CLIM-RUN (Climate Local Information in the Mediterranean region: Responding to User Needs) is a research project (2011-2014) funded by the EU Commission under the 7th Framework Programme.
aims to develop a Protocol for providing climate information for action from the regional to the local scale, tailored to different sectors of society. The time horizon of interest is the period 2010-2050 which encompasses the contributions of both inter-decadal variability and greenhouse-forced climate change.
CLIM-RUN follows a learning process in which the early involvement of stakeholders is crucial to establish productive two-way communication channels to identify well-defined climate information needs and assess the envisioned protocol for selected inter-dependent sectors (in particular, energy, tourism and natural hazards).
CLIM-RUN is also working on improved modelling and downscaling tools to optimally respond to the specific needs of end users. CLIM-RUN is intended to provide the seed for a Mediterranean basin-wide climate service network with the potential to converge into a pan-European network.
CASE STUDIES
Tourism: Tunisia, France, Cyprus, Croatia
Energy: Spain, Morocco, Cyprus, Croatia
Wild Fires: Greece
Integrated Case Study: North Adriatic
www.climrun.eu
ENEA(Italy); EEWRC(Cyprus); CNRM(France); ICTP(Italy); IC3(Spain); NOA(Greece ); CMCC (Italy); TEC(France); PlanBleu(France); PIK(Germany); UEA(UK); GREVACHOT(Tunisia); JRC(Spain); DHMZ (Croatia); USMD(US) ; UC(Spain)
Raw climate data observations, model
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Elaborated data
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Elaborated products Diagrams,
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New perspectives and products: continuing and developing the engagement with Mediterranean stakeholdersAlessandro Dell’Aquila, Clare Goodess, and the CLIM-RUN Climate Expert Team and Stakeholder Expert Team
How can I invest, manage, adapt?
Climate product information sheet examples
Key CLIM-RUN stages
Stage setting (complete)
first stakeholder workshops (May-Nov 2011)
Mapping the issues (complete)
perception and data needs questionnaires
Iterative consultation and collaboration with stakeholders (ongoing)
Training schools
Newsletter
Consolidation and collective review/assessment
second stakeholder workshops (Spring-Summer 2013)
Finalisation of the CLIM-RUN protocol (December 2013)
Going forward: synthesis and recommendations
final workshop and end of project (February 2014)
How can I invest, manage, adapt?
Early involvement of stakeholders :
First Stakeholder workshops
Iterative consultation and collaboration with stakeholders
Consolidation and collective review/assessment :
Second Stakeholder workshops
CLIMATE SERVICES PROTOCOLDraft General Structure
Overall process – the methodological key stages
o The business model (three tiers) for climate services
• Climate tier
• Intermediary (e.g., SME) tier
• Stakeholder tier
o Life cycle of Climate Services
o List of existing skills (data, model tools) and networks
o Need for coordination at national and European level.
Identification and selection of stakeholders
Communication with stakeholders
o Involvement of social science & impact experts
o Expectations and risks
Identification of user needs
o Priority ranking
Translation of needs
o Defining new research developments to answer the user needs
o Defining products
o Defining impacts transfer functions
Producing products
Assessing and refining products
o Feedback from stakeholder and intermediary (SME) levels to government /funding agencies to develop new products and research
Methodologies for evaluating the economic value of Climate Services
o Cost/benefit analysis
o Quality control and Certification?
Beyond CLIM-RUN: the lessons learnt
The North Adriatic second stakeholder workshop involved municipalities, local administrations and regional offices
