Current Projects

PIK scientists contribute to numerous research projects commissioned by external funders.

In the past 15 years, PIK has conducted around 800 projects funded, for example, through the research programmes of the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR, formerly BMBF) or the European Union. This list of current projects is generated from our database (newest first). Separate lists of completed  and all projects from 2007 on are available.

Current projects at PIK:

P2F-RD4

Past to Future: Towards fully palaeo-informed future climate projections
Mar 01, 2025 - Feb 28, 2029
Funded by: EU, Horizon Europe
Contact: Niklas Boers

P2F-RD1

Past to Future: Towards fully palaeo-informed future climate projections
Mar 01, 2025 - Feb 28, 2029
Funded by: EU, Horizon Europe
Contact: Matteo Willeit

BREATHE

Bridging Research on Environmental Attribution and Health Equity
Mar 01, 2025 - Feb 29, 2028
Funded by: Wellcome Trust
Contact: Katja Frieler

NewPathWays - RD2

New Pathways for equitable climate action in line with the Paris Agreement and sustainable development
Jan 01, 2025 - Jun 30, 2028
Funded by: EU, Horizon Europe
Contact: Elmar Kriegler, Alexander Popp

eKI4DS

Erklärbare Kl für Dynamische Stabilitat; Teilvorhaben: Kl Datensätze und interpretierbare Architekturen
Jan 01, 2025 - Dec 31, 2027
Funded by: BMWE - Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie
Contact: Frank Hellmann

ProLiCo

Promoting the commercial growth of coffea Liberica to strengthen climate-resilience of Ugandan coffee farmers
Jan 01, 2025 - Dec 31, 2026
Funded by: BMFTR - Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt
Contact: Sophie von Loeben

CLIMPACT

Climate Information for Management, Peace-building, Adaptation, and Coordination in Central Asia
Jan 01, 2025 - Dec 31, 2026
Funded by: GIZ - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit
Contact: Iulii Didovets

RENAT

Spatial assessments on production potential and climate resilience of natural farming in India
Jan 01, 2025 - Dec 31, 2026
Funded by: KfW
Contact: Christoph Gornott / Lisa Murken

PROSOCIAL

Stimulating Prosocial Behavior (PROSOCIAL): Coordinated Analyses Across Diverse Domains
Jan 01, 2025 - Dec 31, 2027
Funded by: Leibniz-Gemeinschaft
Contact: Linus Mattauch

SoCDR

State of Carbon Dioxide Removal (SoCDR)
Jan 01, 2025 - Jun 30, 2027
Funded by: Quadrature Climate Foundation
Contact: Jan Minx

NewPathWays - RD3

New Pathways for equitable climate action in line with the Paris Agreement and sustainable development
Jan 01, 2025 - Jun 30, 2028
Funded by: EU - European Union
Contact: Elmar Kriegler, Alexander Popp

Strategiefonds Biodiversität

Vom interdisziplinären Wissen zum transdisziplinären Handeln – ein Beitrag der Leibniz-Biodiversitätsforschung zum transformativen Wandel
Jan 01, 2025 - Dec 31, 2027
Funded by: Leibniz-Gemeinschaft
Contact: Kirsten Thonicke

NextGenCarbon

Next Generation Modelling of Terrestrial Carbon Cycle by assimilation of in-situ campaigns and Earth Observations
Jan 01, 2025 - Dec 31, 2029
Funded by: EU, Horizon Europe
Contact: Jan Phillip Dietrich

DESTINY

Digital Evidence Synthesis Tool Innovation for Yielding Improvements in Climate & Health
Jan 01, 2025 - Dec 31, 2028
Funded by: Wellcome Trust
Contact: Jan Minx

AJusT

A just transition in agriculture and food systems through agroecological practices based on Indigenous knowledge
Jan 01, 2025 - Dec 31, 2027
Funded by: BMZ - Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung
Contact: Lisa Murken / Christoph Gornott

CORC

The Novo Nordisk Foundation CO2 Research Center
Nov 01, 2024 - Feb 28, 2027
Funded by: Novo Nordisk Foundation
Contact: Jessica Strefler

MELANGE-PISM

Effects of ice mélange on ice flow and calving of Greenland glaciers in a warmer climate
Nov 01, 2024 - Oct 31, 2027
Funded by: DFG - Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
Contact: Ricarda Winkelmann

WKB-GS

Geschäftsstelle des Wissenschaftlichen Klimabeirats
Oct 01, 2024 - Dec 31, 2026
Funded by: Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Arbeit, Energie und Klimaschutz des Landes Brandenburg
Contact: Cornelia Auer

Finance4green

Financing for Green Transition
Oct 01, 2024 - Sep 30, 2028
Funded by: MSCA (EU)
Contact: Jan Steckel

TRANSFORM - RD5

Research for evidence-based climate policy through agricultural and food systems transformation, financing preservation forest sink and a just transition of the economy
Sep 01, 2024 - Dec 31, 2027
Funded by: BMZ - Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung
Contact: Jan Steckel

TRANSFORM

Research for evidence-based climate policy through agricultural and food systems transformation, financing preservation forest sink and a just transition of the economy
Sep 01, 2024 - Dec 31, 2027
Funded by: BMZ - Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung
Contact: Lisa Murken / Christoph Gornott

ASMASYS-2

DAM Dekarbonisierung-2: ASMASYS-2 - Bewertung mariner C02-Entnahmeoptionen -Synthese, Szenarien und Regulierung; Vorhaben: Modellierung von marinen C02-Entnahmeoptionen für Deutschland im Kontext der EU
Aug 01, 2024 - Jul 31, 2027
Funded by: BMFTR - Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt, PTJ
Contact: Jessica Strefler

DCropS4OneHealth-2

BiodivGesundheit: Diversifying cropping systems for the One Health of soils, plants and humans
Aug 01, 2024 - Jul 31, 2027
Funded by: BMFTR - Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt, PTJ
Contact: Amanda Wendt

NGFS V - RD3

Network for Greening the Financial System
Jul 01, 2024 - Dec 31, 2026
Funded by: Climate Works Foundation
Contact: Elmar Kriegler

NGFS V - RD2

Network for Greening the Financial System
Jul 01, 2024 - Dec 31, 2026
Funded by: Climate Works Foundation
Contact: Elmar Kriegler, Alexander Popp

NGFS V - RD4

Network for Greening the Financial System
Jul 01, 2024 - Dec 31, 2026
Funded by: Climate Works Foundation
Contact: Leonie Wenz

WPKS

Wissenschaftsplattform Klimaschutz (WPKS)
Jul 01, 2024 - Jun 30, 2027
Funded by: BMFTR - Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt, PT DLR
Contact: Ottmar Edenhofer

GeoClimRisk - RD3

The Geopolitics of Climate Change Risks
Jun 01, 2024 - Nov 30, 2026
Funded by: AA - Auswärtiges Amt
Contact: Andrea Kambergs

GeoClimRisk - RD4

The Geopolitics of Climate Change Risks
Jun 01, 2024 - Nov 30, 2026
Funded by: AA - Auswärtiges Amt
Contact: Leonie Wenz

GeoClimRisk - RD5

The Geopolitics of Climate Change Risks
Jun 01, 2024 - Nov 30, 2026
Funded by: AA - Auswärtiges Amt
Contact: Jan Steckel