Cluster of Excellence CLICCS
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| Category | Research Network |
|---|---|
| Participating institutions | Universität Hamburg, Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, Helmholtz Center Hereon, German Climate Computing Centre and other partners |
| Location | Hamburg |
| Type of research | Basic Research |
| Subjects | Natural and social sciences |
| Spokesperson | Anita Engels, Johanna Baehr and Jochem Marotzke (both deputy) |
| Homepage | www.cliccs.uni-hamburg.de |
Climate, Climatic Change, and Society (CLICCS) is a Cluster of Excellence at Universität Hamburg (UHH) in which research is conducted together with major partner institutions.[1] Since January 2019, the Cluster has received funding from Germany’s Excellence Strategy of the Federal Government and States, and from the German Research Foundation (DFG).[2][3] CLICCS is a central research project at Universität Hamburg’s Center for Earth System Research and Sustainability (CEN), which also coordinates it.[4]
The overarching research question is: Which climate futures are possible, and which are plausible? The Cluster’s goal is to understand climate change, including natural climate change, extreme events, and unexpected effects.[5] The project encompasses a broad range of topics, from basic research, to climate-system dynamics and social dynamics, to transdisciplinary investigations of human/environment interactions.
The Cluster of Excellence regularly publishes its findings on overarching research questions in the Hamburg Climate Futures Outlook. In 2021, the question was: Is global deep decarbonization by 2050 plausible?[6] In 2023, the question was: What affects the plausibility of achieving the temperature goals set in the Paris Agreement?[7]
Research Areas[edit]
CLICCS pursues research in three closely interlinked areas:[8]
A – Sensitivity and Variability in the Climate System
B – Climate-Related Dynamics of Social Systems
C – Sustainable Adaption Scenarios
Research Area A provides the natural sciences basis for understanding the dynamics of the climate system. In this regard, spatial and temporal variation, climate extremes, and current and future climate change are particularly relevant.
Research Area B investigates the dynamics of social systems which are connected to the climate, building on Research Area A. It explores social options and obstacles and provides insights into sustainable adaptation scenarios. Further, it addresses the social preconditions for lasting decarbonization.
Research Area C focuses on dynamics between human beings and their environment at the regional scale – where climate change can be seen and felt by individuals, and where local actors can achieve sustainable adaptation. Drawing on the outcomes of CLICCS research, new adaptation scenarios are developed and assessed.
The High-Performance Computing and Data-Intensive Science (HPC) area develops its own software for climate models, together with solutions for processing tremendous amounts of data.[9]
Structure[edit]
The Speaker of the Cluster of Excellence CLICCS is Anita Engels, Professor of Sociology.[10] Her deputies are Johanna Baehr from the Institute of Oceanography and Jochem Marotzke from the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology.[11] A total of more than 220 people from various disciplines are involved in the project.[12] CLICCS is the successor of the Cluster of Excellence CliSAP. Launched in 2007 and funded by the DFG for ten years, CliSAP, too, was founded by Universität Hamburg and coordinated by the CEN.[13]
Partnerships[edit]
- Max Planck Institute for Meteorology (MPI-M)
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon (HZH)
- German Climate Computing Center (DKRZ) (DKRZ)
Other partner institutions:
- Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD)
- Federal Waterways Engineering and Research Isnstitute (BAW)
- Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH)
- German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
- HafenCity University Hamburg (HCU)
- Helmut Schmidt University (HSU)
- Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy (IFSH)
- Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "CLICCS : Climate, Climatic Change, and Society : Universität Hamburg". www.cliccs.uni-hamburg.de. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ↑ "DFG - GEPRIS - EXC 2037: Climate, Climatic Change, and Society (CLICCS)". gepris.dfg.de. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ↑ "Die Exzellenzstrategie - BMBF". Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung - BMBF (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ↑ Kreis, Ute. "Cluster of Excellence, CLICCS". www.cen.uni-hamburg.de. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ↑ "Objectives". www.cliccs.uni-hamburg.de. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ↑ "Hamburg Climate Futures Outlook". www.cliccs.uni-hamburg.de. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ↑ "Hamburg Climate Futures Outlook". www.cliccs.uni-hamburg.de. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ↑ "Climate Research". www.cliccs.uni-hamburg.de. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ↑ "High-Perfomance Computing and Data Intensive Science". www.cliccs.uni-hamburg.de. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ↑ "Management". www.cliccs.uni-hamburg.de. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ↑ "DFG - GEPRIS - EXC 2037: Climate, Climatic Change, and Society (CLICCS)". gepris.dfg.de. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ↑ "Members". www.cliccs.uni-hamburg.de (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ↑ "DFG - GEPRIS - EXC 177: Integrierte Klimasystemanalyse und -vorhersage". gepris.dfg.de. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
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