Climate Attribution

Participants will gain understanding of how climate change influences extreme weather events, the methods used to attribute such events to anthropogenic climate change, and the socio-economic dimensions of climate-related damages. The training also covers theoretical and applied aspects of attribution, with emphasis on discussion, critical thinking, and hands-on practice.

 

Programme

Wednesday, 3 September 2025

12.00 h   Lunch (Sandwiches)
13.00 h   Welcome (Martin Quaas, Speaker ECO-N; Andreas Macke, Speaker LGS-CAR)

13.15 h   Introduction to climate attribution (Sebastian Sippel)
14.15 h   Discussions

14.30 h   Event attribution and socio-economic dimensions of damage (Fredi Otto)
15.30 h   Discussions
15.45 h   Coffee

16.15 h   Practicals (Fredi Otto)
17.15 h   Discussions
17.30 h   End day 1

19.00 h   Dinner (tbd)

Thursday, 4 September 2025

 9.00 h   Linking NLP-derived socioeconomic impact data to their driving factors (Mariana de Brito)
10.00 h   Discussions
10.15 h   Coffee

10.45 h   Compound events in a changing climate (Emanuele Bevacqua)
11.45 h   Discussions
12.00 h   Lunch (Sandwiches)

13.00 h   Is there value in causal attribution? (Timo Goeschl)
14.30 h   Discussions

15.00 h   Coffee
15.30 h   Breakout discussions
17.30 h   Reports from breakout discussions
18.00 h   End day 2

19.00 h   Dinner (tbd)

Friday, 5 September 2025

 9.00 h   Attribution, uncertainty, insurance (tbd) (Stefan Baumgärtner)
10.30 h   Discussions
11.00 h   Coffee

End

 

The course is open to interested doctoral researchers and early-career scientists (limited number of participants) and free of charge. The registration deadline is 9 July 2025. External participants need to cover any travel expenses themselves.