The Global Water and Climate Adaptation Centre - Aachen, Bangkok, Chennai, Dresden addresses the pressing issue of humanity's adaptation to the consequences of climate change with a special focus on water. As a joint effort between leading scientific institutions, it enables a global dialogue, the transfer of research results into practice, and the education of future environmental leaders.
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Transfer Workshop in Cebu, Philippines 🇵🇭
Enhancing water security in the uncertain future: Challenges and opportunities From 27-28 November 2025, the Global Water and Climate Adaptation Centre (ABCD-Centre)..
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Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum
The Global Water and Climate Adaptation Centre(ABCD-Centre), together with its partner institutions, was actively represented at the 10th Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum (APAN Forum) held on 1 October 2025...
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Chapter on Storm Surge
Chapter on Storm Surge: Simulation, Impact, and Mitigation in the volume “Coastal Disasters” (Series on Coastal and Ocean Engineering Practice, 2025) co-authored with Prof. sundar vallam
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Future Environment Leader Fellow Reflects on Her journey at UNU-Flores
Nagashree G E, a 2025 Future Environment Leaders Fellow under the ABCD-Centre, recently completed her 9-month fellowship in Germany...
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Advancing Coastal Resilience Together - Transfer Workshop in Vietnam
From 26-28 October 2025, ThuyLoi University in Hanoi successfully hosted...
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Education shapes the future
"Education shapes the future": Ceremonial event on the occasion of United Nations Day...
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Welcome to Aachen!
Last week, the students of our Joint Master's Programme arrived in Aachen...
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A Seminar on Assessing Climate Change Impacts on Grassland Ecosystem
Integrated Nexus Approach...
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A seminar on blue economy and coastal protection AIT Thailand 30 Jan 2025
Prof. Vallam Sundar...
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WATSAT training workshop IIT Madras 10 Dec 2024
Successful conduction of WATSAT training...
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Transfer Seminar-cum-Workshop on “Climate- and Water-induced Disasters”
The Global Water and Climate Adaptation Centre...
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Opening ceremony — Indo-German Joint Master's Program
The first cohort of the new Master's program...
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ABCDCentre -Transfer Workshops Series
The Workshop about strategies for water management...
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WATSAT training workshop in IIT Madras, India
Successful conduction of the WATSAT workshop...
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WATSAT training workshop at IIT Tirupati, India
Successful conduction of WATSAT workshop...
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Special session on climate risk and resilience
The Centre for Water and Climate Adaptation...
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WSCA 2023 - Water Security and Climate Adaptation conference
The ABCD Centre successfully organized WSCA 2023...
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Active Engagement in Recent Stockholm Meetings and Events
The Global Water and Climate Adaptation Centre...
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