GERICS articles at Open Access Government (www.openaccessgovernment.org)

GERICS: Towards resilient cultural heritage Cultural heritage is an integral part of urban areas as an expression of their social, economic, and environmental development. Here, GERICS explains how they can help (11/2024)
GERICS supporting climate-resilient wind energy sites Dr. Irem Isik Cetin and Dr. Elke Keup-Thiel offer expert insights on how GERICS supports the climate-resilient development of wind energy sites (09/2024)
GERICS: Climateurope2 and standards for Climate Services Climateurope2 is a 4.5-year Horizon Europe funded project that addresses the need for timely delivery and effective use of climate information (08/2024)
Supporting climate action in the agricultural sector The article discusses how innovative climate service products can help inform climate adaptation and mitigation, particularly within the agricultural sector. (05/2021, update 07/2024)
Future climate services for resilient cities: The CoKLIMAx lighthouse project Climate Service Center Germany (GERICS) is exploring future climate services for resilient cities by focusing on the CoKLIMAx lighthouse project (06/2024)
Machine learning helps to improve climate services Machine Learning methods have received significant attention in the past few years as a game changer for product development and Climate Services (12/2022, update 04/2024)
EURO-CORDEX: A community effort provides the basis for regional climate adaptation in Europe Climate change is a worldwide threat to humanity and to human activities. Especially in the densely populated continent of Europe, targeted adaptation to the man-made changes in climate is necessary (03/2024)
The EU Taxonomy Regulation as a lever to foster private sector adaptation to climate change? To ensure a smooth transition to a low-carbon financial and economic system and to prepare for climate-related risks, companies must develop and implement appropriate management measures. The EU Taxonomy Regulation is here to ensure this. (01/2024)
Removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere The agricultural sector plays a decisive role in tackling climate change. GERICS explores what actors of the agricultural sector think of removing carbon dioxide and what support they need from science (01/2024)
Building a digital city with several digital twins? - An explanary review on water-related questions in urban areas (eBook) Building a digital city with several digital twins? – An exemplary view on water-related questions in urban areas (11/2023)
Profound scientific climate solutions in application on the ground Provision of operational services to support climate change adaptation in municipal practice (10/2023)
Next-generation climate services, regional to local scale Here, we discover how Climate Service Center Germany (GERICS) develops next-generation climate services from the regional to local scale (10/2023)
Mounting water scarcity: A complex challenge requiring nuanced solutions A sufficient freshwater supply is essential to ecosystems, societies, and economies. Given the continuous increase in global population, improved living standards and rampant economic growth, there is an ever-growing worry about water scarcity (08/2023)
Understanding the climate change impact on health Scientists at the Climate Service Center Germany (GERICS) help society to prepare for climate change impacts on health in a multi-faceted approach (07/2023)
Supporting Africa’s development to increase its resilience to the impacts of climate change (eBook) Knowledge sharing on climate risks and co-development of climate services to cope with and recover from climate-related disruptions is a prerequisite for climate-resilient development (06/2023)
Climate information for cultural heritage resilience 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 (05/2023)
Understanding the impact of drought on forests: Bridging science and practice Due to the very long rotation times of trees 100 years old or more, the forest sector is being particularly affected by the changes brought about by climate change, especially by the impact of drought (04/2023)
Climate change threatens beach tourism The Climate Service Center Germany (GERICS) and the Blue Flag Programme cooperate on the coastal tourism adaptation to climate change (03/2023)
Equipping urban decision-makers with evidence-based information to safeguard against climate change impacts (eBook) Urban areas are prone to climate change impacts. Simultaneously, the world’s population increasingly resides in cities. What needs to be done to protect them? (11/2022)
Green hydrogen production offshore: developing accepted solutions GERICS discusses the production of green hydrogen offshore for sustainable energy solutions in Germany (10/2022)
Climate services to support coastal municipalities in South Africa (2022) (PDF) GERICS supports the development and use of climate change information and climate services to support coastal municipalities in South Africa (09/2022)
European Climate Prediction system project (EUCP) GERICS connects stakeholders and researchers in the EU project EUCP (European Climate Prediction system project; 07/2022)
The Net‐Zero‐2050 Web-Atlas (eBook) Using a digital tool for knowledge transfer (07/2022)
Research priorities for sustainability science With this position paper the German Committee Future Earth (Deutsches Komitee für Nachhaltigkeitsforschung in Future Earth, DKN) highlights pertinent research gaps and suggests forthcoming fields of research in the field of sustainability science (06/2022)
Climate Services – the latest science for practice The article explains how the Climate Service journal brings us the latest details about science for practice. (04/2022)
Science for Climate Services and Action - Reflections on the COP26 In this article we review the impact of COP26 on climate services and what this means going forward for the pivotal role of science and science-based decisions.(12/2021)
Coastal seas & their role towards Net-Zero 2050 We explain what we need to know about coastal seas and their role towards the Net-Zero 2050 target and how we encourage a better understanding of future coasts and their role in Net-Zero pathways. (12/2021)
GERICS Climate Outlook at county level (eBook) Diana Rechid, Sebastian Bathiany and Susanne Pfeifer, assess the future climatic changes in Germany at county level, in the GERICS Climate Outlook report (11/2021)
GERICS: Helping decision-makers navigate the IPCC reports We offer support to researchers, policymakers and practitioners in deciphering complex IPCC reports. (09/2021)
How scientific networks bring cutting-edge science upfront Three examples of scientific networking show that cooperation is the key to advance science, to bring scientific findings into practice and make use of climate simulations in the best and scientific solid way. (04/2021)
Climate services for resilient and sustainable coastal systems The article discusses how climate services safeguard the development of resiliant and sustainable coastal systems (01/2021)
Climate risk information: An essential service for planning (eBook) GERICS developed an innovative climate risk map for decision-makers in regions as useful tool for immediate policy intervention. (11/2020)
GERICS coordinates scientific underpinning for a CO2-neutral Germany How GERICS develops tools and solutions in interdisciplinary collaboration with 9 Helmholtz Centres for a roadmap to make Germany CO2-neutral by 2050. (06/2020)
Climate Service Center Germany (GERICS) works to improve urban climate modelling capabilities The article discusses how GERICS is engaging with stakeholders to improve urban climate modelling capabilities and fight climate change. (03/2020)
Advances and Challenges in Regional Climate Modelling at GERICS (eBook) The need for very high spatial and temporal resolution climate projections to satisfy the needs for local adaptation measures poses challenges for current state-of-the-art climate models, which are the basis for all science based climate information.(11/2019)
Bridging the gap between research and commercial multipliers of climate services To further promote operational climate services and scale-up their societal use, GERICS has analysed in a project called “Bridging the Gap”, how climate services can be transferred from research institutions to commercial providers. (09/2019)
Climate Service Center Germany (GERICS) goes for Nature-based Solutions Nature-Based Solutions are an innovative way of adapting to environmental change, shifting to a greener economy and a more sustainable society and even creating new jobs. (06/2019)
Urban transformation and the relevance of critical infrastructure Focussing on systemic risks regarding critical infrastructure and cascading effects. (04/2019)
Climate Change: A clear view on the impact it inflicts The IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C (SR1.5) (12/2018)
Delivering climate information for the regions GERICS co-hosts the new World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) Coordination Office for Regional Activities (CORA) (11/2018)
Adaptation in cities – The art of lateral thinking (eBook) The GERICS Adaptation toolkit for cities (07/2018)
How climate change impacts the energy sector in Europe Sector specific Climate-Impact-Fact-Sheets (07/2018)
Is local governance ready for climate change? The Capital Approach Framework helps to assess governance performance, including the ability of communities and governments to respond to natural hazards (03/2018)
Decisions around a changing climate The GERICS Climate-Fact-Shets (12/2017)
The shades of adaptation - Individual solutions for each adaptation challenge (eBook) The GERICS toolkits (11/2017)
The Smart City Charter and the missing link to climate resilience Cities, critical infrastructure and climate resilience (10/2017)
How to brace for climate change as a business The article discusses the need to prepare for climate change as a business, presenting a tool to advance the understanding of opportunities and risks (06/2017)
Climate services – shaping a growing market Climate services is a growing sector where market opportunities and ways towards operationalisation are being explored. GERICS outlines recent developments (05/2017)
Developing and serving the climate services market GERICS seeks a better understanding of the climate services market and how to contribute to its development (02/2017)
Developing Decision Relevant Information for Adapting to Climate Change and Variability (eBook) GERICS are helping to assess the impact of climate change in Germany in order to develop national and regional level climate adaptation and mitigation (02/2017)
Raising policy awareness of the impacts of climate change The IMPACT2C web-atlas (11/2016)
National Assessment on Climate Change in Germany recently published GERICS, together with the international publisher Springer, published a new scientific assessment comprising the first ever collection and synthesis of all existing information about climate change in Germany (11/2016)
Identifying climate change hotspots The GERICS Climate Signal Maps (08/2016)
COP21 and the Paris Agreement The COP21 and the role of climate services (06/2016)