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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.
SPARCCLE Researchers at EGU 2024
SPARCCLE researchers will participate in the European Geosciences Union (EGU) 2024 conference.
“Europe is not prepared for rapidly growing climate risks”, warns EEA
According to a recently published assessment by the European Environment Agency (EEA), Europe is the fastest warming continent.
Postdoc position at UNIFI | Modelling extreme climate events
The work will be conducted within the Horizon SPARCCLE project and the Horizon ECO2ADAPT project in a young and multi-disciplinary team with a wide network of international collaborations.
Stakeholder Workshop on climate impacts and maladaptation in integrated assessment models
In a recent virtual workshop on 22nd January 2024, titled “Representation of adaptation and maladaptation in integrated assessment models (IAMs)” and attended by over 50 online participants, critical discussions unfolded about the integration of climate impacts and adaptation strategies in integrated assessment modelling.
SPARCCLE project on climate risks in Europe kicks-off at IIASA
The SPARCCLE project held its Kick-Off meeting at IIASA on 12-14 September 2023, providing a fruitful start to cooperation within the project.
Events
The aim of the workshop was to foster synergies between UNIFI and MPI and to brainstorm future directions and research priorities concerning the interactions between climate, forests and socio-economic systems.
Presentation of research related to the WP5 on 28-29 August 2025 at Banque de France, Paris.
SPARCCLE researcher presented at the summer school for young international scholars, advanced PhD students, and early postdocs organised by the sister project PRISMA.
Two SPARCCLE researchers participated in the 30th Annual Conference of the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists.
Giovanni Forzieri (UNIFI) has been awarded as a National Champion within the Frontiers Planet Prize for the published study “Ecosystem heterogeneity is key to limiting the increasing climate-driven risks to European forests”.
Part of the WP3 content was presented to a scientific audience as part of a seminars series.
During the 19th Venice Architecture Biennale 2025, SPARCCLE researchers contributed to a thought-provoking installation just at the entrance of the Biennale. The installation, based on scientific content provided by ETH Zurich, including content related to the SPARCCLE project, invited visitors to physically experience future extreme temperatures and to confront the growing “cost” of comfort in an increasingly hostile climate.
Participation in the ISIMIP workshop to present the findings of Grant et al. (2025), published in Nature. Additionally, co-organisation of the workshop and acknowledgement of the project’s contributions to ISIMIP core data products (e.g. Deliverable 2.1).
SPARCCLE researchers participated in the European Geosciences Union (EGU) 2025 conference, with presentations covering both SPARCCLE research and related topics.
SPARCCLE researcher presented on the equitable distribution of climate mitigation and damage costs across regions.