National Climate Services Design, Support, and Evaluation

Filed Under:

Project Dates:

2010–

Status:

Ongoing

CLIMAS Investigators:

Holly Hartmann

Abstract:

Over the past several years, discussion about the design and implementation of national climate services has increased substantially. In part, this is due to the success of RISA projects in working with stakeholders to define climate needs and innovate new products, tools, and processes to support decision making related to climate variability and change. The substantial increase in the national discussion about national climate services increasingly involves CLIMAS investigators, in areas ranging from understanding stakeholder needs for climate services to effectively transitioning research to operations. The emphasis is on (1) scaling up from local and regional experience to products and principles that can be implemented at a national level and for stakeholders not involved in any research projects, and (2) defining principles and processes for ensuring appropriate participation by the public, private, and academic sectors in providing services to a variety of applications.