Scientific Networks and Cooperations
GAIM : The Global Analysis, Integration and Modelling Task Force (GAIM) is a component of the International Geosphere Biosphere Program (IGBP) of the International Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU).
IPCC: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was established to provide the decision-makers and others interested in climate change with an objective source of information about climate change.
Millennium Ecosystem Assessment: From 2001 to 2005 the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment assessed the consequences of ecosystem change for human well-being, there reports can be found on this page.
WBGU: In 1992 the German Advisory Council on Climate Change (WGBU) was set-up as an independent, scientific advisory body to follow up on the Rio Earth Summit
Research- and Modeling Activities
Climber 2: Description of Model Development by Andrey Ganopolski
Climber 3: Earth System Models of Intermediate Complexity
LPJ: Dynamic Global Simulation Model of vegetation biogeography and vegetation/soil biogeochemistry
PBM: The Potsdam Biosphere Model. - The aim of the PBM project is to develop the existing LPJmL Dynamic Global Vegetation Model towards a new-generation biosphere model that is suited as a fast and effective component of an Earth System Model.
Astrolinks: to be found within the Astro-research project PLACES
Blogs
Realclimate: RealClimate is a commentary site on climate science by working climate scientists for the interested public and journalists
Klimalounge: This German climate science weblog reaches out to the general public including the media on the topics of climate change with special focus on the European situation.