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SPARCCLE Researchers at EGU 2025
SPARCCLE researchers will participate in the European Geosciences Union (EGU) 2025 conference.

SPARCCLE Researcher Marina Andrijevic Leads the Organisation of the ‘Adaptation Pathways and Scenarios for Climate Change Research’ Workshop
The ‘Adaptation Pathways and Scenarios for Climate Change Research’ workshop, held from 17th to 21st February at the Lorentz Center in Leiden, Netherlands, brought together interdisciplinary experts to collaboratively develop tools and bridge knowledge gaps in global assessments of climate change impacts.

IIASA is Hiring a Researcher in Integrated Assessment Modeling to Join the SPARCCLE Project
The Integrated Assessment and Climate Change (IACC) Research Group within the IIASA Energy, Climate, and Environment (ECE) Program seeks a talented researcher to work with international project teams on projects such as SPARCCLE and PRISMA.

SPARCCLE Workshop Gathers EU Policymakers for Policy Feedback and Insights
From 3rd to 4th December 2024, the SPARCCLE consortium hosted a workshop in Brussels, bringing together external stakeholders and EU policymakers, including representatives from CINEA, DG ENER, and DG HERA.

SPARCCLE Researcher Marina Andrijevic Receives Early Career Award for Advancing Socioeconomic Climate Modelling
During the Seventeenth IAMC Annual Meeting, held online from 4th to 6th November, the Integrated Assessment Modeling Consortium was proud to honour Marina Andrijevic (IIASA) with the Early Career Researcher Award.

SPARCCLE Consortium Marks One-Year Milestone with In-Person Meeting and Workshops
The SPARCCLE consortium gathered at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) from 8th to 10th October for an in-person meeting and workshops, celebrating a year of progress and planning for the next phases.

SPARCCLE is Hiring an Adaptation Pathways Researcher (f/m/d)
The SPARCCLE adaptation team co-led by IIASA (International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis) and Climate Analytics is looking to recruit a motivated and talented researcher with expertise in climate change adaptation.

Exploring the differences in socioeconomic vulnerability across the EU to inform European climate risk assessment
In a new addition to the Atlas of Demography – an interactive tool by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) – SPARCCLE researchers have released an in-depth analysis of regional variations in socioeconomic vulnerability across the EU

Council Adopts Nature Restoration Law
On Monday, the Council formally adopted the first of its kind regulation on nature restoration.

SPARCCLE at Cross-Sectoral ISIMIP-PROCLIAS Workshop
Several SPARCCLE researchers took part in the ISIMIP-PROCLIAS Cross-sectoral climate impacts workshop held at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impacts Research from 22-26th April 2024.
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SPARCCLE researcher presented on the equitable distribution of climate mitigation and damage costs across regions.
Co-organised by SPARCCLE researcher Marina Andrijevic, the workshop brought together around 40 interdisciplinary experts to collaboratively develop tools and bridge knowledge gaps. Five researchers from the SPARCCLE project participated.
SPARCCLE Project Coordinator, Edward Byers (IIASA), met with the OECD team to discuss climate impacts in adaptation IAMs.
The aim of the workshop was to foster synergies between the University of Florence (UNIFI) and the Joint Research Centre (JRC) on common research interests, including forest disturbances, critical transitions and tipping points in socio-ecological systems, climate risk and vulnerability assessment, water-carbon coupling.
Three SPARCCLE researchers met with Dr Andrej Ceglar from the ECB to discuss collaboration on climate change impacts on biodiversity, ecosystem services and natural capital and share information on state of the art assessments for Europe.
SPARCCLE Project Coordinator, Edward Byers (IIASA), presented on gender dimension in SPARCCLE as part of an online series on the Gender Dimension in the European Research Area, organised by the German Ministry of Education.
From 3rd to 4th December 2024, the SPARCCLE consortium hosted a workshop in Brussels, bringing together external stakeholders and EU policymakers, including representatives from CINEA, DG ENER, and DG HERA. This collaborative event provided a platform for feedback on EU adaptation and mitigation policy analysis. It also marked the beginning of SPARCCLE’s stress test co-development process.
A preparatory webinar on 27th November 2024 preceded the in-person workshop, which took place on 3rd-4th December 2024.
The aim of the workshop was to foster synergies between UNIFI and JRC and to brainstorm on future directions and priorities for research on the interactions between climate, forests and socio-economic systems.
Two SPARCCLE researchers attended the EAERE Annual Conference 2024 in Leuven, Belgium, presenting insights from two studies: one on the impact of climate change on labour and mortality, and another on its impact on hurricanes.