Climate & Climate change
The climate is changing noticeably: heavy rain, heat and storms pose increasing risks to our society. Vulnerable groups of people and institutions are particularly affected by the consequences of climate change, but the economy and the infrastructure that is vital to our everyday lives are equally affected.
EPC’s portfolio of topics covers the areas of climate, climate change and climate impact adaptation. We develop and carry out practical research projects and contract research. These include applied scientific collaborative projects, pioneering strategy and concept development as well as innovative participation processes or customized training for various target groups.
Our work aims to develop solutions for current and future climate change challenges for our society.
Together we design
a sustainable and climate-resilient future.
Climate change & Health
Climate change poses risks to our health, especially for vulnerable people. Extreme weather events and rising temperatures affect older people, the sick and children in particular. Appropriate preventive and protective measures can safeguard and improve quality of life and health.
The demand for a healthy environment is closely linked to climate-resilient urban development and healthy living, leisure and working conditions. We develop the basis for heat action planning as well as strategies for preventing and dealing with climate risks.
Together, we maintain and promote a healthy and resilient society.
Climate change & Urban development
Climate change requires an integrated approach to urban development. We now recognize the need to make our cities climate-resilient in line with the sponge city principle and thus reduce the risks of extreme weather events such as flooding or heat waves.
Green structures, infiltration areas, sustainable buildings and climate-resilient infrastructure are crucial here. Attractive cities of the future will rely on urban development that thinks synergistically about the consequences of climate change and effectively integrates them into urban land-use planning.
Together, we are creating liveable, future-proof and climate-resilient cities.
„We are working for a future worth living. Today for tomorrow!"
Nadine Rädel
„For me, epc is a real think tank."
Vera Bartolović
„We do climate impact adaptation."
Dr. Ulrich Eimer
„Climate adaptation is the result of dialogue."
Svenja Klinz
„For me, climate adaptation means: understanding, communicating, changing."
Aaron Richmond
„We are shaping a climate-resilient future."
Carola Koll
Climate change & Trade
Companies must adapt effectively to the consequences of climate change in order to remain competitive. Climate impact adaptation means minimizing climate-related risks such as flooding or heat-related hazards through appropriate measures in infrastructure development, production and corporate management.
In this way, opportunities for positive corporate development can be effectively utilized. Climate-adapted infrastructures, buildings and production are the key to securing healthy and attractive jobs and their competitiveness.
Together, we are shaping a future-proof and climate-resilient economy.
Climate change & Participation
Successful climate impact adaptation requires the active participation of everyone in our society. Innovative and target group-specific participation processes ensure that the perspectives of the population, citizens and specialist stakeholders are heard and included in the respective decision-making processes. Together with and for municipalities, regions and countries, but also for private organizations, we develop functioning participation strategies and solutions in the context of climate change.
Practical ideas and demand-oriented suggestions from society are the key to a climate-resilient future.
