The Platform
The platform will facilitate focused discussions among the expert community on climate services and their standardization. Early versions of project documents will be shared to encourage collaboration and co-production of knowledge, following open science practices. This inclusive approach will involve registered and non-registered users, including the climate services community, as well as citizens and civil society, with different access levels to shared results.
The goal
The Climateurope2 project aims at clarifying the existing landscape of technical, procedural and performance norms and standards and identifying initiatives supporting standardisation of climate services. This allows to understand areas of standardisation which are more mature than others, identify gaps and opportunities to support standardisation through setting the ground for standardising climate services or other relevant activities within Climateurope2.
What are climate services?
A climate service involves providing climate-related information to assist end-users in making informed decisions that consider climate impacts. These services encompass a broad range of climate information, spanning from seasonal forecasts (e.g., predictions on forest fire risk) to long-term projections (e.g., estimates of sea-level rise). To assess exposure and vulnerability to climate hazards, this information can be combined with other sector-specific data (e.g., population distribution, crop distribution, coastal protection).
Climate services encompass weather services as well, which primarily focus on short-term forecasts (e.g., alerts for hazardous weather conditions). To ensure their effectiveness, climate services should rely on scientifically credible information and expertise, address the specific needs of users, and have the potential to be co-designed by both end-users and service providers to enhance adoption. These services can cater to a broad audience or be customized for specific sectors or user groups.
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