The
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), is a German government-funded research institute addressing crucial scientific questions in the fields of global change, climate impacts, and
sustainable development. Ranked among the top environmental think tanks worldwide, it is one of the leading research institutions and part of a global network of scientific and academic institutions working on questions of global environmental change. It is a member of the
Leibniz Association, whose institutions perform research on subjects of high relevance to society.