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   29.08.2017

   Kleine Inseln sind Opfer des Klimawandels, aber auch der eigenen Entscheidungen

   Zum ersten Mal übernimmt im November mit Fidschi ein kleiner Inselstaat die Präsidentschaft des Klimagipfels. Prof. Beate Ratter erforscht den Umgang kleiner Inseln mit den Folgen der Erderwärmung. Ihr Fazit: Was Regierungen kleiner Inseln auf internationalem Parkett anmahnen, stimmt mit ihrem...

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   12.07.2017

   IPCC Special Report: Beate Ratter appointed as Lead Author

   In July 2017, Professor Beate Ratter got appointed as Lead Author to the IPCC Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate (SROCC). During its 45th Session (Guadalajara, Mexico, 28 - 31 March 2017), the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) approved the outline of...

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   16.06.2016

   How island communities are adapting to rising sea levels

   The latest climate research news: Once a month, climate researchers share their latest findings in the Hamburger Abendblatt. The geographer Jan Petzold is currently investigating how coastal residents are adapting to rising sea levels.

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   03.11.2014

   Visiting CliSAP’s Geographers: Dr. Kamardine Sinane

   Kamardine Sinane comes from Anjouan, one of the islands of the Comoros archipelago located in the Indian Ocean between northwestern Madagascar and the eastern coastline of Africa. From early October to mid-November the Geographer visits Prof. Beate M.W. Ratter and her team.

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   09.07.2014

   A double success: Media researcher and geo-researcher receive new appointments

   Dr. Monika Taddicken has coordinated the CliSAP Research Topic “Climate Change, Perception and Communication” at the Cluster of Excellence for more than a year now. This October she will take on a new position as a Professor at the Technische Universität Braunschweig. Further, this August Dr....

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   02.06.2014

   Endangered Islands: CliSAP Introduces Online Island Database for Climate Researchers

   Climate change has a particular impact on the multiple islands around the globe. This observation is substantiated by a new online data collection, established by geographers of Universität Hamburg’s Center for Earth System Research and Sustainability (CEN). Available immediately, the Integrated...

7. 30.05.2014

   New Publication

   Ratter Beate M.W., Philipp K., Weig B. (2014):

   Heimat Küste. Wahrnehmung durch die Bevölkerung und nachhaltige Regionalentwicklung an Nordsee und Tideelbe. In: Geographische Rundschau 66(3): S. 22–29.