CCCA
Austria´s Climate Change Research Network
Gerhard Wotawa, ZAMG, CCCA governing board
Developments in Austria
„1st Austrian Climate Day“
ACRP
Feasibility study for national Climate
Data Centre
Preparation/
informal coordination;
bottom-up process alignment of
objectives
Foundation of CCCA as association
Installation of operational units
Funded by Ministry of Science, Education and
Economy
approx. 1990 2002/03 2009/10 2011 2011-15
StartClim
2016-…
The „Climate Change Building“
CCCA‘s climate research framework
… climate research
= scientific analysis and activities…
… strategies for mitigation and
adaptation
…risks,
vulnerabilities and capacities
…physical, political, economic, social
reason(s)
… climate impacts for society, economy
and environment
GS
SZ DZ
GS: coordination office SZ: service centre DZ: data centre
In 2016 the CCCA respresents a network of
27 research-performing/coordinating organizations
Board
Strengthen the Austrian climate research
• Improving the coherence of climate research in Austria
• Increasing the efficiency of climate research (networking, synergies)
• Creating a culture of high-quality research
• Increasing visibility of climate research and understanding of relevance
• Facilitating cooperation with other relevant areas of research Facilitate the education of a new generation of researchers and
supporting knowledge transfer
• Facilitating the education of young academics
• Supporting knowledge transfer between actors in climate research Advise politics and society
• Provision of the scientific basis for climate policies on national, EU and international levels
• Provision of target-group orientated education on questions of climate change for various actors in society
CCCA Mission
CCCA is building bridges…
…but does not carry out research itself
CCCA operational units
› CCCA-Coordination Office
› Supports all CCCA-bodies in administrative and content-related matters as well as its strategic activities
› Responsible for Annual Austrian Climate Convention („Austrian Climate Day“), CCCA working groups
› CCCA-Service Centre
› Functions as neutral knowledge broker within the network
› Clearing point for thematic inquiries from science, administration, industry and general public
› Facilitates the dissemination of information and coordinates this process
› CCCA-Data Centre
› Provides central national archive for relevant climate data and
information
W. Beathgen, 2013
