Climate

The climate forms the basis of life for humans, animals, and plants. The stability of the climate influences agriculture, the availability of water resources, and affects ecosystems, health, and the economy. Therefore, addressing climate change is crucial to ensure a sustainable future and quality of life for future generations.

Here you will find current articles, publications, and thematic focuses on climate, climate change, and climate policy from various perspectives and policy fields.

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Thematic Focuses on Climate

COP29: Baku

Photo: A person holding a dried plant and carefully extracting onion seeds into their palm. Crops, possibly cabbage, are visible in the background.

Agroecology: Our Roots of Change

Several high-rise buildings behind the riverbank with a boat and houses in the foreground, smoke rising between the trees.

COP30: UN Climate Change Conference

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Publications on Climate

Cover: Aerial view of a densely built coastal town in Africa, next to the sea and forested inland. Text is overlaid on the image.

Africa’s Vicious Cycle of Debt and Climate Change

Policy Brief

Across Africa, climate shocks and debt distress fuel each other in a vicious cycle. With external debt more than tripling since 2008, rising costs and plunging currencies are squeezing public finances - leaving little room for vital climate resilience investments.

Alexander Dryden, Ulrich Volz

Peatland Atlas 2023

Atlas

The Peatland Atlas highlights the consequences of the destruction of these unique habitats and shows the opportunities of wet peatlands and their use for society in order to encourage all actors to take action.

Illustration of a world map on a lily pad with Amazon animals, plants, buildings, and a boat. Text is overlaid on the image

Brazilian Amazon Atlas

Atlas

Since its colonization, the Amazon region has served as a projection surface for foreign ideas and desires. With the Brazilian Amazon Atlas, we want to deconstruct common stereotypes about the region - and show it from the perspective of its diverse inhabitants.

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Sustainable Development and the Crisis of US Hegemony

COP30 Without the US: Climate Negotiations in Brazil Under Pressure

Green Hydrogen for the Global South: What Remains After the Hype?

“The Era of Voluntary Emissions Targets Is Over”

International Court of Justice Decision Turns Climate Justice into Law