Current Projects

PIK scientists contribute to numerous research projects commissioned by external funders.

In the past 10 years, PIK has conducted over 500 projects funded, for example, through the research programmes of the Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF) or the European Union. This list of current projects is generated from our database (newest first). Separate lists of completed  and all projects from 2007 on are available.

Current projects at PIK:

DIFENs

Waldentwicklung als Folge von Veränderung der Holznachfrage, Klimaveränderung, natürlichen Störungen und Politikanforderungen - Eine Analyse der Reaktionsmöglichkeiten von Forst- und Holzwirtschaft.
Dec 01, 2021 - Nov 30, 2024
Funded by: BMEL, PT FNR Fachagentur für nachwachsende Rohstoffe
Contact: Christopher Reyer

LOCALISED

LOCALISED decarbonisation pathways for citizens, local administrations and businesses to inform and support mitigation and adaptation action
Oct 01, 2021 - Sep 30, 2025
Funded by: EU, H2020
Contact: Jürgen Kropp

TransformAr

Accelerating and upscaling transformational adaptation in Europe: demonstration of water-related innovation packages
Oct 01, 2021 - Sep 30, 2025
Funded by: EU, H2020
Contact: Fred Hattermann

CI Collaboration

CI Collaboration / Support for Rockstrom Distinguished Fellowship
Oct 01, 2021 - Jun 30, 2025
Funded by: Conservation International
Contact: Tim Beringer

DBU Stipendium Hemmen

Auswirkungen einer verbesserten Abbildung von Hitzestressfolgen auf simulierte Ernteerträge und Bewertung von landwirtschaftlichen Anpassungspotentialen durch Weiterentwicklung und Anwendung des prozessbasierten Landwirtschaftsmodells LPJmL
Aug 01, 2021 - Oct 31, 2026
Funded by: DBU - Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt
Contact: Marie Hemmen

CoCoHype 2

Consistent control design for the coordination of distributed actors in a multilayered integrated grid system
Aug 01, 2021 - Dec 31, 2024
Funded by: DFG - Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
Contact: Frank Hellmann

CLEANUP

The Public Economics of Carbon Dioxide Removal
Jul 01, 2021 - Sep 30, 2025
Funded by: DFG - Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
Contact: Kai Lessmann

ESM2025-RD3

Earth System Models for the Future
Jun 01, 2021 - May 31, 2025
Funded by: EU, H2020
Contact: Elmar Kriegler

ESM2025-RD2

ESM2025 - Earth system models for the future
Jun 01, 2021 - May 31, 2025
Funded by: EU, H2020
Contact: Christoph Müller

ECEMF

European Climate and Energy Modelling Forum
May 01, 2021 - Apr 30, 2025
Funded by: EU - European Union
Contact: Gunnar Luderer

Leibniz Biodiv

Zentrale Koordination des Leibniz-Forschungsnetzwerks Biodiversität
Apr 15, 2021 - Jul 14, 2027
Funded by: 18 Mitgliedsinstitute des Leibniz-Forschungsnetzwerks
Contact: Kirsten Thonicke, Eva Rahner

FirEUrisk

Developing a holistic, risk-wise strategy for European wildfire management
Apr 01, 2021 - Mar 31, 2025
Funded by: EU, H2020
Contact: Kirsten Thonicke

GreenPlantFood

Green technology for plant-based food
Jan 01, 2021 - Dec 31, 2024
Funded by: Norwegian Research Council
Contact: Benjamin Bodirsky

NaWu_PH

Nachwuchsförderfonds Dr. Pritzsche Stiftung
Jan 01, 2021 - Dec 31, 2025
Funded by: Dr. Pritzsche-Stiftung
Contact: Sabine Gabrysch

Earth4all

Earth4 - Accelerating the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) within Planetary Boundaries (PB) with a next generation global system model
Dec 01, 2020 - Jun 30, 2025
Funded by: Club of Rome
Contact: Dieter Gerten / Jonathan Donges

Atmo-POEM

Postdoc and PhD student in Atmospheric Dynamics to advance the development of POEM
Oct 01, 2020 - Aug 31, 2025
Funded by: H&M Foundation
Contact: Stefan Rahmstorf

PROTECT - ERSU

PROjecTing sEa-level rise : from iCe sheets to local implicaTions
Sep 01, 2020 - Feb 28, 2025
Funded by: EU, H2020
Contact: Ricarda Winkelmann

PROTECT - RD4

PROjecTing sEa-level rise : from iCe sheets to local implicaTions
Sep 01, 2020 - Feb 28, 2025
Funded by: EU, H2020
Contact: Anders Levermann

MEET

Monitoring Earth Evolution Through Time
Jul 01, 2020 - Jun 30, 2026
Funded by: European Research Council (ERC)
Contact: Georg Feulner