Between 2003 and 2008 the focus of CEDIM research was on three pojects: Megacity Instanbul, Riskmap Germany and Modelling of extreme flooding events. The Megacity Istanbul project was an interdisciplinary project to analyse the consequences of earthquakes in rapidly growing metropolitan areas. The main goal in the project risk map Germany was to conduct out an area-wide quantification of natural hazards and man-made hazards in Germany risks. For each community, the natural hazard that is likely to cause the highest damage was identified. The aim research project modelling extreme flood events is the development of a modelling system to quantify risks of extreme flooding in large river basins. In the system, computer models and modules are coupled together to simulate the functional chain: hydrology – hydraulics – polder diversion – dyke failure – flooding – damage estimate – risk assessment.
In 2007 the Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe (FZK) joint CEDIM. This expertise of the FZK in the field of climate research allowed CEDIM to launch a new research project natural risk in a changing climate. For three representative river catchments of Germany, flood hazards as a result of the changing climate are being analyzed.
Since 2009 ist das joint research project is part of the research group natural risk in a changing climate. In addition, the research will investigate the impact of a changing climate on hail hazard and hail risk. Furthermore, scientist develop an indicator model for the assessment of indirect risk in a changing climate..
The CEDIM research group modeling of global risk contributes to the international research project Global Earthquake Model (GEM). In the field of earthquake risk modeling, scientist work on the quantification of risk due to earthquakes in Germany, the assessment of exposure using remote sensing technology. The geographical focus is on Germany, Central Asia and India.