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A portrait of Katharina Zickwolf, managing director of the Lower Saxony Center for Climate Research A portrait of Katharina Zickwolf, managing director of the Lower Saxony Center for Climate Research

Katharina Zickwolf – Managing Director at the Lower Saxony Center for Climate Research

Wo we are: The team at the ZKfN office

November 14, 20242 min. Reading time

From climate knowledge to climate-conscious action

Interview with OpenCultures spokesperson Prof. Tatjana Schneider

November 12, 20246 min. Reading time
Map of Lower Saxony showing all settlement units in the federal state as points.Map of Lower Saxony showing all settlement units in the federal state as points.

Identifying and tackling climate challenges at the local level

Interview with Urban Climate Future Lab spokesperson Prof. Dr. Vanessa Carlow

November 11, 20249 min. Reading time
An eddy covariance tower taking atmospheric measurements at one of the measurement sites. An eddy covariance tower taking atmospheric measurements at one of the measurement sites.

What makes forests resilient?

Interview with FoResLab spokesperson Prof. Alexander Knohl

November 8, 20248 min. Reading time
Dead trees in the Harz mountains Dead trees in the Harz mountains

Learning climate resilience from natural forests

Interview with DIVERSA spokesperson Dr. Jonas Hagge

November 7, 20247 min. Reading time
A page from the Herbarium Ruperti with pieces of nettle glued to it.A page from the Herbarium Ruperti with pieces of nettle glued to it.

Historical Biodiversity Archive

Presenting: Climate research for Lower Saxony

November 4, 20244 min. Reading time
A photograph of Beltringharder KoogA photograph of Beltringharder Koog

Transformation Processes of the North Sea Coast

Presenting: Climate Research for Lower Saxony

October 24, 20243 min. Reading time
Symbolic image of the forest in the Harz foreland Symbolic image of the forest in the Harz foreland

Fourth National Forest Inventory

Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) publishes report on the state of German forests

October 14, 20241 min. Reading time
Half-timbered houses in the city centre of CelleHalf-timbered houses in the city centre of Celle

Heat check for German cities

Deutsche Umwelthilfe e.V. publishes city ranking on heat protection at high temperatures

August 8, 20242 min. Reading time

Federal State of Lower Saxony supports research into the microclimate in urban areas

MWK and Volkswagen Foundation fund the establishment of a Climate Future Lab at the Lower Saxony Climate Research Center with up to five million euros

July 1, 20244 min. Reading time

DG HochN Hub Climate Research and Transfer Centres on 04 July

The ZKfN presents itself in the digital DG Hoch N-Hub on the topic of climate and transfer centers on July 04, 2024, 10-11.30 a.m.

June 27, 20241 min. Reading time
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Funding decision for the Climate Future Labs 2024 published

How can cities and forests be developed in a climate-adapted way? Four new future labs - Climate Future Labs - at the Lower Saxony Climate Research Center (ZKfN) will be addressing this question in the future, for which the Lower Saxony Ministry of Science and Culture has now announced funding commitments totaling around 20 million euros.

June 26, 20245 min. Reading time