Leaders: Jana Sillmann (UHH), Corinna Schrum (UHH/HZG)

Theme C focuses on coupled human–environment dynamics on a regional level, where climate change becomes visible for humans and where sustainable adaptation can be realized by local actors. Theme C utilizes the developed multi-sectoral process-based knowledge for the generation and assessment of concrete sustainable adaptation scenarios considering further, partly competing, partly supporting governance objectives. Theme C will furnish Theme B with insights about trade-offs and synergies between various adaptation and  mitigation goals. C returns information on regional changes in greenhouse gas emissions stemming from climate change and land management practices to A and B for improved global climate scenario generation. The very concrete requirements induced by generating plausible regional adaptation scenarios can be expected to co-generate further requests on Themes A and B during CLICCS.

List of projects:

• C1 Sustainable Adaptation Scenarios for Urban Areas – Water from Four Sides
  Chairs: Jana Sillmann (UHH),  J. Knieling (HCU), Bernd Leitl (UHH)
Coordinator: Franziska S. Hanf
• C2 Sustainable Land-Use Scenarios: Soil, Biodiversity, Water, Food and Energy Security
  Chairs: A. Eschenbach, M. Köhl, M. Neuburger, U.A. Schneider (UHH)
Coordinator: Kerstin Jantke
• C3 Sustainable Adaptation Scenarios for Coastal Systems
  Chairs: K. Dähnke (hereon), P. Fröhle (TUHH), C. Möllmann (UHH), B. Ratter (UHH/HZG)
Coordinator: Martin Döring