Cluster of ExcellenceClimate, Climatic Change,
and Society (CLICCS)

The Corona pandemic is exacerbating people's vulnerability to climate change risks in many places. In Brazil, the pandemic has serious health and social implications. People suffering from unemployment and poverty, and whose food security is threatened, are particularly vulnerable to such risks. Each additional stressor can...

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Germany will only achieve its declared climate goals by 2050 if massive changes are made in its agricultural sector. According to a new study from Universität Hamburg, stakeholders in the sector fundamentally consider the goals to be achievable, provided that Germans are willing to change their eating habits. For the first...