WHO WE ARE

The Arctic is a key region

for the global climate.

Better understanding this climate system is a main task

of marine and polar research funded by the German Federal Ministry

of Education and Research (BMBF).

Meet our Partners

COORDINATING PARTNER

Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven

ALL PARTNERS

University of Bremen, Faculty of Biology/Chemistry & MARUM Centre for Marine Environmental Sciences, Bremen

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU), Department 10 Biology, Institute of Molecular Physiology, Mainz

Institute of Marine Ecosystem and Fisheries Sciences, Centre for Earth System Research and Sustainability, Hamburg

University of Constance, Limnological Institute, Constance

Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Zoological Institute, Kiel

GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research, Kiel

Ecologic Institut gemeinnützige GmbH

Constructify.media e.V.

Global change in the Arctic also affects the weather and climate in Germany, Europe and other parts of the world via atmospheric and oceanic interactions, as well as the associated extreme events.

Learn more about the German polar strategy