Grönland und der Einfluss des Klimawandels Vortrag und Gespräch Volkshochschule in Kooperation mit Terre des Hommes e.V.

In the organizer's words:

Greenland and the impact of climate change - lecture and discussion
Volkshochschule in cooperation with Terre des Hommes e.V.

We are witnessing how the effects of climate change are becoming increasingly dramatic. Greenland plays an important role in this. According to GEOMAR, Kiel, the huge island is currently losing around 270 billion tons of ice per year, and the trend is rising. Scientists assume that Greenland's melting ice masses will ultimately raise the water level of the world's oceans by six to seven meters and lead to a collapse of the Atlantic circulation. Based on two trips to Greenland 15 years apart, natural scientist Regina Hewer examines how the island and life on it have changed. She goes into the history of the people living there and shows the magnificent nature that characterizes all life on the island. And she reports on how the melting ice is already having an impact on this huge island and what consequences we - but above all the poorer countries of the global South - must expect as global warming increases. She also describes what people in countries such as Peru and Mozambique are already doing today and what strategies they are using to protect themselves sustainably from the effects of climate change.

Regina Hewer is a qualified oceanographer, specializing in the physics of the sea. During her studies and later at university, she worked on the development of the computer models from which today's climate models have emerged.

VA no.: 26F11207, registration deadline: 18.02.2026