Projects
Impact of climate change on terrestrial ecosystems and climate change feedbacks of terrestrial ecosystems through exchange of greenhouse gases (CO2, CH4 and N2O). University of Antwerp
Impact of climate change and climate extremes on the Agriculture and Forestry in the Europe-Russia-Turkey Region Ghent University
The ongoing climate change has widespread and consequential impacts all over the world including increasing frequency and intensity of extreme climate and weather events. Despite positive impacts in some regions of Europe, Russia and Turkey, future warming will create multiple risks for natural and economic systems, in particular for agriculture and forestry sectors. Decision-makers and stakeholders are interested in a comprehensive, ...
Towards a high temporal and spatial climate resolution to asses hygrothermal building degradation risks for climate change in Europe Ghent University
The ongoing climate change has widespread and consequential impacts all over the world including increasing frequency and intensity of extreme climate and weather events. There is an urgent need to understand environmental risks (e.g. freeze-thaw, wood decay, mold growth, corrosion) that determine the service life of building materials. However, fundamental knowledge gaps prevent this analysis from being carried out. Firstly, there exists an ...
Ecomedia in urban Kenya: plotting climate change and shaping climate action KU Leuven
This project will unfold how youth-led environmental organisations and youth activists based in urban Kenya use ecomedia on online platforms to create climate change and environmental degradation awareness and action. Furthermore, it will look at the interplay between online ecomedia and environmentally-conscious choices in everyday life, NGO/volunteer work, and eco-activism. The concept of ecomedia highlights that, “media are first and ...
Climate Impiety: Beyond Post-Apocalyptic Climate Change Fiction Ghent University
Most climate change literature takes the form of post-apocalyptic, dystopian novels. This form, however, simplifies and compresses the phenomenon to make it dramatic and containable on a human scale. Focusing on climate literature that deviates from the norm, this project will explore alternative narrative strategies that might be more apt to represent the vast dimensions and complexity of climate change.
Climate Change and demographic behaviour: differential climate scenarios, fertility desires and intentions KU Leuven
Growing concerns about climate change and the environment, especially among younger people, challenges the sustainability of established habits and consumption patterns. This issue raises questions about its current and potential implications for family planning. Although the existing literature in this field is still limited and findings are mixed, preliminary findings suggest a negative relationship between reproductive intentions and ...
Climate & Biodiversity Initiative: Climate change Adaptation & Mitigation with BIOdiverse forest plantations (CAMBIO) Ghent University
This project studies how afforestation may form a major nature-based solution for climate change mitigation and adaptation. Building on a global network of forest biodiversity experiments (TreeDivNet), it will determine which tree species associations sequester more carbon, while coping with climate variability such as droughts.