Faculty of Spatial Development and Infrastructure Systems/ITTCampus DeutzBetzdorfer Straße 250679 Cologne---+49 221-8275-2774f12@th-koeln.de
The research funding team offers scientists at TH Köln a wide range of services.
/en/spatial-development-and-infrastructure-systems/ai4susco---development-of-an-artificial-intelligence-based-classification-system-for-deforestation-free-coffee_118943.php
The AI4SusCo project tackles the pressing issue of deforestation associated with coffee imports. In response to the European Union's EUDR Regulation, which bans imports of agricultural products linked to deforestation after December 31, 2020, the project aims to develop advanced technological solutions by employing deep learning methods for accurate detection of coffee crops and forests. More
/en/spatial-development-and-infrastructure-systems/cowasa_116878.php
Coordinated by the ITT and in cooperation with the Universities of Zimbabwe and Limpopo, COWASA aims at developping MSc education & research to improve water security in Southern Africa & Germany. Topics are water scarcity, droughts, urban floods, landslides, and water quality deterioration, aiming to create linkages between education and research in water security and climate change adaptation. More
/en/spatial-development-and-infrastructure-systems/replantica_115203.php
The REPLÂNTICA project – Capacity building in forest restoration: biodiversity and climate protection in the Mata Atlântica – unites science and practice. A user-oriented training programme for the biodiversity- and climate-friendly reforestation of degraded pastureland in Brazil is being collaboratively developed. More
/en/spatial-development-and-infrastructure-systems/eastern-nile-research-universities-and-centres-enrucs_113471.php
The Eastern Nile Research Universities and Centers (ENRUC) is a coalition of leading universities from Egypt, Ethiopia, South Sudan, and Sudan, complemented by researchers from water ministries and civil society of these nations and from universities abroad that focus on issues related to the management of the Nile. More
/en/spatial-development-and-infrastructure-systems/climate-smart-agriculture-approaches-practices-and-technologies-csa-pat-jordan_113355.php
This project between TH Köln and GJU aims to conceptualize a new joint research addressing the water-agriculture nexus in Jordan through guest visits and exploratory workshops. By exploring climate-smart agriculture methods and technologies, the goal is to boost irrigation water efficiency and farm productivity and foster economic and socially-inclusive agricultural systems. More
/en/spatial-development-and-infrastructure-systems/arke---adapting-to-the-consequences-of-climate-change-for-the-kolpingstadt-kerpen_113290.php
The objective of ARKE is to develop a strategy for adapting to the consequences of climate change for the Kolpingstadt Kerpen. This involves specifying threats from drought, floods, heatwaves, windthrow, or even hail through a comprehensive climate and vulnerability analysis and identifying local-specific measures (e.g., development of green-blue infrastructures) for the present and future. More
/en/spatial-development-and-infrastructure-systems/integrated-water-resources-management-in-kosovo_113038.php
The ‘Integrated Water Resources Management in Kosovo’ (IWRM-K) is a 12-year transformational Program of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the Government of Kosovo. Its implementation has been entrusted to the Consortium of Skat Consulting Ltd., St. Gallen Switzerland, and the Environment Agency Austria. More
/en/spatial-development-and-infrastructure-systems/polyurbanwaters_112231.php
The PolyUrbanWaters project uses practical tools at the interface between integrated water resource management (IWRM) and urban planning. This enables municipalities to implement polycentric approaches to urban development and integrated, cross-sectoral water management. More
/en/process-engineering-energy-and-mechanical-systems/nbsinfra_107237.php
NBSINFRA supports the enhancement of the local urban critical infrastructures protection against natural and man-made hazards through the Nature-based solutions (NBS) co-design and co-creation for a climate change resilient society More
/en/spatial-development-and-infrastructure-systems/datklim---data-competency-for-the-german-climate-change-adaptation-strategy_118736.php
The aim of DatKlim is to strengthen data competence for adaptation to climate change in the municipalities. This is because site-specific adaptation can only take place on the basis of data and information on hydro-climatic and socio-economic parameters of the respective region. More
