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Luftaufnahme der Bucht von Rio de Janeiro, Brasilien

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8 March 2023|CEN News

Sustainability in Brazil

Brazil has the greatest biodiversity of any country in the world. But to date, it has also been characterized by inconsistent environmental policy: once a pioneer with an ambitious global sustainability strategy and the host of the groundbreaking Rio Conferences, it has suffered massive setbacks in recent years, both...

Carlos Tello and Alejandra Gómez Correa sitzen mit Podcast Coach Michael Büker an einem Tisch und tragen Kopfhörer. In der Mitte des Tisches steht ein Mirkofon.

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17 February 2023|Research

SICSS Goes Podcast

“As a child, I was fascinated by the layers you see in some mountains. To me, they looked like the pages of a giant book – and I asked my mother how mountains formed surrounding her home village and Bogotá came about. She couldn’t tell me, so I decided to find out for myself.” That’s how Alejandra Gómez Correa describes...

Zu sehen ist das Schiff, wie es im Hafen von Las Palmas liegt. Im Hintergrund sind Berge zu sehen.

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8 February 2023|Studies and teaching

The floating university

How do students best learn to explore the sea? On board a research vessel! Students from the University of Bremen and the University of Hamburg took part in the expedition with the research vessel Meteor. In January, the voyage started in Las Palmas, Spain, and ended in Walvis Bay, Namibia.

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10 January 2023|CEN News

“Thinking outside our own academic box”

The Center for Earth System Research and Sustainability (CEN) now has a new Director: effective January 1, Prof. Grischa Perino from the WiSo Faculty succeeded Prof. Detlef Stammer, who co-founded the CEN and had led it since 2011. “This year we have several important milestones on the agenda,” Perino explains. “A new...

Zwei Personen gehen unter einem Regenschirm geduckt über eine Straße während starker Regen fällt

Photo: Unsplash/ Atilla Bingöl

3 January 2023|CEN News

Adapting to Climate Change: Cities Will Have to Fundamentally Transform

During heavy rainfall events, when a certain amount of rain is exceeded in just a short time, cities can face challenges of urban flood risk. However, this depends not only on the amount of rainfall, but also on the land’s ability to deal with this water: how absorbent is the urban soil? Is the surface sealed? Are there...

Prof Detlef Stammer steht vor einem Bücherregal, schaut in die Kamera und hält ein aufgeschlagenes Buch in den Händen

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6 December 2022|CEN News

International Science Council Honors CEN Director Stammer

CEN Director Prof. Detlef Stammer has recently been elected as a “Fellow” of the International Science Council (ISC). ISC fellowships are awarded to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the promotion of science as a global and public good. The Council’s goal is to provide science with a strong and credible...

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