 million USD per year.
More information on the presentations can be found here.
