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The current climate change has big consequences for humans and environment worldwide. How can we deal with this complex issue, the biggest challenge for mankind? Researchers from Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ study the climate, the Greenhouse effect, climate change and the role of humans. And in this way, contribute to a sustainable future. 

Our experts

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  prof. dr. Appy Sluijs

  Email: a.sluijs@uu.nl

  Phone: 030 253 2638
• Climate change in the past
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  prof. dr. M.R. (Michiel) van den Broeke

  Email: m.r.vandenbroeke@uu.nl

  Phone: 030 253 3169
• Climate change and the ice caps
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  dr. P. (Peter) Kuipers Munneke

  Email: p.kuipersmunneke@uu.nl
• Climate change and the ice caps
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  dr. ir. Niko Wanders

  Email: n.wanders@uu.nl

  Phone: 06 41 393 146
• Climate and drought
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  prof. dr. Detlef van Vuuren

  Email: d.p.vanvuuren@uu.nl
• Mondial climate scenarios
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  prof. dr. Frank Biermann

  Email: f.biermann@uu.nl
• Global Climate Governance
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  prof. mr. Marleen van Rijswick

  Email: h.vanrijswick@uu.nl
• Climate adaptation and water management
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  prof. dr. Peter Driessen

  Email: p.driessen@uu.nl

  Phone: 030 253 6112
• Governance of climate change
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  prof. dr. Ingrid Robeyns

  Email: i.a.m.robeyns@uu.nl
• Ethics of climate change

• ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ

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    Estuaries around the world expected to become saltier in the coming decades

    Publication

    15 April 2025

    More saltwater intrusion poses serious risks to drinking water, ecosystems, and agriculture.
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    Jonas Lembrechts and his students chart biodiversity across the Netherlands

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    24 February 2025

    The plan is to continue monitoring for years. Lembrechts: “By measuring continuously over the long term, we can get a clear picture of biodiversity variation."
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    UU Talk show: Human rights in times of climate change

    Background

    10 December 2024

    In the second episode of the UU talk show Science and Society, three guests address the question of how climate change affects the meaning and importance of human rights.
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    Smart algorithms make climate predictions faster and more accurate

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    5 December 2024

    Machine learning can fill in 'invisible puzzle pieces', making climate models more realistic and accurate.
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    Inaugural lecture by Laura Villanueva: Ocean’s hidden heroes

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    14 November 2024

    In her inaugural lecture, Prof. Laura Villanueva will illuminate the hidden world of marine microbes, and highlight how they influence our planet’s complex systems in remarkable and sometimes unexpected ways.

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