Cooperations & Partners

Through its activities the CCCA establishes contacts between networks and partners who are not part of the immediate research environment, but whose activities contribute significantly to knowledge transfer and raising awareness. The position of the CCCA has been optimised through strategic partnership contracts to devise collective approaches and so that future activities can be carried out in our strategic partners’ best interest.

Climate Lab is a stimulating place for innovative and courageous alliances to achieve the goals of climate neutrality as quickly as possible. We design new ways of collaboration between companies, start-ups, civil society, science and the public sector. We offer a platform for leading companies and relevant administrations in Austria; Programs for promising start-ups and scale-ups across Europe; and inspiring space to work, think, meet and do at a special place in Vienna.

The Climate and Energy Fund is a fund of the Austrian Federal Government. Together with the domestic economy, research, and the people in Austria, the Climate and Energy Fund finds innovative responses to the climate crisis, strengthens the economy, and promotes quality of life and prosperity. Their focus is on developing a climate-neutral economy and society by supporting the innovative capacity of domestic companies. The Climate and Energy Fund is the primary contact point for bringing climate innovations to the national and international market.

The coverage of the climate crisis as an existential challenge of our time presents journalists with enormous challenges. To meet these challenges, there is a need for exchange, fundamental and interdisciplinary expertise, as well as relevant skills in editorial teams. 

The aim of the Climate Journalism Network, an intermedia initiative, is to connect journalists and media professionals for climate reporting and to inform them about current developments in the industry. This is done through activities such as the monthly newsletter, press briefings, the 5vor12 climate briefing, as well as informal gatherings and the summer school.

As the former Capital of Culture 2003, Graz not only has a lot to offer in this social area. In 2010 it was named the first FAIRTRADE capital of Austria. FAIRTRADE includes three fields: poverty reduction strategy, better working conditions and environmental protection.

L.I.N.Z. – four letters, one city. Lively, innovative, natural, happy together. A wide range of information on administrative services, cultural offerings, the economy, the environment and much more.

The Disaster Competence Network Austria as a scientific collaboration platform between universities, research institutes and their stakeholders, is organized as an open and non-profit association under university management.
The basic idea behind the network is to bundle the scientific expertise in Austria in the field of security and disaster research and to act as an academic contact and cooperation partner for the public and private sector.