Working Group 2

Climate information transfer to stakeholders

Roma, 9 July 2013

http://www.climrun.eu

Scope of the WG2 session

Overall process – the methodological key stages (WG1)

Identification and selection of stakeholders (WG1)

Communication with stakeholders (WG1)

Identification of needs (WG1)

Translation of needs (WG1 and WG2)*

Defining and producing products (WG2)*

Assessing and refining products (WG2 and WG1)*

* It is proposed that the protocol should focus on the mechanisms themselves, whereas the specific needs and products from the case-studies should be discussed somewhat separately. Or provided as accompanying examples.

Translation of needs

What are the main difficulties to translate stakeholder needs?

(eg; difference of language ? needs of interpretation ? )

How did we proceed to translate the needs (eg comprehensive review? Prioritization?)

Which tools did we use for the translation’ process ? Who should define and provide those tools? ( CET? SET? both ?)

What are the possible ways of improvements to better interact between SET and CET ?

Example of tool used to translate the needs

Translation of needs

Product Expectation Interested

actors Variable

Geographic scale

Time horizon

1

Evolution of temperatures in high

mountain areas 3,4,5

Temperature: freezing level

heights

High mountain areas

5/20 years

2 Spring conditions All Temperature

Sunshine Snowfall

Massifs / High and mid-mountain

areas

5/20 years

3 Evolution of water

conditions 1,2,3

Water temperature

Lakes 5/20 years

4 Risks associated with flooding and low-flow

periods 2,3,4

Extreme rainfall

Massifs 5/20 years

4 Risks of drought All Extreme rainfall

Temperatures

5/20 years

4 Risks of heat wave All Extreme

temperatures

5/20 years

5 Tourists’ sensitivity to

the climate 1,2,3

Tourist comfort index

Savoie Case study

Defining and producing products

How did the CET proceed to categorise the needs (observation/simulation) ?

Eg : 0 not possible to provide; 1 already available; 2 easy to provide; 3 able to provide, but with a lot of work

How the final products choice was made?

How did we proceed to distribute and organize the production between WP2 and WP3 ?

What were the main challenges in the production process? (eg database availability, lack of observational data, time of processing? Interaction between scientists? )

Defining and producing products

How we organized the first transfer of the products to SET? (supply of raw data? Processed and analyzed data ?) What could be improved?

How was the interaction with SET and Stakeholders during this production process?

Assessing and refining products

What methods did we use to assess and refine products?

Iterative consultation? Interviews? Workshops only?

What did we assess and how far have we been ?

Relevant of analysis, simulation and tools (background/form/language etc.): what works what do not works?

Usefulness of data produced to improve adaptation decision-making and to change SH perception?

Quality of interactions between climate experts and stakeholders

Dissemination and sustainability of the products

Example on the relevance of the product’format (Savoie)

Assessing and refining products

Relevant presentation Not relevant

Reflexion concerning the dissemination and sustainability of the product : Example of SST climate forecast in Tunisia

Assessing and refining products

A user need

A good appropriation of the results

What possible way for sustain the link?

Capacity building at destination level (INM etc.) ?

Mediterranean network on climat services?