From left to right: Keywan Riahi (IIASA), Margreth Keiler (University of Innsbruck), Minister for Environment and Climate Norbert Totschnig, Harald Rieder (BOKU Vienna), and Daniel Huppmann (IIASA). *(c) BMLUK Hemerka*

The BOKU authors of the Second Austrian Assessment Report on Climate Change call for decisive climate policy

With the presentation of the Second Austrian Assessment Report on Climate Change (AAR2) by Federal Minister Norbert Totschnig on June 17, 2025, the most comprehensive interdisciplinary analysis to date of the impacts of climate change and action options for Austria is now available.

BOKU Future Conference 2025

Alles fließt: Zukunft Wasser 21. Mai 2025, 9.00 bis 17.30 Uhr BOKU Wasserbaulabor, Am Brigittenauer Sporn 3, 1200 Wien

Topic 1: Zu viel Wasser - Wie schützen wir uns vor Hochwasser? Impuls: Starkregen- und Hochwasservorsorge: Rette sich wer kann - nur wer kann? Susanne Götze Journalistin und Publizistin Podium Bernadette Rosati Institut für Meteorologie und Klimatologie, BOKU University Stefan Strohmeier Institut für Bodenphysik und landeskulturelle Wasserwirtschaft, BOKU University Christoph Hauer Institut für Wasserbau, Hydraulik und Fließgewässerforschung, BOKU University Julia Luhn Studierende, Institut für Alpine Naturgefahren, BOKU University

Job opportunity: Research Associate in the field of applied climate sciences (30-40h/week)

The "Climate and Climate Impacts" working group is seeking a motivated Research Associate to contribute to various applied research projects.

ERC-Synergy Grant - Geomagnetic Excursions and Reversals: exploring their atmospheric and climatic effects (GERACLE)

An international research team with the involvement of BOKU is investigating how reversals of the Earth's magnetic field affect the chemical composition of the Earth's atmosphere and what possible consequences may arise from this.

Job opportunity: Research Associate in the field of applied climate sciences (30-40h/week)

The "Climate and Climate Impacts" working group is seeking a motivated Research Associate to contribute to various applied research projects.

Journal Article in Environmental Science: Atmospheres

Showcasing research from Professor Rieder’s group, Institute of Meteorology and Climatology, Department of Water, Atmosphere and Environment, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Vienna, Austria.

IPCC: World-wide action even more urgent than previously assessed

Report of Working Group III to the 6th Assessment Report released

On April 4, 2022, the IPCC has released the report of Working Group III, completing the main body of the 6th Assessment Report. The IPCC has three working groups: Working Group I, dealing with the physical science basis of climate change; Working Group II, dealing with impacts, adaptation and vulnerability; and Working Group III, dealing with the mitigation of climate change.

Job advertisement Postgraduate Research Associate (project employment)

The working group "Climate and Climate Impacts" of the Institute of Meteorology and Climatology of the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna is currently seeking a Postgraduate Research Associate (project employment)

ECORISK2050

ECORISK2050 is a Europe wide project funded by the European Union in the framework of the H2020 Marie Sklodowska Curie Action – Innovative Training Networks. We will analyse and address risks of chemicals of emerging concern in water, focusing on scenarios up to 2050. BOKU-Met contributes through a PhD study with assessments of potential pesticide emissions in crop production based on changing agrometeorological conditions under future scenarios.

In Vienna something´s in the Air but what exactly?

In winter, nitrogen oxide emissions from road traffic increase in cities like Vienna, affecting people’s health. To date methods for measuring this provided only an incomplete picture. A cooperative project between BOKU Vienna and University of Bremen, led by Dr. Stefan Schreier of the Institute of Meteorology and Climatology, is now trying to close the gap.

Seminar

Schedule (continuously updated)

INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL 2019

of the Leuphana University Lüneburg, BOKU Vienna and the TU Budapest

The International Summer School “Environment and Climate Protection and Sustainable Mobility” will be held in cooperation with BOKU and TU Budapest in Vienna and Budapest from August 5-9 2019. The Summer School provides a number of lectures and excursions on various topics in the context of global and climate change challenges. For further detailed information (Application deadline 10th of July) see the link to the program. There are 20 cost-free places available for BOKU students !

Invitation to the Inaugural Lecture of Harald Rieder and Christiane Stumpp

Monday, 17. June 2019 at 16.00 o'Clock Lecture Hall EH 05

„Die Bedeutung atmosphärischer Spurengase für Luftgüte und Klima“ Univ.Prof. Mag. Dr. Harald Rieder „Auf den Spuren des Wassers“ Univ.Prof. in Dr. in Christine Stumpp

ClimaProof Summer School on High Resolution Climate Change Projections

From 2. – 6. July 2018, 14 climate change experts from 6 Western Balkan countries participated in the Summer School "High Resolution Climate Change Projections".

Trockenheitsmonitoring für die Landwirtschaft

Ein unter dem Projekt "Agro Drought Austria" (Austrian Climate Research Program, Klima- und Energiefonds) unter BOKU Leitung (Institut für Meteorologie, A.o. Prof. DI Dr. Eitzinger) entwickeltes Trockenheitsmonitoringssystem für Nutzpflanzen wurde in Kooperation mit der Landwirtschaftskammer Österreich (Projektmanagerin-Pflanzenschutzwarndienst, DI Dr. Vitore Shala-Mayrhofer) und der Zentralanstalt für Meteorologie und Geodynamik erfolgreich operationell umgesetzt.

Ausschreibung: Technische Projektmitarbeiter/in (HTL-AbsolventIn) oder Meteorologe/in

An der Universität für Bodenkultur Wien (BOKU) am Institut für Meteorologie des Departments für Wasser-Atmosphäre-Umwelt kommt es, im Rahmen eines drittmittelfinanzierten Projektes, zur Besetzung einer Stelle als: Technische Projektmitarbeiter/in (HTL-AbsolventIn) oder Meteorologe/in

Summer School 2017

from 20 (Sunday) to 26 (Saturday) August, 2017 at the University of Sopron

International Politics and Climate Protection Sustainable Cities and Future Energy Technology and Law Human Health and Social Conditions 2017

Ausschreibung einer Universitätsprofessur für Meteorologie und Klimatologie

(Die Ausschreibungsfrist der Professur wurde bis 31. Mai verlängert)

An der Universität für Bodenkultur Wien (BOKU) ist am Institut für Meteorologie des Departments für Wasser-Atmosphäre-Umwelt eine Universitätsprofessur für „Meteorologie und Klimatologie“ mit 1.10.2017 zu besetzen. Die Stelle wird gemäß § 98 Universitätsgesetz 2002 in Form eines zeitlich unbefristeten vertraglichen Dienstverhältnisses besetzt.

Von Tag zu Tag Oe1

"Ist der Winter warm, wird der Bauer arm." Vom Frost zur rechten Zeit.

Gast: Ao.Univ.Prof. Dr. Josef Eitzinger, Institut für Meteorologie, Universität für Bodenkultur, Wien. Moderation: Barbara Zeithammer.

Site map Meteorology and Climatology

& Electronic Route Planner for Public Transport

AgM+net International Summer School in Agrometeorologie and Crop Modelling 2016

Faculty of Agriculture, University of Novy Sad, Serbia 27.06 - 01. 07 2016

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University Assistant (prae doc)

At the Institute of Meteorology of the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna the position of a University Assistant (prae doc) is vacant.

Partial solar eclipse - March 2015

observed at the BOKU-Met weather station

Measurements at our weather station and images of our weather-webcam!