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Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon – GERICS
The Climate Service Center Germany (GERICS) was initiated by the German Federal government in 2009 as a fundamental part of the German high‐tech strategy for climate protection. Since June 2014, GERICS has been an independent scientific organizational entity of the Helmholtz‐Zentrum Hereon. The interdisciplinary team at GERICS develops scientifically based prototype products and services to support decision-makers in politics, business and public administration in adapting to climate change.
GERICS functions as a think tank for climate services in order to meet climate information needs. GERICS develops prototype products in the area of climate services and works in close cooperation with science and practice partners from politics, economy and administration. GERICS actively promotes networking between these actors.
GERICS is an institute of HEREON.
Cristobal Reveco
Cristóbal Reveco works as a Social Scientist at Gerics. His work focuses on exploring the social dimensions underpinning the use of climate information in local governments, as well as on knowledge development and transference for urban resilience building. He has a PhD in Social Sciences and and Master Degree in Development Studies and Environmental Science (University of East Anglia, UK).
Maria Mañez Costa
María Máñez Costa leads the work on system dynamics modelling at GERICS. She is trained as a physical geographer with a PhD in agricultural economics.
She applies system thinking and analysis to support climate services development. María is an expert in participatory modelling and has been working in the last 20 years on the development of participatory processes and models. Her research focuses on innovative transdisciplinary approaches to support the transitions to resilient societies. Her work repeatedly lies at the interface between science and society. Topic-wise, María works on adaptation themes as water management under drought conditions, urban resilience, agri-environmental services, or nature based solutions. María has been involved in the development of the field of climate services since 2009.
