Algorithms and statistical models for water management are becoming increasingly accurate. Especially in Europe and the economically developed countries, forecasting models process a huge amount of very detailed data from weather stations and satellite maps estimating snow cover. By cross-referencing these and other physical data, they are able to estimate how much water will be available in a certain area in the near future. However,  not everything always works out as it should. 

Mathematical models for drought management would be more effective if they used social and cultural variables - how these solutions can best be integrated is the subject of current research.

The human factor

"Only healthy ecosystems can provide essential tools for reducing the risks of climate change," reads the assessment report released at the end of February by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). To raise awareness of the importance of these ecosystems, the UN General Assembly declared 2022 the International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development.

How what happens at altitude affects all ecosystems

Mountains are not islands

La crisi ucraina ha reso la decarbonizzazione ancora più urgente; accanto alla mitigazione del cambiamento climatico, oggi in cima all’agenda troviamo l'indipendenza dalle importazioni di energia. Tuttavia, finché in Italia le procedure di autorizzazione per gli impianti eolici o solari richiedono svariati anni, questa indipendenza resta lontana, afferma l'esperto di energie rinnovabili Wolfram Sparber, che insieme al suo team ha sviluppato scenari dettagliati all’interno di uno studio su come il paese può trarre profitto anche economicamente dalla transizione energetica. 

Con la guerra in Ucraina, l’Italia paga il prezzo elevato di una burocrazia che ostacola l’espansione delle energie rinnovabili. L'esperto Wolfram Sparber spiega cosa deve cambiare con urgenza.

Vincoli costosi

The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) has calculated that between 1998 and 2017, extreme weather events killed more than 553,000 people, causing damages in excess of €1.9 trillion. Due to climate change, hazardous events are becoming more frequent and severe, lasting longer and triggering complex risk cascades. The UNDRR has just published official guidance written by climate impact researcher Marc Zebisch and his team on formulating more comprehensive, systemic hazard analysis.

Predicting climate-related hazards has become more complex than ever due to climate change. A team of experts from Eurac Research have recently published an official guide for comprehensive risk assessment in the context of climate change on behalf of the UN.

The end of predictability

Qualche ora di pioggia purtroppo non fa la differenza. La prolungata siccità in Alto Adige e in tutto il Nord Italia è preoccupante. Ma quanto la situazione è davvero estrema? E questa siccità è in qualche modo collegata con il cambiamento climatico? Le nostre esperte ed esperti hanno fatto alcune riflessioni in proposito.

Il fiume Talvera in secca a Bolzano, 24 marzo 2022. 

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Edipo siamo noi: Warum wir aufhören müssen, uns als Krönung der Schöpfung zu betrachten

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"It is hard to be healthy in an unhealthy world." - Maarten Jan Wensink

We may have already seen the healthiest generations

Per salvarci dalla crisi climatica ci serve un sovrano illuminato. O forse no.

Hanfschäben – das eigentliche Abfallprodukt der Hanfpflanze – werden für die Produktion von Hanfziegeln verwendet

Hanf als Motor der sozialökologischen Transformation

„Nachhaltigkeit steht für ein multidimensionales Verständnis von Wohlstand. Dabei werden Ökologie, Ökonomie, Soziales und Kultur zusammen anstatt getrennt voneinander gedacht“, betont der Sozial- und Kulturwissenschaftler Davide Brocchi, der sich mit urbaner und regionaler Transformation beschäftigt.

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The human factor

Mathematical models for drought management would be more effective if they used social and cultural variables - how these solutions can best be integrated is the subject of current ...

article

Mountains are not islands

How what happens at altitude affects all ecosystems

interview

interview

Vincoli costosi

Con la guerra in Ucraina, l’Italia paga il prezzo elevato di una burocrazia che ostacola l’espansione delle energie rinnovabili. L'esperto Wolfram Sparber spiega cosa deve cambiare ...

interview

interview

The end of predictability

Predicting climate-related hazards has become more complex than ever due to climate change. A team of experts from Eurac Research have recently published an official guide for ...

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Poca neve, poca pioggia e troppo caldo

Un inverno difficile per l’Alto Adige

Edipo siamo noi: Warum wir aufhören müssen, uns als Krönung der Schöpfung zu ...

IPCC warns world against “irreversible” impacts of global warming. How is the EU ...

We may have already seen the healthiest generations

Per salvarci dalla crisi climatica ci serve un sovrano illuminato. O forse no.

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Die Region als Gemeingut

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