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Welcome to the German Climate Consortium

The German Climate Consortium (Deutsches Klima-Konsortium e.V. - DKK) represents the essential parts of German climate and climate impact research. Under the guiding principle “Research for Society, Economy and the Environment”, DKK brings together twenty-two internationally renowned research organizations. Amongst them are Max Planck Institutes, Helmholtz Centres, Leibniz Institutes, a Higher Federal Authority, the German Climate Computing Centre as well as Universities. These organizations make an important contribution to recognize and respond to climate change and climate impacts.

ClimateCalendar

Up-to-date Information on Climate Research and Climate Policy

03/14/12: 

The BfG a new member in the German Climate Consortium (DKK)

The German Federal Institute of Hydrology (BfG) has become a member of the DKK in March 2012. The BfG, being a ministerial research institution of the Federal government, adds a relevant competence to the community of climate researchers in this country: The focus of research in the BfG is on water and the environment - with a strong emphasis on practical applications. The Federal Institute of Hydrology provides consulting services and expert assessments in water-related matters. Moreover, it collects and systematically processes data that are used to develop realistic scientific models. For decades the BfG has been monitoring the navigable waterways (rivers, canals, and estuaries) so that it can now draw upon a unique wealth of experience and a vast data pool. Together with its partners, the BfG is investigating under the research programme "KLIWAS" the transport performance of waterways under conditions of climate change. The consequences of climate change for waterways and navigation and the search for suitable strategies of adaptation are in the centre of research here.

The BfG is headed by Director General Michael Behrendt.

12/12/11: 

Presentation on 'International Climate Policy' at Kloster Banz

On 9th December 2011 the DKK Managing Director Tanja Fröhlich gave a speech on International Climate Policy for 120 scholars at Kloster Banz of the Hanns Seidel Foundation.

Presentation (pdf)

11/28/11: 

Durban: Positions and Maker

Information for journalists and other rapporteurs on official negotiation positions and chief negotiators of selected countries and country groups at the world climate conference in Durban, South Africa.

» Further information

11/11/11: 

Pre-Durban: Climate Research and Climate Policies

Around 200 representatives of the diplomatic corps, the German industry, media and the civil society met today at the German Foreign Office to be informed about the latest scientific findings and political strategies for the forthcoming climate negotiations of the United Nations COP 17 in Durban, South Africa. The event was jointly organised by the German Climate Consortium (DKK), the Federal Foreign Office, the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Protection and Nuclear Safety, the Federal Ministry for Education and Research and the South African Embassy. The participants discussed with renowned German scientists the latest findings of climate research. The German negotiator at the world climate conference explained  the EU position for Durban and informed about the  expectations towards the outcome of the conference.  The Federal Foreign Office provided information on activities within the frame of its „Climate Diplomacy“.

Speeches (pdf), Abstract (pdf), Press release (in German only, pdf), Photos

10/13/11: 

Image brochure published

The image brochure of the German Climate Consortium (DKK) is now available for download (pdf).

 

09/30/11: 

Frequently Asked Questions

The Working Group I (The Physical Science Basis) of the IPCC has provided Frequently Asked Questions (as PDF) which have been taken directly from the chapters of the underlying Fourth Assessment Report (2007).

IPCC, 2007: Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group I to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Solomon, S., D. Qin, M. Manning, Z. Chen, M. Marquis, K.B. Averyt, M.Tignor and H.L. Miller (eds.)]. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom and New York, NY, USA.

09/27/11: 

Issue paper 'Climate Research Africa' published

The Issue Papier of the DKK working group on ‘Climate Research Africa’ consolidates the perspectives of German climate research on focal topics in the cooperation with African partners 2012 to 2020. It concerns the thematic design of partnership-based programmes for research and capacity building. In the third meeting of the working group on 14 September 2011 the core principles of the dissemination and communication of the issue paper were elaborated. The working group welcomes two new members: the University of Potsdam and the Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy. Thus, the working group has grown to a total of 22 members plus one association, the German Marine Research Consortium.

The Issue Papier, download (pdf).