Making climate science more relevant

Kennel, C. F.; Briggs, Stephen; Victor, David G.

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“…and 'By when are we likely to have additional information that may change our risk perceptions and/or decisions?' Distinguish between 'direct' risks, that deal with individual impacts resulting from a given change in climate, and might be the targets of adaptation actions at local and regional scales, and 'systemic' risks, that relate to major, potentially interconnected failures across multiple regions or sectors, and thus provide important motivation for adaptation and mitigation actions at larger scales (see also Kennel et al 2016). change assessments to be effective in supporting risk management, they must be co-produced by subject matter experts and users (Lemos and Morehouse 2005, Meadow et al 2015, Moser and Davidson 2016.…”

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Reframing climate change assessments around risk: recommendations for the US National Climate Assessment

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Environ. Res. Lett.

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The web link listed in Footnote 11 is incorrect. The correct link is www.federalregister.gov/documents/ 2015/07/31/2015-18781/establishment-of-theadvisory-committee-for-the-sustained-nationalclimate-assessment-and. ORCID iDSC P Weaver https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4016-5451Abstract Climate change is a risk management challenge for society, with uncertain but potentially severe outcomes affecting natural and human systems, across generations. Managing climate-related risks will be more difficult without a base of knowledge and practice aimed at identifying and evaluating specific risks, and their likelihood and consequences, as well as potential actions to promote resilience in the face of these risks. We suggest three improvements to the process of conducting climate change assessments to better characterize risk and inform risk management actions.

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Reframing climate change assessments around risk: recommendations for the US National Climate Assessment

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Environ. Res. Lett.

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“… That adaptation decisions in health and other sectors will have significant impacts on the burden of climate-sensitive health outcomes and on health sector operations, and the many-to-one relationship can make it difficult to identify indicators of principal relevance to health. Due to inherent uncertainties and long-term trends, a significant element of climate change adaptation relates to institutional learning and knowledge management to facilitate iterative risk management, in which information regarding changing hazards associated with climate change is continuously integrated into processes that prepare for and manage health risks over time [ 3 , 4 , 5 ]. …”

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“…Due to inherent uncertainties and long-term trends, a significant element of climate change adaptation relates to institutional learning and knowledge management to facilitate iterative risk management, in which information regarding changing hazards associated with climate change is continuously integrated into processes that prepare for and manage health risks over time [ 3 , 4 , 5 ].…”

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Monitoring and Evaluation Indicators for Climate Change-Related Health Impacts, Risks, Adaptation, and Resilience

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Climate change poses a range of current and future health risks that health professionals need to understand, track, and manage. However, conventional monitoring and evaluation (M&E) as practiced in the health sector, including the use of indicators, does not adequately serve this purpose. Improved indicators are needed in three broad categories: (1) vulnerability and exposure to climate-related hazards; (2) current impacts and projected risks; and (3) adaptation processes and health system resilience. These indicators are needed at the population level and at the health systems level (including clinical care and public health). Selected indicators must be sensitive, valid, and useful. And they must account for uncertainties about the magnitude and pattern of climate change; the broad range of upstream drivers of climate-sensitive health outcomes; and the complexities of adaptation itself, including institutional learning and knowledge management to inform iterative risk management. Barriers and constraints to implementing such indicators must be addressed, and lessons learned need to be added to the evidence base. This paper describes an approach to climate and health indicators, including characteristics of the indicators, implementation, and research needs.

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“…Within the broader climate literature, improving scientific prediction and observation systems has received a great deal of attention, while the usability of the information has not (Kennel, Briggs, & Victor, 2016;Lemos et al, 2012). Also, in the Polar Regions, investments in observing and forecasting capabilities require major commitments (WMO, 2013), but attention is also increasingly necessary to accommodate user requirements and tailor WWIC services to specific uses during the Year of Polar Prediction (YOPP) (WMO, 2016).…”

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Mapping weather, water, ice and climate (WWIC) information providers in Polar Regions: who are they and who do they serve?

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Environmental conditions in Polar Regions are becoming more dynamic due to climate change. As sea ice melts, the range of human activities in Polar Regions are projected to increase, while weather conditions are becoming more extreme and unpredictable. Provision and use of weather, water, ice and climate (WWIC) information plays a key role in ensuring that polar activities are conducted as safely as possible and can contribute to a reduction of the environmental footprint of human activities. In this article, we explore the WWIC information provider landscape in a polar context, drawing on a database we compiled to characterize the diversity of providers. The database is built on available literature and on an extensive desk-based research of WWIC information provider websites. We analyse the 374 providers categorized by (a) institutional background (public vs private), (b) the position of the provider relative to activities in the WWIC information space, and (c) the users they serve. While governmental institutions have a strong presence in information provision, new types of providers are now entering the scene. Scientific actors seem to play a substantial role as users as well as major providers of WWIC information services.

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Making climate science more relevant

Abstract: Better indicators for risk management are needed after Paris

Cited by 19 publications

References 6 publications

Reframing climate change assessments around risk: recommendations for the US National Climate Assessment

Reframing climate change assessments around risk: recommendations for the US National Climate Assessment

Monitoring and Evaluation Indicators for Climate Change-Related Health Impacts, Risks, Adaptation, and Resilience

Mapping weather, water, ice and climate (WWIC) information providers in Polar Regions: who are they and who do they serve?

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