Urban and Ecoclimatology
Did you know that ...
- in 2025, 45% of all people lived in cities and another 36% in settlements and villages? (UN)
- between 2000 and 2026, around 336 thousand people died as a result of heatwaves and around US$ 22 billion in economic damage was caused?(EMDAT)
- between 2000 and 2026, around 141 thousand people died as a result of flooding and around US$ 1065 billion in economic damage was caused?(EMDAT)
Highlights
- Urban eddy flux measurements with Doppler wind lidar boundary layer profiles continuously operating since 2022
- ICOS labeling for Fendt and Graswang completed
- Pollen and bVOC emissions implemented in PALM
Strategic integration
Our Urban and Eco Climatology research is anchored in the Helmholtz Research Field Earth and Environment, within the Topic "The Atmosphere in global change".
We are integrated into the larger KIT strategy around urban spaces and our work supports the activities of the KIT Climate and Environment Center within their topic Urban.Science.
Within their strategy for sustainable research (Forschung für Nachhaltigkeit) the German federal ministry for research, technology and space (BMFTR) defined their first objective (Klimaziele erreichen) with an action field adaptation (Handlungsfeld 2: Anpassungsfähigkeit und Risikovorsorge verbessern). Cities and their regions are an explicit focus point of this adaptation strategy (Aktion 6: Städte und Regionen resilienter machen).