Climate information services (CIS) involve the production, translation, transfer, and use of climate information for individual and societal decision-making. After years of focus on building
Starting from a definition of risk governance, the paper examines a number of environmental contingencies and crises where traditional risk assessments based on expert calculations
After the Paris Agreement, the transition towards a carbon-free society necessitates new forms of collaboration between climate science and society. In my article, I argue
Climate services involve the generation, provision, and contextualization of information and knowledge derived from climate research for decision-making at all levels of society. These services
In the context of climate change, a significant increase in flood risk is expected, which may lead to an intensification of the social impacts of
Weather and climate services (WCS) are expected to improve the capacity of Africa’s agricultural sector to manage the risks of climate variability and change. Despite
For years, the interaction between science and politics was a one-way relationship in which scientists would provide politicians with neutral, objective and reliable knowledge to
The science-society contract is broken. The climate is changing. Science demonstrates why this is occurring, that it is getting worse, the implications for human well-being
The chapter describes the main insights of Post-Normal Science, and its developments in close association with the European Commission Joint Research Centre.
The paper provides insights into the contributions design can offer to develop climate services. We illustrate the key steps and share the main lessons learnt
