• press release Climate Change is Affecting Drinking Water Quality
Climate-related forest dieback in reservoir catchment areas can influence drinking water quality. UFZ researchers have demonstrated this for the Rappbode reservoir in the Harz region. Such indirect consequences of climate change constitute a grossly underestimated problem. »
With new precise satellite measurement data, data analysts from the company EOMAP were able narrow down the course of the algal bloom in terms of time and location. According to UFZ water researchers, this is a central piece of the puzzle in explaining the disaster.»
What will the forest of the future look like? How will they have to adapt in the course of climate change? With the help of his model, Friedrich Bohn can map all theoretically possible forests in Germany and make statements about which future forest would be desirable.»
UFZ Ecologist Josef Settele has been appointed to the Expert Panel MEP of the IPBES until 2025. He will be one out of 5 representatives from Western Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand to play a decisive role in the work of IPBES in the next years.»
Sociologist Matthias Groß deals with questions of socio-ecological transformation. Often, decisions have to be made without any assured knowledge. A sub-discipline of its own, Ignorance Studies, has developed from this phenomenon of not knowing.»
Unsere Energieversorgung heute und morgen – konkrete Herausforderungen vor Ort
Jahrestagung ForschungsVerbund Erneuerbare Energien
Talk by Thomas W. Hertel
