A selection of external sources on climate change and its impacts, sorted by topic. The letters after each name give the languages of the site (EN English, DE German, FR French, ES Spanish, PT Portuguese, AR Arabic, HI Hindi, SW Swahili; UN: the six UN languages). PIK is not responsible for the content of external sites, see the imprint.
IPCC WGI Interactive Atlas [EN]
Observed and projected climate change for all world regions, the atlas of the Sixth Assessment Report.
World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal [EN]
Climate data, projections and risk profiles by country.
Copernicus Interactive Climate Atlas [EN]
Maps and time series from reanalyses and climate projections of the EU Copernicus programme.
Copernicus Climate Data Store [EN]
Free download of climate data, among them ERA5 and CMIP6 (registration required).
Copernicus Climate Pulse [EN]
Global air and sea temperature, updated daily.
Climate Impact Explorer [EN]
Climate impacts by country and warming level, from Climate Analytics.
ISIMIP Repository [EN]
Climate and climate impact model data of ISIMIP, many of them the basis of this portal.
KNMI Climate Explorer [EN]
Analysis tool for observations and climate model data, aimed at experts.
Climate Reanalyzer [EN]
Daily charts of global temperature and sea surface temperature, University of Maine.
Berkeley Earth [EN]
Global temperature data from station records.
Climate Change Tracker [EN]
Indicators of the climate system in current charts.
Climate Central: Coastal Risk Finder [EN]
Maps of sea level rise and coastal flood risk.
Show Your Stripes [EN]
Warming stripes for countries and regions of the world.
Climate-ADAPT [EN]
European platform on climate adaptation of the EU and the European Environment Agency.
EEA: European Climate Risk Assessment (2024) [EN]
The first assessment of climate risks for Europe by the European Environment Agency.
German Climate Atlas (DWD) [DE, EN]
Past and future climate in Germany, from the Deutscher Wetterdienst.
Climate Atlas of Canada [EN, FR]
Maps, videos and reports on climate change in Canada.
ClimateData.ca [EN, FR]
Climate projections for Canada, with data download.
Climate Explorer (USA) [EN]
Climate projections for the counties of the USA.
India Climate Explorer [EN]
Country platform of Climate Watch for India.
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) [EN, UN]
Assessment reports on the state of climate research.
IPCC Sixth Assessment Report: Synthesis Report [EN, UN]
Summary of the Sixth Assessment Report (2023).
IPCC: Frequently asked questions on the physical science basis [EN]
The FAQs of Working Group I as a PDF.
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) [UN]
State of the climate reports and climate services.
World Health Organization (WHO) [UN]
Climate change and health.
United Nations: Climate Action [UN]
Overview of the United Nations on climate change.
UNFCCC [EN, FR, ES]
Secretariat of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.
NASA Science: Climate Change [EN, ES]
Evidence, causes and effects, with vital signs of the planet.
NOAA Climate [EN]
Climate information of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) [DE, EN]
Research and projects of the institute behind this portal.
German Climate Consortium (DKK) [DE, EN]
Association of German climate research, with background on climate science and policy.
Climate Navigator [DE]
Portal of German climate research institutions, including PIK, with dossiers on individual topics.
Max Planck Institute for Meteorology [DE, EN]
Research on the climate system, Hamburg.
Climate Service Center Germany (GERICS) [DE, EN]
Climate services and country fact sheets.
German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU) [DE, EN]
Reports and policy papers.
Our World in Data [EN]
Data and charts on climate change and its causes.
Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD) [DE]
Overview of climate change and the DWD weather lexicon.
German Environment Agency (UBA) [DE, EN]
Basics of climate change, with answers to frequent questions.
Federal Environment Ministry (BMUKN) [DE, EN]
Climate adaptation in Germany.
klimafakten.de [DE]
Basic, reliable facts on the climate debate.
Skeptical Science [EN, DE, others]
Scientific examination of the most common arguments of climate change deniers.
Climate sceptics (Stefan Rahmstorf) [DE]
Statement and further links on the arguments of climate sceptics.
Climate Watch: GHG emissions [EN]
Greenhouse gas emissions by country and sector, from the World Resources Institute.
Global Carbon Atlas [EN]
CO₂ emissions and carbon fluxes, based on the Global Carbon Project.
Climate TRACE [EN]
Independent emission estimates down to individual sources.
World Resources Institute: Top 10 emitters [EN]
Interactive chart of the largest emitters.
Climate Action Tracker [EN]
Independent assessment of national climate targets.
Climate Watch: NDCs [EN]
The national climate plans under the Paris Agreement in comparison.
Climate Watch: Net-Zero Tracker [EN]
Net-zero targets of the countries.
En-ROADS [EN, DE, others]
Simulator for the effect of climate policy on global warming.
Environment in class (Umwelt im Unterricht) [DE]
Teaching materials of the German Environment Ministry.
Federal Agency for Civic Education [DE]
Dossier on climate change with basics and interactive graphics.
Education server wiki: Climate change [DE]
Encyclopedia on climate change and its consequences for teaching.
Education Server Hamburg [DE]
Focus on climate change and its impacts.
Education Server Berlin-Brandenburg [DE]
Services for educators of the State Institute for Schools and Media.
Lehrer-Online [DE]
Worksheets and lesson plans.
Education for a better climate [DE]
Teaching materials of the consumer centre of North Rhine-Westphalia.
max-wissen [DE]
Materials of the Max Planck Society for schools.
WWF education offers [DE]
Learning materials on nature conservation.
Discover the country (Landfibel) [DE]
Brochure on agriculture for children.
ESPERE [EN, others]
Climate encyclopaedia for schools, an EU project; archive copy of the Jagiellonian University in Kraków.
Office for Climate Education [EN, FR, ES]
International teaching materials on climate change.
CLEAN [EN]
Reviewed collection of resources on climate and energy.
UNESCO: Climate change education [EN, FR, ES]
Climate education worldwide.
NASA Science: Earth for kids [EN]
Earth and climate explained for children.
DKRZ: A simple climate model [DE, EN]
Try out how a climate model works.
DKRZ: Visualisations [DE, EN]
Gallery of climate model visualisations.
Science Slam [DE]
Weather statistics and climate models in a short talk.
E Mission CO2 [DE]
Short film on CO₂ emissions.
The Sustainable Shopping Basket [DE]
Guide to sustainable consumption.
WWF climate calculator [DE]
Calculate your own CO₂ footprint.
Das große Fressen [DE]
WWF study on food and climate (PDF).
Regional Climate Atlas Germany [DE]
Possible climate change in the federal states, from the Helmholtz regional climate offices.
North German Climate Atlas [DE]
Climate change in northern Germany.
DAS-Basisdienst [DE]
Climate data and advice for adaptation in Germany, from federal authorities.
KLiVO [DE]
Federal portal of climate adaptation services.
Centre for Climate Adaptation [DE]
Advice for municipalities and social institutions.
Climate Action Tracker: EU [EN]
Assessment of the climate targets of the EU.
BayKIS [DE]
Bavarian climate information system.
Bavarian Environment Agency: Climate [DE]
Climate and climate change in Bavaria.
MapBiomas Amazonía [ES, PT, EN]
Annual land use maps of the Amazon.
Science Panel for the Amazon [EN, ES, PT]
Scientific assessments of the Amazon.
Green Central Asia (PIK) [EN]
Regional project on climate, environment and security.
ICPAC [EN]
Regional climate centre of IGAD, with seasonal forecasts.
India Meteorological Department [EN, HI]
National weather and climate service.
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change [EN, HI]
Climate policy of India.
Department of Science and Technology: Climate Change Programme [EN]
Research programme on climate change.
Climate Action Tracker: India [EN]
Assessment of the climate targets of India.
Climate Watch: NDC India [EN]
The national climate plan of India.
NRDC India [EN]
Work of the Natural Resources Defense Council in India.
Ministry of Environment of Jordan [AR, EN]
National environment and climate policy.
SENAMHI [ES]
National meteorological and hydrological service.
Climate scenarios for Peru [EN]
Summary by SENAMHI (PDF).
Gender and climate change action plan [ES]
The action plan of Peru (PAGCC).
Climate Action Tracker: Peru [EN]
Assessment of the climate targets of Peru.
Climate Watch: NDC Peru [EN]
The national climate plan of Peru.
AGRHYMET [FR, EN]
Regional climate centre for West Africa and the Sahel.
Tanzania Meteorological Authority [SW, EN]
National weather service.
National Environment Management Council [SW, EN]
National environmental authority.
Ministry of Agriculture [SW, EN]
Agriculture in Tanzania.
Climate Action Network Tanzania [EN]
Network of civil society organisations.
Nairobi Convention [EN, FR]
Protection of the marine environment of the western Indian Ocean.
IOM: Climate change and migration in Tanzania [EN]
Study of the International Organization for Migration.
Climate Watch: NDC Tanzania [EN]
The national climate plan of Tanzania.
IPCC AR6 WGI [EN]
Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis.
ISIMIP [EN]
Inter-Sectoral Impact Model Intercomparison Project.
ISIMIP3b [EN]
Temperature thresholds and time slices of the bias-adjusted climate scenarios.
W5E5 v2.0 [EN]
Observation-based climate dataset used as the reference for bias adjustment.
CMIP6 [EN]
Coupled Model Intercomparison Project of the World Climate Research Programme.
Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSPs) [EN]
Scenario explorer of IIASA.
SSPs: poster [EN]
The SSPs at a glance (PDF).
Scientists for Future [DE]
Scientists for climate action, Germany.
Fridays for Future [DE]
The climate movement in Germany.