The past major flood events as well as the extremely dry and hot summers of the last few years have demonstrated that climate change and its consequences are also becoming increasingly relevant in Central Europe with strong impacts on people's lives. Despite diverse political efforts and a growing global awareness of the urgency of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, these emissions continue to rise without review. Climate change is considered one of the most severe global challenges facing humanity. Both our past and our present actions continue to exert significant influence on the climate and the living conditions of future generations.

Active, sustainable climate policy requires the development and implementation of specific adaptation strategies, especially as the irreversibility of the changes in climate and environment are already becoming apparent. In order to secure prosperity, health, economic performance, biodiversity and sustainable coexistence with the environment and within our society in the long term, we must become more resilient to the impacts of global climate change.

Achieving climate resilience, we need to reduce our vulnerabilities and strengthen the resilience and adaptive capacity to the impacts of climate change. Climate resilience must encompass a wide range, e.g. from ecosystems to human health and society, economy, politics and jurisdiction. Climate resilience hence requires a comprehensive transformation.

The aim of the Centre for Climate Resilience research is to develop scientific foundations as well as holistic and implementable strategies and applications at regional, national and international levels, thus showing options for adaptations to the inevitable consequences of climate change.