Research and Projects

Our research focal points are:

Improvement of our current understanding of physical processes leading to the occurrence of extreme weather and climatological events
Enhancement of our understanding of natural climate variability in terms of frequency and intensity of extreme events
Development of adequate projections of possible changes in frequency and intensity of extreme events at regional scales
The risk assessment of extreme weather events related impacts in a changing climate
The development of an effective knowledge exchange with stakeholders

Ongoing projects of working group "Water Cycle and Weather Hazards"
Title	Contact
SCENIC - Storyline Scenarios of Extreme Weather, Climate, and Environmental Events along with their Impacts in a Warmer World	Dr. P. Ludwig Prof. Dr. J. Pinto Prof. Dr. P. Braesicke
ClimXtreme A/B	H. Feldmann, Prof. Dr. Ch. Kottmeier, Prof. Dr. J.G. Pinto, Prof. Dr. A. Fink, Prof. Dr. M. Kunz, Dr. S. Mohr, Dr. A. Voigt
EDIPI - European Weather Extremes: DrIvers, Predictability and Impacts)	Prof. J.G. Pinto, Dr. J. Mömken
GlobE - Wetlands in East Africa	Prof. Dr. A. Fink
RegIKlim	Prof. Dr. J. G. Pinto, H. Feldmann, Dr. J. Mömken, Dr. F. Ehmele
Waves to Weather	Prof. Dr. J. Pinto, Prof. Dr. P. Knippertz

Other Projects

Extreme weather events under recent climate conditions. Aon Impact Forecasting, London (UK) and Prague (CZ), 2016-2025.

Impact of recurrent extreme drought events and shrub invasion on Mediterranean cork-oak ecosystem functioning and resilience. German Research Foundation (DFG), Germany, finished 2022.

Abgeschlossene Projekte
Title	Contact
MIKLIP II - Regional Decadal Prediction	Prof. Dr. Ch. Kottmeier, Prof. Dr. J. Pinto, H. Feldmann, Dr. G. Schädler, Dr. H.-J. Panitz, Dr. M. Breil