Outreach at the global, international and regional level
Hartwig Kremer, LOICZ, Contact: Hartwig.Kremer@hzg.de
Marcus Reckermann, BALTEX, Contact: Markus.Reckermann@hzg.de
Insa Meinke, Norddeutsches Klimabüro, Contact. Insa.Meinke@hzg.de
Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht and the Institute of Coastal
Research host three project offices which focus on research
activities and outreach in coastal zones:
1) The LOICZ International Project Office
2) The International BALTEX Secretariat
3) The North German Climate Office
The aim of these offices is to assist the respective scientific
communities and to summarise, assess and disseminate
research on coastal zones in order to support adaptation
processes to changing coastal systems using scientific
knowledge.
The activities of the offices are focussed on different spatial
scales: While the LOICZ International Project Office coordinates
worldwide research activities in the coastal zones, the
International BALTEX Secretariat coordinates research activities
in the Baltic Sea catchment basin. The North German Climate
Office maintains a science-public/stakeholder dialogue in
Northern Germany.
Panel discussion at the International BACC Stakeholder Conference, Göteborg, 22-23 May 2006
Global
International
Baltic Sea Region
Regional
Northern Germany
LOICZ
BALTEX
North German Climate Office
Scientific basis: Peer reviewed publications,
development and application of biogeochemical and
social science models and research tools, major
reference works, research and studies series; globally
recognized interdisciplinary agenda setting in the
context of the Earth System Science for Global
Sustainability under ICSU and ISSC
Outreach: Newsletter, web and digital media incl.
new and social media; digital training material and
heritage lectures.
Capacity Building: Teaching young researchers on
master, PhD level.
Networking and services: Strategic partnerships for
innovative multi-scale research and analysis of
coastal social-ecological systems; input and advice to
global and regional assessments, congresses and
workshops.
Example: State of the Arctic Coastal Zone 2010
report, contributing to PACES in partnership with
IASC, AMAP, IPA
www.arcticcoasts.org
Scientific basis: Peer reviewed publications,
International BALTEX Secretariat Publication Series,
conference
proceedings,
workshops
and
conferences, and a regular Study Conference on
BALTEX every three years
Outreach: Newsletter, assessment reports, web site
Capacity building: Summer schools and related
textbooks
Outreach Example: BALTEX Assessments of
Climate Change for the Baltic Sea Bassin (BACC)
 to provide scientific reviews of the current
knowledge on regional climate change and its
effects on the environment of the Baltic Sea
basin including socio-economic impacts
 to create awareness for possible climate change
related societal and management implications in
stakeholders and the public, also by
comprehensible summaries for laypersons.
www.baltex-research.eu/BACC2
www.baltex-research.eu
www.loicz.org
Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht • Max-Planck-Straße 1 • 21502 Geesthacht • Phone +49 (0)4152 87-0 • Fax +49 (0)4152 87-1403 • www.hzg.de
Scientific basis: Peer reviewed publications on
coastal climate change and their impacts in Northern
Germany. Validated data sets on long range coastal
climate change (CoastDat). Research activities at
IFK-HZG,
REKLIM
and
KlimaCampus.
Science – public/stakeholder dialogue: This
dialogue is based on two main tasks: One is to
explore the range of perception, views, questions,
and knowledge in the public and among
stakeholders. The other is to convey the knowledge
into the public, to stakeholders and media.
Information products: Based on the dialogue,
adoptable information products are developed, for
example:
 Assessment report of regional climate research
results for the metropolitan region of Hamburg.
 Regional climate atlas enables easy access to
possible future regional climate change information
in Northern Germany
www.norddeutscher-klimaatlas.de
www.norddeutsches-klimabuero.de