Climate services for managing societal risks and opportunities
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Article Title | Climate services for managing societal risks and opportunities |
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ERA Journal ID | 212081 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Hewitt, Chris D. (Author) and Stone, Roger (Author) |
Journal Title | Climate Services |
Journal Citation | 23, pp. 1-7 |
Article Number | 100240 |
Number of Pages | 7 |
Year | 2021 |
Publisher | Elsevier BV |
Place of Publication | Netherlands |
ISSN | 2405-8807 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cliser.2021.100240 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405880721000285 |
Abstract | The Earth’s climate and changes to it impact our lives, well-being and economy in numerous ways, some positive and some negative. Managing the risks that arise from changes in the climate over the coming months, years and decades is one of the most pressing challenges that society faces, but there are also some opportunities. The provision and use of climate information in decision-making (i.e. climate services) are central to managing the risks and opportunities. In this article we describe the seemingly complex climate service landscape, the actors in it, what the services are used for, and what next, to help stimulate further action to enable society to reduce risks and realise benefits, particularly timely as the world looks ahead to build a green recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic on the path to net zero emissions. Through a consideration of the value chain for climate services, we emphasise the importance of dialogue and collaboration between those developing, providing and using climate information in decision-making, and stress that a climate service is only worth delivering if it is going to be used by someone to influence an outcome. Co-production can be highly useful for enabling the dialogue and collaborating across the value chain, helping create services based on credible, salient and legitimate knowledge. |
Keywords | Climate change, Climate variability, Climate services, Decision-making, Risk management |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 370299. Climate change science not elsewhere classified |
Byline Affiliations | Centre for Applied Climate Sciences |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q6805/climate-services-for-managing-societal-risks-and-opportunities
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