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Deutsches Klimaportal

German Weather Service (DWD)
Deutsches Klimaportal’s Bauwesen section offers streamlined access to German climate services and data relevant to the built environment, drawn from national providers. It supports climate adaptation planning and decision-making for the construction sector with factual climate information and tools.
Online tool/database

UN Biodiversity Lab

UN Biodiversity Lab
UN Biodiversity Lab’s Earth map is a free, online spatial data tool that lets users view and interact with over 400 global biodiversity, climate change and sustainable development map layers for analysis and planning. It supports visualising, downloading and combining datasets to inform conservation and policy decisions.
Online tool/database

Regional Climate Atlas of Germany (Regionaler Klimaatlas Deutschland)

German Weather Service (DWD)
Regionaler Klimaatlas Deutschland is an interactive web tool presenting over 120 regional climate scenarios for Germany. It summarises research on future climate change, enabling users to view projected changes in climate elements such as temperature, precipitation and wind at national and regional levels.
Online tool/database

German Climate Atlas (Deutscher Klimaatlas)

German Weather Service (DWD)
The Deutscher Klimaatlas by the German Weather Service (DWD) is an interactive online tool that presents maps and time-series of past, current and projected future climate data for Germany (1881–2100), showing spatial and temporal climate patterns and scenarios.
Online tool/database

Drought Monitor Germany (Dürremonitor Deutschland)

Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ)
The UFZ Drought Monitor provides daily, spatially resolved maps and downloadable data on soil moisture and drought conditions across Germany. It uses simulations from the mesoscale hydrological model (mHM) to indicate drought severity in topsoil and total soil profiles, supporting climate and water resource research.
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Flood hazard and flood risk maps in Germany (Hochwassergefahren- und Hochwasserrisikokarten in Deutschland)

Federal Institute of Hydrology, BfG (Bundesanstalt für Gewässerkunde)
A German Federal Institute of Hydrology geoportal showing current national flood hazard and risk maps, combining official flood extent, probability and risk layers for reporting under the EU Floods Directive. It supports spatial analysis and links to regional hazard data from responsible authorities.
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Cross-border flood portal (Länderübergreifendes Hochwasser Portal)

Länderübergreifendes Hochwasserportal (Hochwasserzentralen.de) provides up-to-date flood warnings, water levels and reports for Germany and adjacent regions. It aggregates official river gauge data and warning information from federal states, with links to local flood services and an API for developers.
Online tool/database

CDC: Climate Data Center

German Weather Service (DWD)
The CDC-Portal is an interactive web interface from the Deutscher Wetterdienst’s Climate Data Center that provides searchable access to climate data sets, enabling graphical and tabular previews and downloads of observational and derived climate data for research and analysis.
Online tool/database

Orbae

AdAstra Sustainability
Orbae is an open-data platform by AdAstra Sustainability that quantifies greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural land-use change. It provides high-resolution, spatially explicit data to assess land conversion impacts across crops, regions and supply chains, supporting climate risk analysis, reporting and sustainable finance decision-making.
Online tool/database

Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED)

Academic Institutions
Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED) is an academic research centre at UCLouvain focused on disaster risk, impacts, and vulnerability.CRED develops the EM-DAT disaster database, produces peer-reviewed research, and supports governments and international organisations with evidence for disaster risk reduction, resilience, and emergency preparedness globally.
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Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ)

Academic Institutions
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) is a publicly funded research institute based in Germany. It conducts interdisciplinary environmental research on climate change, biodiversity, water, soil and land use, producing peer-reviewed science, data and policy-relevant insights to support sustainable resource management.
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CIMA Research Foundation

Scientific Bodies
CIMA Research Foundation is a non-profit scientific organisation specialising in environmental monitoring, climate risk and disaster risk reduction. It develops forecasting models, early warning systems and applied research for civil protection, climate adaptation and resilience, working with governments, academia and international programmes across Europe and globally in multiple hazard domains.
Organisation
1 research item

Norwegian Geotechnical Institute

Other
Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI) is an independent research institute specialising in geotechnical engineering and engineering geoscience. It delivers applied research, testing and consulting on infrastructure, landslides, offshore energy and climate resilience, supporting public authorities and industry with science-based solutions worldwide. Founded in Norway, it works globally across mitigation and development.
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German Weather Service (DWD)

Government Organisations & Departments
Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD) is Germany’s national meteorological service and a federal authority.It provides weather forecasts, climate monitoring, early warning services, and scientific data.DWD supports climate risk analysis, disaster preparedness, research, and public decision-making.
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Federal Institute of Hydrology, BfG (Bundesanstalt für Gewässerkunde)

Government Organisations & Departments
Bundesanstalt für Gewässerkunde (Federal Institute of Hydrology, BfG) is a German federal government scientific authority conducting hydrology and waterway research.It provides data, analysis and technical advice on rivers, sediment, climate impacts and water management to support public policy, infrastructure planning and environmental decision-making.
Organisation
1 research item

Carbon Bombs

Data for Good
CarbonBombs.org is an open-source global database mapping large fossil fuel extraction projects (“carbon bombs”), new oil, gas and coal developments and LNG terminals, with estimated future CO₂ emissions and links to companies and banks involved. Data is consolidated from multiple research sources and regularly updated.
Online tool/database
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