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Climate Future Labs

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Climate Future Lab to research the effects of microclimates on health

zukunft.niedersachsen is funding a new research network with 5 million euros

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The members of the Klima.Zukunftslabor climate future labs at the ZKfN together with Falko Mohrs, Lower Saxony Minister for Science and Culture, at the opening symposium on 20 November in Hannover. The members of the Klima.Zukunftslabor climate future labs at the ZKfN together with Falko Mohrs, Lower Saxony Minister for Science and Culture, at the opening symposium on 20 November in Hannover.

Kick-off for Lower Saxony's Climate Future Labs

Science, business, politics, practice and foundations meet for the climate future

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From climate knowledge to climate-conscious action

Interview with OPEN_CULTURES spokesperson Prof. Tatjana Schneider

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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Panel discussion on climate communication organised by the ZKfN on 15 June 2023 at the opening of the ClimateCrisisClock with experts from all over GermanyPanel discussion on climate communication organised by the ZKfN on 15 June 2023 at the opening of the ClimateCrisisClock with experts from all over Germany

Climate Future Labs

State of Lower Saxony supports the establishment of Future Labs with up to €20 million

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A Centre for Climate Research in Lower Saxony

Science Minister Falko Mohrs hands over funding notice

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