Successful transfer projects

The transfer of research knowledge to society is of immense importance. It enables innovations that improve our lives. And it promotes well-founded decision-making in politics and business. We help to ensure that our knowledge solves challenges, both globally and regionally.

Forecasts for the Elbe

Heat and droughts are more and more frequently producing unusually low water levels in the Elbe. Thanks to AWI forecasts, the Hamburg Port Authority can now prepare for such developments well in advance

Climate protection in your own backyard

What can I personally do to combat climate change? This question preoccupies many German citizens. They can find answers at the “klimafit” course, which offers reliable information on climate change.

The pulse of the Arctic

The ‘Arctic PASSION’ project provides environmental data from the Arctic for the local population, for science and for local politics

Putting permafrost in the classroom

The Arctic’s frozen soils are thawing – with consequences for climate and humans. Together with partner schools in Germany, schoolchildren from Aklavik, Canada are helping to gather permafrost data

Climate Protection on Your Dinner Plate

Providing sustainable food for a growing global population is a challenge: growing crops and raising livestock require massive amounts of land and energy. One alternative: cultivating algae and bivalves