Research Project COMMUNITYadapt

1. Project Description

Climate change adaptability of farmers in Austria, Switzerland, and California – How agriculture can respond to the challenges of climate change

Climate change poses immense challenges for agriculture worldwide. The effects are already being felt in Austria, too: changes in growing seasons, extreme weather events, and rising temperatures are affecting the livelihoods of many farmers. But how do farmers perceive climate change, what measures are they already implementing, and how can they be better supported? The COMMUNITYadapt research project has addressed these questions and provides exciting insights and concrete recommendations for action by drawing on case studies from Switzerland (Graubünden) and California.

2. Information - Resources

Climate Day 2025 - Climate-neutral agriculture (in German)

Publication “Landwirtschaft. Klima. Wandel. Ideen für den Weg aus der Klimakrise” ("Agriculture. Climate. Change. Ideas for a way out of the climate crisis")

Publication “Bauernbetriebe zwischen Kontinuität und Wandel: Wie die Landwirtschaft dem Klimawandel begegnen kann.” ("Farms between continuity and change: How agriculture can tackle climate change")

ÖGA-Award 2025

Marian Momen received the award for best contribution at the 35th Annual Conference of the Austrian Society for Agricultural Economics (ÖGA) on September 19, 2025. His master's thesis, „Anpassungskapazität von Landwirt*innen an den Klimawandel in Graubünden, Schweiz – eine explorative Untersuchung von Kultur- und Sozialkapital" (“Adaptation Capacity of Farmers to Climate Change in Graubünden, Switzerland – An Exploratory Study of Cultural and Social Capital”), which he presented as a poster pitch, won out among 68 participants.