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4C-Kolloquium
27/02/2019 - Petra Lasch-Born and Felicitas Suckow invited the 4C-community to a Kolloquium on the past, present and future of their life-time achievement: the development of forestry model "4C".
AKTQMG Kolloquium
28/02/2019 - Der Arbeitskreis "Theorie und Quantitative Methoden in der Geographie" kam am 28. Februar und am 1. März am PIK zusammen. Unter dem Motto Empirie - Simulation - Prädiktion wurde ein Spektrum an methodischen und thematischen Arbeit vorgestellt und diskutiert.
Make climate impact models fit for extreme events, says study
03/01/2019 - Computer models used for assessing future global climate change risks are doing a good job when it comes to gradual changes, but they may be underestimating the severity of extreme events, finds an international team of scientists led by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research. They compared, for the first time, a large number of different simulations across sectors with the measured impacts of the 2003 European heat wave. In reality, the heat wave and drought in 2003 hit agriculture and ecosystems hard, and caused thousands of excess fatalities. These extreme impacts were not captured by most of the simulations. This means that there is an urgent need to develop models that better represent impacts from climate extremes. It also means that unmitigated global warming might be more costly and stabilizing our climate hence economically more rewarding than so far estimated.
Jonathan Donges awarded with most important prize for young German researchers
28/02/2019 - The German Research Foundation (DFG) and the Federal Ministry of Education and Research have awarded Jonathan Donges of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research with the most important German prize for young researchers. The Heinz Mayer-Leibnitz Prize will be awarded on 28 May to a total of ten scientists, from chemists to historians. It is endowed with 20,000 euros each. Donges is co-lead of the PIK Future Lab "Earth Resilience in the Anthropocene".
PIK is the world's most influential climate think tank - Edenhofer, Schellnhuber, Rahmstorf are among most important German-speaking intellectuals
01/02/2019 - The Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) is the world's most influential environmental policy think tank, as the "Global Go To Think Tank Index Report 2018" just published by the University of Pennsylvania shows. On top of this, three PIK scientists are among the "most important German-speaking intellectuals" according to the new Cicero ranking: Ottmar Edenhofer, Director of PIK, Hans Joachim Schellnhuber, Director Emeritus, and Stefan Rahmstorf, Chair of PIK's research department "Earth System Analysis".
International Green Week: Agriculture expert Lotze-Campen speaks at several events
22/01/2019 - From agriculture and biodiversity to digital technologies in the agricultural sector to climate change and food: During and before the International Green Week (18-21 Jan), agricultural economist Hermann Lotze-Campen, head of research department "Climate Resilience - Climate Impacts and Adaptation" at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, was invited as speaker at several events of various federal ministries in Berlin.
Honorary degree for Professor Zbigniew Kundzewicz
30/11/2018 - Professor Zbigniew Kundzewicz was distinguished with the honorary degree of 'doctor honoris causa' by the Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW)
Ten PIK researchers among the most influential scientists in the world
29/11/2018 - Ten scientists, coming from different research domains from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) are among the most highly cited researchers worldwide, according to a new ranking just published. Therewith, they are among the most influential scientifists in the world, their studies among the top 1% of scientific literature. Whether natural sciences or social sciences, PIK is one of the most renowned research institutions in Germany and worldwide, as the now published ranking once again shows.
New York Times interviews Hagen Koch and other experts on Rhine level
04/11/2018 - The prominent American newspaper New York Times features an article on the low level of the Rhine and the problematic consequences for the German economy
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Kropp on the Board of Directors of ICIMOD
18/11/2018 - The BMU/BMZ (Federal Ministries for the Environment/Economic Cooperation) nominated Prof. Dr. Jürgen Kropp as independent member on the Board of Governors of the International Centre for Mountain Development (ICIMOD). In November, the program committee, a subdivison of the Board met in Kathmandu, Nepal to discuss the programs and future outline of this transnational research body.
Congratulations Dr. Hesse!
08/11/2018 - Cornelia Hesse successfully defended her PhD thesis entitled "Integrated water quality modelling in meso- to large-scale catchments of the Elbe river basin under climate and land use change" at the University of Potsdam.
Keynote speech by Dr. Reyer on climate change impacts and resilience thinking in forest management
23/10/2018 - Dr. Christopher Reyer of RD2 gave a keynote speech at the conference "Addressing Ecological and Social Challenges for Forests and Forest Management" in Kiew on the 23rd of October 2018
Sophie Rottmann on popular African TV-show "Shamba Shape Up"
12/09/2018 - Sophie Rottmann (PIK RD2) was interviewed by a popular Kenyan TV Show on climate change impacts and the use of insurances to manage risk of crop loss caused by climate change
"Which Future?!" and "Schimmelreiter": Climate research on stage
02/10/2018 - What if Italy would exit the Euro and the currency would collapse? What if there were no money at the ATMs, due to a new banking crisis? What if there were a migration crisis? What if there were sudden and extreme climate changes? Questions like theses are discussed in the new play "Let Them Eat Money. Welche Zukunft?!" (Which Future?!) that just premiered at the Deutsche Theater in Berlin.
Delegation der Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung (RLS) am PIK
20/09/2018 - Im Rahmen einer internen Fortbildung über Klimagerechtigkeit und Politikberatung diskutierten ca. 30 Personen der Rosa-Luxemburg-Stifung mit Jürgen Kropp und weiteren PIK Wissenschaftlern.
"Warning Signal: Extreme Events"
11/09/2018 - The book "Warning signal: extreme events" with contributions from more than a hundred researchers will be presented this week at a major symposium at the University of Hamburg, Germany. From heat waves and droughts but also heavy rain and floods to tropical cyclones: the risks are increasing globally. The new publication as well as the event are intended to present the topic to a broader public.
BMU-Besuchergruppe der Nationalen Klimaschutzinitiative
16/08/2018 - Last week, a group of employees from the national climate protection initiative of the National Ministry of Environment (BMU) came to visit PIK.
Ackern in heißen Zeiten - Bringt der Klimawechsel die Agrarwende?
10/08/2018 - Im Programm "Wortwechsel" des Senders Deutschlandfunk Kultur diskutiert RD2-Wissenschaftler Dr. Benjamin Bodirsky unter anderem mit Bernhard Krüsken, Generalsekretär des Deutschen Bauernverbandes, über Klimapolitik und Landwirtschaft.
Interview Potsdam TV
27/06/2018 - In einem Interview mit Potsdam TV erklärt RD2-Wissenschaftler Benjamin Leon Bodirsky, dass man Nutztiere statt mit Sojabohnen auch mit Bakterien füttern könnte.
Summer of extremes - PIK experts in the media
07/26/2018 - Everybody seems to be talking about the weather these days, with extreme heat in Germany and Europe, forest fires in Sweden, Greece and California. From Japan to the Arctic - the Northern hemisphere is currently experiencing a heat wave and experts from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impacts Research (PIK) were interviewed by numerous media outlets for an assessment of the current situation in the light of climate change.
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