Protected species and habitats in the German Baltic Sea and in the North Sea and their sensitivities against anthropogenic impacts and climate change

Drainage management under a changing climate in the Lower Saxonian coastal region.

The effects of climate change on the German Waddensea (coastal mudflats) and the entire Waddensea region are the central focus of the ‘Waddensea Dialogue’. On the Foundation’s invitation, a panel…

Salt water intrusion in coastal aquifers

To investigate which extreme values of storm surge components will be physically possible under the present and future climate change conditions; storm surge scenarios for which the investigated…

Implementation of results from KLIFF in spatial planning in Lower Saxony. By evaluation of the possible consequences of climate change and establishment of an inventory of available instruments…

Salt water intrusion in coastal aquifers (ground water bodies)

Climate adaptation along soft coasts. Case studies from Europe und the U.S

Research the consequences of climate changes to urban areas, agricultural sites and the tidal riverbed of the Elbe within the city of Hamburg. A range of action plans are going to be recommended,…

Detection of mean sea level and analysis of tidal water levels along the German North Sea coast

report on climate adaptation policy in Schleswig-Holstein

Investigation and development of products with hydrodynamic models (UnTRIM2 (3D), TELEMAC3D) for 20 years (1996-2015) within the German Bight. These products include:
Bathymetry (annually)…

Schleswig-Holstein State Strategy for adaptation to climate change (coastal risk management and nature conservation) in the Wadden Sea

Model-based analysis of long-term morphodynamic processes in the German Bight

Book in German. Sea level rise is accelerating, threatening the sustainability of the four million people who live in the lowlands and on the islands of the German North Sea coast. This book,…

The Hamburg Climate Action Policy comprises 10 fields of action, reflecting all areas of climate action policy. For each field of action, the Senate has set goals which are to be planned and…

Perform an inter- and transdisciplinary investigation of four land management scenarios, applied to a North Sea and a Baltic Sea coastal region in Germany. COMTESS will quantify and evaluate the…

Analyses the consequences of an accelerated sea-level rise and intensified extreme incidents (formulated as climate scenarios for the year 2050) and of adaptation options for the natural and the…