Paul Bowyer

Dr. Paul Bowyer is a Researcher at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, affiliated with the Helmholtz-Institut Climate Service Science (HICSS) and its Climate Change and Transformation Department. His work focuses on global and regional climate impacts in agriculture, forestry, and ecosystem services, alongside understanding user needs for climate information. He has developed climate service products like the Climate-Focus-Paper series and the GERICS adaptation guidebook, with contributions to the EU Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S).

• Previous Affiliations: British Antarctic Survey, University of Oxford (UK Climate Impacts Programme)
• Project Leadership: SECTEUR project (EU funding), climate impact hotspot mapping
• Technical Expertise: Remote sensing, canopy reflectance modeling, wildland fire risk assessment

His research spans both natural systems (carbon cycle uncertainty, ecosystems) and human health (disease transmission prediction), funded by organizations including UK NERC, Defra, ESA, BMBF, and NIH.