Research and Publications
Coherence of climate change adaptation targets within the EU?
Coherence of climate change adaptation targets within the EU? Anna Sophia Peuser, research assistant at the Chair of Public Law and Crisis Resilience, has published an essay on this topic.
Editor: Anna Peuser
Natural forest reserves as a means of offsetting methane emissions from rice cultivation
Natural forest reserves as a means of offsetting methane emissions from rice cultivation. Prof. Dr. Kunstmann and colleagues have investigated for the first time the potential for offsetting methane emissions through forests in the semi-arid savannah region of West Africa.
Editors: Harald Kunstmann et al.
Publication date: April 4, 2025
From Diversity to Confusion? The Challenge of Biodiversity Footprint Quantification
“From Diversity to Confusion? The Challenge of Biodiversity Footprint Quantification”: This study by Raphaela Roeder and Sebastian Utz documents a significant discrepancy between the biodiversity footprints of three major suppliers.
Editors: Raphaela Roeder, Prof. Dr. Sebastian Utz
Publication date: February 11, 2025
Do early warning signals lead to better decisions?
Do early warning signals lead to better decisions? Florian Diekert and colleagues have developed a theoretical model that shows how an early warning system can influence the management of complex socio-ecological systems under stress.
Editor: Prof. Dr. Florian Diekert
Publication date: April 9, 2025
Human land use – the real driver of floods, droughts, and heat waves?
Human land use and soil management, as well as changes in landscape hydrology – are these the real causes of floods, droughts, and heat waves?
Editor: Prof. Dr. Peter Fiener
Publication date: May 8, 2025
ESG ratings and the risk of greenwashing
“What you see is not what you get: ESG scores and greenwashing risk”: Manuel C. Kathan and Sebastian Utz, together with colleagues, show that greenwashing allegations are most common among large companies with high ESG ratings.
Editors: Manuel C. Kathan, Prof. Dr. Sebastian Utz et al.
Publication date: February 7, 2025
Gender aspects of displacement in the context of climate change
Gender aspects of displacement in the context of climate change: Climate-induced migration will increase in the future. Women in particular are at risk of violence. The necessary protection is insufficiently addressed in the current legal situation.
Editors: Prof. Dr. Sina Fontana MLE, Jule Marie Schröder Ass. Jur.
Publication date: 2024
Climate Change and Conflicts – an innovative approach to interdisciplinary teaching and learning
The interdisciplinary seminar “Climate Change and Conflicts” – an innovative approach to interdisciplinary teaching and learning to develop and discuss a common understanding of the links between climate change and conflicts.
Editors: Prof. Dr. Florian Diekert, Prof. Dr. Sina Fontana MLE, Prof. Dr. Markus Keck, Prof. Dr. Katharina Waha
Extraterritorial protection obligations and their development – illustrated by the example of abortion in the context of develo
How the German state must adapt its fundamental rights protection obligations in development cooperation to international law – Extraterritorial protection obligations and their development using the example of cooperation with South Africa, illustrated by the example of abortion in the context of development cooperation.
Editor: Prof. Dr. Sina Fontana MLE
Are fishermen following the shift in fishing grounds caused by global warming?
Climate change is shifting fishing grounds. But fishermen are not following them—they prefer to adapt to the changing species in their region. Contrary to earlier hypotheses from other studies, our analyses show that fishermen are loyal to their locations.
Editors: Prof. Dr. Florian Diekert, Dr. Patrick Hoffmann
Agricultural diversity using Tasmanian farms as an example
Agricultural diversity and its use by farmers in Tasmania, Australia. The results of this study suggest that agricultural diversification can be a viable strategy even in industrialized countries.
Editor: Prof. Dr. Katharina Waha
Local authorities interpret sufficiency very differently in climate protection strategies
Local authorities interpret sufficiency in climate protection strategies in very different ways. The results of our study “Different interpretations of sufficiency in climate protection strategies” show that sufficiency is gaining importance in local authorities.
Publisher: Prof. Dr. Markus Keck