Risks and adaptation

Storms, heat, drought, water scarcity, and flooding are key climate risks. Scientists from various disciplines are researching these climate risks at the University of Graz. They are investigating regional extreme weather events and their ecological and social impacts, and developing possible adaptation strategies.

A selection of different projects

MOVEMONT

How do gravitational mass movements become geosystem services?

CryptXchange

The project investigates the importance of communities of cyanobacteria, algae, fungi, lichens and mosses for the water and carbon cycle.

INTERACT

The central goal of the project is to understand the role weather fronts play in the development of small-scale extreme weather events.

RESONATE

The project for solutions to make forests and forestry more resilient.

ROMSAF4P

In cooperation with the European satellite organization EUMETSAT, new, innovative data sets based on radio occultation are generated for long-term observation.