1,2,1,1- 1Deutscher Wetterdienst, Klima- und Umweltberatung, Potsdam, Germany
- 2Institut für Meteorologie, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Climate change poses a scientifically highly complex issue due to being a process of global change with considerably different outcomes for different regions, underpinned by scientific uncertainty. The inherent nature of the ongoing climate change is dynamic and oftentimes non-linear, bearing the risk of increasing the likelihood (and exacerbating the intensity) of extreme weather events. Hence, the issue not only asks for climate research to be translated prior to being addressed towards audiences with few or no prior scientifical knowledge of the field, but for the climate knowledge also to be communicated in a precise, reliable and continuously updated – while comprehensible – manner.
ClimXtreme is a nationwide interdisciplinary project funded by the German Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR) and focusing on the improvement of the scientific understanding of extreme weather events in a changing climate as well as the transdisciplinary interaction with practice stakeholders.
As part of the research network of ClimXtreme II (2023-2026), the German Meteorological Service (Deutscher Wetterdienst, DWD) has designed and launched a communication tool in form of a knowledge base. Its aim is to compile, synthesise and communicate the research goals and results of the 25 subprojects from various disciplines towards different target groups (general public, practitioners, administrations, politics and the private sector). Thus, the knowledge base seeks to facilitate the dialogue between climate research and society and provide a tool for scientifically informed decision-making processes.
Furthermore, one main focus is illustrating the transdisciplinary interactions which have already been established within the project. In this regard, the platform serves as an example case for inter- and transdisciplinary demand-oriented communication and is hereby tackling challenges in climate change communication.
How to cite: Fischer-Frenzel, P., Wagner-Jacht, M., Grieger, J., Lorenz, P., and Kreienkamp, F.: Climate change communication from an inter- and transdisciplinary perspective – an example from ClimXtreme, EGU General Assembly 2026, Vienna, Austria, 3–8 May 2026, EGU26-12649, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu26-12649, 2026.
