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

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Partner, Funding

The CLICCS program is coordinated through Universität Hamburg's Center for Earth System Research and Sustainability (CEN) in close collaboration with:

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Max-Planck-Institut für Meteorologie

The Hamburg-based Max Planck Institute for Meteorology (MPI-M) has earned great international renown since its foundation in 1975. A large number of its eminent scientists are conducting research for CliCCS.

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Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon

The Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon (Centre for Materials and Coastal Research, HZG) focuses on climate change indicators in the German Baltic and North Seas.

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Deutsches Klimarechenzentrum

Efficient specialist staff, high-performance computers, and capacious data storage facilities at the German Climate Computing Center (DKRZ) enable CliCCS’s researchers to simulate realistic models of future climate and environmental challenges.

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Additional partner institutions:

  • Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD)
  • Bundesanstalt für Wasserbau (BAW)
  • Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie (BSH)
  • German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
  • HafenCity Universität Hamburg (HCU)
  • Helmut-Schmidt-Universität (HSU)
  • Institut für Friedensforschung und Sicherheitspolitik an der Universität Hamburg (IFSH)
  • Technische Universität Hamburg (TUHH)
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