The centres key areas of research is natural variability in the Earth system and man-made climate change.
The centre combines observations with theoretical and modelling studies of past, present and future climates.
[1] The centre was started in 2000 and is a co-operation between University of Bergen, Institute of Marine Research, the Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center and NORCE (formerly Uni Research).
Eystein Jansen headed the centre from 2000 to 2013, after which Tore Furevik has been director.
Asgeir Sorteberg in the Special Report on managing the risks of extreme events and disasters to advance climate change adaption (SREX).