Related Projects

Members of climes lead and participate in a diverse array of research projects focused on understanding and mitigating the impacts of climate extremes. Below, we highlight several ongoing initiatives conducted within the center.

 

Climes members are marked with *.

Advanced Database of the Effects of Extreme Climate Events in Europe from Online Texts

Duration: 2023 – 2026

Project Leads: Gabriele Messori*, Joakim Nivre*

Active Learning for Ecological Monitoring

Duration: 2023-2024

Project Lead: Olof Mogren*

This project focuses on creating advanced active learning algorithms for ecological monitoring, enhancing data collection and analysis accuracy. Aimed at automating monitoring devices, it will adapt and extend current active learning approaches, producing scientific publications and demonstrating techniques on real-world applications. Click here to read more.

Adapting to Temperature Extremes in a Changing Climate: Past Trends and Future Scenarios (ADATES)

Duration: 2023-2026

Project Lead: Elena Raffetti*

This interdisciplinary project, funded by FORMAS, investigates the health impacts of non-optimal and extreme temperatures in Sweden, focusing on vulnerability, adaptation strategies, and future scenarios. It involves a unique collaboration among experts from different fields and institutions, aiming to inform socially just climate adaptation policies.

Dynamic Adaptation to Temporally compound hydroclimate Extremes: supporting a sustainable transformation under global changes (DATE)​

Duration: 2024-2027

Project Lead: Elena Raffetti*

This project explores temporally compound hydroclimate extremes, aiming to improve adaptation strategies and evaluate future societal and public health impacts to support sustainable transformation efforts.

Novel risk factors for cardiovascular disease during pregnancy in whole populations of the UK

Duration: 2023-2026

Project Lead: Elena Raffetti*

This research explores novel risk factors for cardiovascular disease during pregnancy across the entire population of the UK, aiming to enhance understanding and prevention strategies for maternal health.

FERTITEC: FERTIliser Product Recovery from Secondary Raw Materials Using Available Techniques Duration

Duration: 2024-2028

Project Lead: Cheryl Marie Cordeiro, 

Sub Project Lead: Olof Mogren*

This project aims to develop innovative techniques for recovering fertilizer products from secondary raw materials, enhancing sustainability and reducing waste. By leveraging existing technologies and enhancing them with novel algorithms based on artificial intelligence, FERTITEC will optimize recovery processes and contribute to more efficient resource utilization. The project’s outcomes will include improved recovery methods and practical applications for the agricultural sector. 

ClimTip: Quantifying climate tipping points and their impacts

Duration: 2024-2029

Project Lead: Niklas Boers

Co-PI and Workstream Lead: Gabriele Messori*

This EU-funded project brings together a global consortium of 22 partners from 12 countries to investigate large-scale climate tipping points. Focusing on elements such as the Amazon rainforest, Atlantic overturning circulation, and polar ice sheets, ClimTip aims to quantify risks, predict events with improved Earth system models, and develop early warning systems. The project will provide critical insights to guide mitigation and adaptation strategies for a more sustainable future. Click here to read more.

ITHACA: ImmobiliTy in a cHAnging ClimAte​

Duration: 2024-2027

Project Lead: Emily Boyd*

ITHACA investigates how (im)mobility influences adaptation mechanisms to climate change. By bringing together an international, interdisciplinary team, this project explores the under-researched concept of immobility, offering innovative insights and opening new areas of climate adaptation research. The findings aim to advance our understanding of adaptation strategies in diverse geographic contexts. Click here to read more.

ICARUS: Illuminating Power Dynamics in Cross-Scale Adaptation for More Resilient and Just Futures

Duration: 2023-2026

Project Lead: Emily Boyd*

ICARUS investigates the intersection of power, politics, and cross-scale climate adaptation to foster resilience and justice. By analyzing adaptation governance across Skåne, Sweden, and East Anglia, UK, the project addresses knowledge gaps in adaptation’s social and political contexts. This research emphasizes collective action and empowerment to tackle climate risks and vulnerabilities effectively. Click here to read more.

DICE: Disproportionate Impacts of Climate Change Extremes

Duration: 2019-2022

Project Lead: Emily Boyd*

DICE explores the disproportionate impacts of climate change, focusing on non-economic loss and damage (L&D) across diverse sites and sectors. By integrating human experiences and innovative methodologies, the project advances understanding of L&D, develops governance tools, and contributes to sustainable climate transitions. Click here to read more.

TRANSIST: From Everyday Forms of Resistance to Transformational Climate Change Adaptation of the Urban Poor

Duration: 2019-2024

Project Lead: Emily Boyd

TRANSIST focuses on challenges faced by urban poor communities in Africa due to climate change, particularly in informal settlements. It examines barriers to implementing effective, transformative state policies and adaptation strategies to mitigate risks such as flooding and social injustices. The project aims to propose actionable measures to overcome these challenges, fostering sustainable development and resilience. Click here to read more.