Corona und Klima: Auf der Suche nach der verlorenen Zeit (German)
01.05.2020 - Internationale Politik: To step out of the systematic crisis we need a climate-corona treaty between the generations. Read the commentary on the corona and climate crisis by the EPICC Senior Scientific Advisor, Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Hans Joachim Schellnhuber and the EPICC project lead Dr. Kira Vinke in the Magazine Internationale Politik.
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Understanding the monsoon, preventing major catastrophes
30.04.2020 - The International Climate Initiative (IKI) published a news article on the International Monsoon Study Group (IMSG) that was organized within the EPICC project at PIK to better understand the monsoon phenomenon in times of climate change.
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Holz statt Beton (German)
28.01.2020 - Süddeutsche Zeitung: The article by the Süddeutsche Zeitung features the recent publication developed in collaboration with EPICC Project Lead Dr. Kira Vinke and EPICC Senior Scientific Advisor Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Hans Joachim Schellnhuber.
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COP25: PIK experts in Madrid
20.01.2020 - PIK-News: "Time for Action": About 25,000 delegates from all over the world are expected to attend the UN Climate Conference COP25 from December 2-13 in Madrid, Spain. "We stand at a critical juncture in our collective efforts to limit dangerous global heating", UN General Secretary António Guterres said at the Opening Ceremony of COP25 in the Spanish Capital. "Millions throughout the world – especially young people – are calling on leaders from all sectors to do more, much more, to address the climate emergency we face. They know we need to get on the right path today, not tomorrow. That means important decisions must be made now," he stressed in his remarks.
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Climate change, food and agriculture: PIK expertise at International Green Week in Berlin
20.01.2020 - PIK-News: Hundreds of thousands of people are currently exploring the International Green Week in Berlin, a leading global trade fair for agriculture and food with featuring more than 1800 exhibitors from 72 countries. According to the organizers, the International Green Week 2020 is focusing on climate change like never before, with numerous exhibitions and events. This year's trend topics include sustainability, resource conservation and environmentally friendly production processes. Experts from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) will also be present at events at the Green Week from 17-26 January.
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Lungen der Erde schützen. Eine-Welt-Programm der Grünen Woche eröffnete mit Engagement prominenter World Vision-Unterstützer für Wälder (German)
17.01.2020 - World Vision press releases: EPICC Advisory Board member Sven Plöger and Project Lead Kira Vinke participated in a discussion round on forest, climate and nutrition at a kick-off event of Berlin's Green Week taking place on 15-24 January 2020.
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New approach in El Niño forecasting potentially doubles the lead-time and helps forecasting its magnitude
06.01.2020 - PIK-News: El Niño, probably the most far-ranging climate phenomena on Earth, is likely to hit again in 2020, as groundbreaking research by PIK and others has shown. Now, PIK researchers also found a new way to improve forecasts regarding its magnitude using data from air and sea surface temperature series.
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Potsdam: Kira Vinke is awarded best PhD Thesis Prize for Work on Climate Migration
29.11.2019 - PIK-News: Kira Vinke from PIK is the first political scientist to receive the Potsdam Young Scientist Award.
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SENAMHI and EPICC Inaugurated a Workshop on Climate Services and Capabilities [ESP]
19.11.2019 - SENAMHI News: The EPICC Project (East Africa Peru India Climate Capacities) in coordination with the National Service of Meteorology and Hydrology of Peru (SENAMHI) and the National Agrarian University (UNALM) develop the workshop "Climate services and capacities: data, models, forecasts and scenarios ".
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Vortrag zum Schwerpunktthema „Auf dem Weg zu einer Kirche der Gerechtigkeit und des Friedens“ (German)
11.11.19 - EPICC Project Lead, Dr. Kira Vinke, delivered a presentation on climate change and its link to migration in a lecture titled "Towards a Church of Justice and Peace".
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Herbstschule „System Erde“ / Autumn School "System Earth"
04.11.2019 - DMG: The teacher training course “Autumn School System Earth” is organized on a yearly basis by German Meteorological Society in cooperation with the German GeoForschungsZentrum (GFZ). The 2019 autumn school took place on November 4-5 and was titled as "Asia - a dynamic continent".
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Early warning: Physicists from Giessen, Potsdam and Tel Aviv forecast "El Niño" for 2020
04.11.2019 - PIK-News: The serious weather phenomenon "El Niño" could soon occur again in the Pacific region.
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ASU, CI and Potsdam researchers explore the future of Alto Mayo, Peru
29.09.2019 - Alto Mayo is one of the areas of Peru with highest biodiversity affected by deforestation due to extensive agriculture in the area. EPICC PhD student Jonas Bergmann participated in the workshop on behalf of PIK dedicated to developing multi-stakeholder approaches to conservation practices in Alto Mayo.
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Monsoon will withdraw in October third week, says expert from Germany
19.09.2019 - The Hindu Business Line: This year's monsoon season in India is expected to last much longer than normally, according to the forecast that has been released by PIK researcher Prof. Dr. Surovyatkina and her EPICC monsoon forecasting group 70 days in advance of the event.
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Science Circle Lecture: The Climate Emergency, The German "Energiewende" and The Great Transformation
17.09.2019 - DWIH New Delhi: EPICC Senior Scientific Advisor Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Hans Joachim Schellnhuber gave a presentation at the German Centre for Research and Innovation in New Dehli.
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Climate Projections of Today Becoming Reality of Tomorrow; need to be strengthened
17.09.2019 - NRI News 24x7: The second EPICC stakeholder workshop took place on September 16-18 in New Delhi. The parties discussed the urgency of climate change issue and presented inputs on monsoon forecasting, hydrology, climate predictions, private sector involvement, migration.
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Climate Projections of Today Becoming Reality of Tomorrow; need to be strengthened
17.09.2019 - Saur Energy International: The second EPICC stakeholder workshop took place on September 16-18 in New Delhi. The parties discussed the urgency of climate change issue and presented inputs on monsoon forecasting, hydrology, climate predictions, private sector involvement, migration.
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Forecasting Monsoon: Insight from Nonlinear Dynamics
17.09.2019 - Prof. Dr. Elena Surovyatkina presented her research on the monsoon forecast during the International Conference on Perspectives in Nonlinear Dynamics in São Paulo, Brazil.
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Indian monsoon forecast: early warning for risk of flooding in October
21.08.2019 - PIK-News: The Indian Summer Monsoon is likely to withdraw from the Central part of India between 14th and 24th October 2019. The unique forecast, made for 70 days in advance, is the only available long-term forecast in India. Elena Surovyatkina, climate scientist at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, leads the forecasts that showed to be successful already three years in a row.
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Migration, Environment and Climate Change (MECC) Updates of May/ June
15.07.2019 - IOM Environmental Migration Newsletter: The last workshop organized in Tanzania by the East Africa, Peru, India Climate Capacities’ (EPICC) project headed by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), gathered various experts and representatives of government, private sector and civil society. They discussed the impacts of climate change on internal migration in the country.
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CGC Videos on Climate - from the July 2019 CGC Climate Ethics event
07.2019 - Cambridge Global Conversations: Dr. Kira Vinke, EPICC Project Lead and Climate Migration researcher participated in 2019 CGC Climate Ethics event. You can find her talk on Climate Migration, Climate Justice, Political Will and more in the video below shared in CGC video series and recorded on the sidelines of the event.
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Interview on Climate Migration and Human Rights in Peru (Spanish)
30.06.2019 - Corresponsales en Línea: Climate change affects everyone no matter the wealth and status. In his interview with Corresponsales en Línea, Jonas Bergmann spoke about climate migration and the challenges climate refugees face in relocating from the high risk areas.
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Breaking the rules: Monsoon and climate change
26.06.2019 - PIK-News: With global warming the Monsoon is changing, breaking well-established “rules” of the phenomenon, becoming more and more erratic and unpredictable. Close to half of the global population depends on monsoon rainfall. For the fourth year in a row, Prof. Dr. Surovyatkina from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) successfully predicted the onset of the Indian Summer Monsoon in the central part of India more than a month in advance with a new forecast method. This method accounts for climate change effects and hence makes forecasting possible.
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For Climate Change and Migration, Youth Have the Answers!
21.05.2019 - TEDx Talks: EPICC climate migration researcher, Julia Blocher, delivered a talk on the nexus of climate change and migration as well as the role of youth in the process of transformation in Luiss University of Rome for TEDx LUISS.
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PIK researchers issue new early forecast of Indian Summer Monsoon
07.05.2019 - PIK-News: The Indian Summer Monsoon will likely reach Central India between 10th and 18th of June 2019, according to the new forecast method developed at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK). This forecast of the monsoon onset date issued more than one month in advance is the earliest and only one available in India to date. PIK scientist Elena Surovyatkina leads the Monsoon forecasts that showed to be successful already three years in a row. The monsoon onset date is of crucial importance for the 1.35 billion people in India – the livelihoods of about 70 percent of its population are directly related to farming and agriculture. Climate change affects monsoon variability and hence makes accurate forecasting even more important.
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Noi, nativi della sostenibilità in lotta per la Terra di domani (Italian)
30.04.2019 - Corriere.it: Interview with EPICC climate migration researcher, Julia Blocher, where she talks about the role of new generations "to building peaceful, inclusive and just societies". [...]
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IKI India Networking Workshop
15.04.2019 - EPICC project presented at the First IKI India Networking Workshop
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Klimaforscher Prof. Dr. Dr. H.C Schellnhuber von Entega Stiftung Ausgezeichnet (German)
22.03.2019 - Entega.ag: EPICC Senior Scientific Advisor Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Hans Joachim Schellnhuber was awarded with „Erasmus Kittler Preis“ from ENTEGA foundation for his unique work on the national level to strengthen the common good. [...]
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Calling for inclusive spaces for young migrants: IYF President attends International Dialogue on Migration
07.03.2019 - IYFweb.org: On 28 February the International Dialogue on Migration (IDM) took place in in New York at International Organization for Migration (IOM) premises. The president of the International Youth federation and EPICC PhD student Julia Blocher moderated a session dedicated to youth migration and engagement of youth in policy development.
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Youth Leadership in 21st Century Governance
04.03.2019 - IOM Office UN (NY): On 28 February the International Dialogue on Migration (IDM) took place in in New York at International Organization for Migration (IOM) premises. The president of the International Youth federation and EPICC PhD student Julia Blocher moderated a session dedicated to youth migration and engagement of youth in policy development.
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