Unpacking climate impact CHAINs (UNCHAIN)

Description:

In the years to come, climate change will continue to affect nature and society in various ways. This creates a number of undesirable climate risks.

Risk can in most cases be reduced through various forms of adaptation measures. These measures require a rigorous and shared scientific knowledge base which must be translated into local practical and actionable knowledge on climate risks and adaptation options. Therefore, a constructive dialogue between researchers and stakeholders is at the core of this project.

Through 12 different case studies in seven countries UNCHAIN focuses on unpacking climate impact chains by identifying and describing important links between climate risk components. By adapting the concept of the impact chain to climate change adaptation UNCHAIN aims at creating a new generation of action-  and user-oriented climate change risk assessments. For more information about the impact chain method check: "Climate Risk Assessment for Ecosystem-based Adaptation" 

The UNCHAIN project was concluded with the publication of a policy brief which summarizes policy-relevant insights from the project and recommendations to policymakers helping in speeding up more effective adaptation. 

Project information

Lead

Western Norway Research Institute, Norway

Partners

Wageningen University & Research (WUR), Netherlands

Gesellschaft für Wirtschaftliche Strukturforschung (GWS), Germany

Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO), Spain

Paris-Lodron University Salzburg (PLUS), Austria

Nordland Research Institute (NRI), Norway

Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Angewandten Forschung e.V. (FhG), Germany

Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), Sweden

Rambøll, France

Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Strasbourg (INSA), France