News about climate change
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03 May 2021
Method for assessing progress on Paris climate goals
- Scientists propose a new method for assessing progress toward the Paris Agreement's climate goal - limiting global temperature rise to 2 degrees above... -
31 March 2021
Worldwide forest carbon sources and sinks mapped in unprecedented detail
- A new interactive map of carbon sources and sinks from forests around the world confirm that forests take up twice as much carbon as they release. In... -
12 March 2021
Rhine Estuary Sediment Testing Ground: using clean dredged material better
- After dredging operations, a lot of sand and silt is lost from the Rhine-Meuse estuary into the sea or into depots. In order to retain the dredged... -
05 March 2021
Effects of climate change in the North Sea: more sole biomass, but smaller numbers
- The North Sea is warming up and how will that affect fish species? Marine ecologist Karen van de Wolfshaar recently tested three climate change... -
22 January 2021
This is how green the Netherlands (and the world) can be in 2120
- The Netherlands is a small country with big challenges. Some climate scenarios predict that parts of the Netherlands need to surrender to the sea, but... -
14 December 2020
Climate resilient food systems for Africa: From evidence to action
- A virtual dialogue series was held in the lead up to the Climate Adaptation Summit January 2021
The challenges facing the food system, particularly... -
04 August 2020
Learn how to use the Climate Data Store (CDS) for your climate impact assessments
- Are you working on or interested in climate adaptation issues? Are you looking for information about the past, current and future climate? Follow a... -
11 June 2020
Multi-annual research on climate adaptive planning for elevated sandy soils
- The Netherlands has seen yet another dry springtime, while lately the rain that does fall tends to pour down in peak showers. Elevated sandy soils in... -
16 April 2020
Arable farming prepares for extreme drought and flooding
- Extreme drought or abundant rain. This is the new reality caused by climate change. How can farmers mitigate the effects as much as possible? The PPC... -
27 November 2019
WUR at COP25 climate conference
- From December 2 to 13, Madrid (instead of Santiago Chile) will be the venue of 25th Conference of Parties (COP) of the United Nations Framework...