climes
Swedish centre for impacts of climate extremes
An interdisciplinary effort to understand impacts of climate extremes
Climes is a research platform to understand and mitigate the impacts of climate extremes. We bridge the medical, social and engineering sciences and connect them to society.
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What is new?
New publication on climate impacts
A new paper by Messori, G., Boyd, E., Nivre, J., Raffetti, E. in Earth System Dynamics examines key challenges and opportunities in understanding the societal impacts of climate extremes. The study advances climes’ core ambition to bridge physical and societal dimensions of extreme events. Read the paper.New affiliates
We welcome new affiliates to climes: Ulrika Lundin Glans (Uppsala University, PhD student) and Maria Rusca (Uppsala University, Professor). Their work strengthens climes’ research on governance, vulnerability, and societal dimensions of climate extremes.
New project: AIR-DATES
The project “The impact of air temperature variability on public health in a changing climate: past trends, ongoing adaptation, and future scenarios (AIR-DATES)” is led by Elena Raffetti. How does temperature variability affects public health across time, with a focus on adaptation and future risk scenarios—contributing to evidence for climate resilience planning.
CLIMES DN Kick Off approaching
The kick-off meeting for the CLIMES Doctoral Network is approaching. The event will bring together supervisors, and partners to align on objectives, collaboration structures, and planned activities, marking the formal start of the network and its interdisciplinary work on climate extremes and societal resilience. Recruitment of doctoral students starts soon.New affiliates
We welcome new afiliates of climes. Prof. Giuliano Di Baldassarre (UU), Dr. Louis Delannoy (SRC/SU), Riccardo B. Navarro, Manuel M.O. Nocentini, Markus Simon (KI), and Fan Wang (RISE). Their diverse expertise strengthens our community’s research on climate extremes, resilience, and societal impacts.AI-guided urban greening
Led by Olof Mogren (2024–2027), this project develops an AI- and GIS-based decision-support tool to identify how impervious urban surfaces can be transformed into multifunctional green spaces—strengthening climate resilience, enhancing ecosystem services, and improving urban quality of life.
Discover climes
Climes fosters the next generation of climate researchers through advanced doctoral and postdoctoral training. Our graduate activities link universities, research institutes, and partner networks across Sweden and beyond.
Graduate School & Training
Events
Climes hosts and co-organizes seminars, workshops, and conferences that bring together researchers, policymakers, and practitioners to share knowledge and spark new collaborations.
Research Hub
The research hub connects climes projects, publications, and data resources in one place. Here you can explore our ongoing research on climate extremes, risk modelling, and societal impacts, as well as interdisciplinary collaborations.
Community and Outreach
Climes engages actively with communities, decision-makers, and the public to bridge science and society. Through outreach initiatives, media engagement, and educational collaborations, we share insights from climate extremes research and co-create pathways toward resilience.
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