Climate Scenarios for Sustainable Development

The Research & Innovation team on Climate Scenarios for Sustainable Development, headed by Prof. Dr. Édouard Davin, explores the intersection of climate, land use, and biodiversity. They strive for a better understanding of the terrestrial biosphere’s role within the climate system. Their mission is to produce knowledge that can be directly used to create solutions for tackling climate and biodiversity crises. Their work is guided by three overarching questions: What are the risks of climate change to terrestrial ecosystems and people? How can nature-based approaches, among other strategies, address these risks? What is the potential for scaling up these strategies, and what are the resulting co-benefits and tradeoffs with sustainable development objectives?