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

How is climate change affecting precipitation and storm surges in Hamburg? Is the city itself a ‘rainmaker?’ Which forms of adaptation are necessary, and which aspects need to be kept in mind in terms of environmental law and planning law? The lecture series “Water from 4 Sides” addresses these and other key questions (held...

Last Thursday, experienced researchers, young scientists, infrastructure research experts and office staff from the new Cluster of Excellence for climate research CLICCS gathered in Universität Hamburg’s main building for the official kick-off event.

A delegation from Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois, USA, visited the Center for Earth System Research and Sustainability (CEN). The visitors, from areas including climate research, environmental and atmospheric chemistry, and energy systems, not to mention journalism and media studies, took part in a one-day...