Brief communication: What do we need to know? Ten questions about climate and water challenges in Berlin-Brandenburg
Abstract. As climate change escalates, the Berlin-Brandenburg region faces new challenges. Climate change-induced extreme events including droughts, heatwaves, and floods, are expected to cause new conflicts to emerge and aggravate existing ones. To guide future research, we engaged a transdisciplinary academic community of experts to co-develop a list of key questions on these climate and water challenges in the region. Our findings highlight the urgent need for integrated and participatory research approaches. We expect this list of key questions to provide a roadmap for scientists and policymakers to foster actionable knowledge production to address climate and water challenges in the region.
Authors
- Márk Somogyvári (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4226-5125)
- Franziska Tügel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8878-5521)
- Subham Mukherjee
- Juan F. Dueñas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9770-3447)
- Saskia Arndt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-8523-1521)
- Katrin M. Nissen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1132-9701)
- Pedro Henrique Lima Alencar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6221-8580)
- Behnam Zamani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5481-4710)
- Eva Nora Paton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5619-9958)
- Doerthe Tetzlaff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7183-8674)
- Daniel Johnson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0454-1280)
- Fabio Brill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7197-0002)
- Nariman Mahmoodi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6537-9483)
- Thomas Vogelpohl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6898-7364)
- Stenka Vulova (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9083-1163)
- Tobias Sauter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2232-8096)
- Christoph Merz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7434-9828)
- Frederik Bart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4907-1323)
- Peter H. Feindt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5978-5944)
- Hui Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-3017-7462)
- Kei Namba
Institutions
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (DE)
- Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (DE)
- Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development (DE)
- Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (DE)
- Berlin Brandenburg Institute of Advanced Biodiversity Research (DE)
- Technische Universität Berlin (DE)
- Freie Universität Berlin (DE)
- University of Twente (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Natural hazards and earth system sciences
- Published
- 2025-10-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-25-4043-2025
- Primary Topic
- Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Einstein Stiftung Berlin
- Berlin University Alliance