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Most of the disasters that afflict humanity are in some way tied to water. Along with severe cases of pollution, those crises include floods, landslides, storms, droughts and wildfires.

Scientists at the Climate Service Center Germany (GERICS) help society to prepare for climate change impacts on health in a multi-faceted approach

German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach says Germany is not properly prepared for heatwaves, which have become more severe as a result of climate change.

This paper explores how claims for transformative adaptation toward more equitable and sustainable societies can be assessed, using a theoretical framework describing transformative adaptation across four elements of the public-sector adaptation lifecycle

This report provides an overview of the health impacts of climate change in Germany and ways to counteract them.

This case study shows how, in higher-resource contexts, comprehensive resilience data can be used to spur more coordinated and systems-level decision-making.

Lola Kotova from Climate Service Center Germany (GERICS) unpacks climate information for strengthening the resilience of cultural heritage in times of anthropogenic climate change, presenting in this vein a fascinating case study for Germany.

This study summarizes the results of the project "Costs due to climate change impacts in Germany" commissioned by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection