Centre for Climate Resilience
Recent major flood events as well as the extremely dry and hot summers over the last few years have demonstrated that climate change and its consequences are becoming increasingly noticeable in Central Europe and are already having a major impact on people’s lives. Despite diverse political efforts and growing global awareness of the urgency of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, emissions continue to rise. Climate change is 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.
In view of the irreversibility of climate change impacts, active, sustainable climate policy requires the development and implementation of specific adaptation strategies. In order to maintain our health and prosperity, economic productivity, biodiversity, and long-term sustainable coexistence with the environment, ecological systems as well as our society and economy must become resilient to the impacts of global climate change.
Climate resilience entails the reduction of vulnerability to climate impacts and the strengthening of our capacity to adapt. Climate resilience therefore includes a broad spectrum of areas ranging from ecosystems to human health and society, economy, politics, and law. Climate resilience requires a comprehensive transformation.
The aim of the Centre for Climate Resilience is to develop the scientific foundations for adapting to the inevitable consequences of climate change, as well as developing holistic and implementable adaptation strategies for application at regional, national, and international levels.
News
Neue Stellenausschreibungen am ZfK: Für die Unterstützung der Public Climate School 2024-2026 werden studentische Hilfskräfte gesucht.
Greenwashing bei Unternehmen messen
Wenn sich Unternehmen umweltfreundlicher darstellen, als sie eigentlich sind, schadet das der Gesellschaft. Bisher lässt sich solches Greenwashing schwer beziffern. Nun haben zwei Wirtschaftswissenschaftler vom Zentrum für Klimaresilienz ein Konzept für einen Greenwashing-Indikator entwickelt. Damit könnten Greenwashing-Fälle künftig schneller entdeckt werden, wie sie in der Fachzeitschrift „Review of Managerial Science“ schreiben.
Deutscher Hydrologiepreis 2024 für Prof. Dr. Harald Kunstmann
Der Augsburger Wissenschaftler Prof. Dr. Harald Kunstmann wurde mit dem renommierten Deutschen Hydrologiepreis 2024 der Deutschen Hydrologischen Gesellschaft (DHG) geehrt. Die Auszeichnung würdigt Kunstmanns langjähriges Engagement und seine wegweisenden Arbeiten im Bereich Wasserforschung und Klimaänderung.
Kontakt & Anschrift
Contact & Postal address
Centre for Climate Resilience - CCR
Universität Augsburg
Universitätsstraße 12
86159 Augsburg
Tel: +49 821 598-4802
E-Mail: info@ccr.uni-augsburg.de
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Directions & Parking
The CCR ist based in the building I on the campus map.
Precise directions on how to get us with public transport or by car an be found on the bottom of this page.
Parking: P5 + P6