C-Lab will pursue a number of avenues of research, in short covering:

1)Assessment of impacts of global warming, on heat waves, ecosystem services, precipitation, water demand, and natural hazards, energy demand, wind power potential, solar radiation for fhotovoltaic energy, etc.

2)Testing of exportable methods for climate change assessment in several areas,including mountain areas with pluvio-nival regime ,e.g. African Atlas, Andes, Himalaya, Caucasus.

3)Energy supply strategies under the developing climate

4)Tools, and protocols development, assistance and support to stake holders for climate change mitigation and adaptation.

5)Interdisciplinary activity in Politecnico also linked to recent joining of the Fondazione Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici CMCC, to implement and test mitigation and adaptation strategies for climate change under the current international effort.