CLIM-RUN

Climate Local Information in the Mediterranean region: Responding to User Needs

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'CLIM-RUN aims at developing a protocol for applying new methodologies and improved modeling and downscaling tools for the provision of adequate climate information at regional to local scale that is relevant to and usable by different sectors of society (policymakers, industry, cities, etc.). Differently from current approaches, CLIM-RUN will develop a bottom-up protocol directly involving stakeholders early in the process with the aim of identifying well defined needs at the regional to local scale. The improved modeling and downscaling tools will then be used to optimally respond to these specific needs. The protocol is assessed by application to relevant case studies involving interdependent sectors, primarily tourism and energy, and natural hazards (wild fires) for representative target areas (mountainous regions, coastal areas, islands). The region of interest for the project is the Greater Mediterranean area, which is particularly important for two reasons. First, the Mediterranean is a recognized climate change hot-spot, i.e. a region particularly sensitive and vulnerable to global warming. Second, while a number of countries in Central and Northern Europe have already in place well developed climate service networks (e.g. the United Kingdom and Germany), no such network is available in the Mediterranean. CLIM-RUN is thus also intended to provide the seed for the formation of a Mediterranean basin-side climate service network which would eventually converge into a pan-European network. The general time horizon of interest for the project is the future period 2010-2050, a time horizon that encompasses the contributions of both inter-decadal variability and greenhouse-forced climate change. In particular, this time horizon places CLIM-RUN within the context of a new emerging area of research, that of decadal prediction, which will provide a strong potential for novel research.'

Introduzione (Teaser)

Climate service networks are vital at a local and regional level to provide information to policymakers, industry and researchers. A new project is using a bottom-up approach to develop a climate service for the Mediterranean.

Descrizione progetto (Article)

The greater Mediterranean region is widely considered to be vulnerable to global warming. It is therefore important to improve on climate change data services in the area, in particular with regards to the communication of timely and relevant information.

'Climate local information in the Mediterranean region: Responding to user needs' (CLIM-RUN) is an EU-funded project set up to address these issues. The project involves stakeholders in the development of climate change models to ensure that their needs are met.

To provide the most useful data to industry and government, CLIM-RUN consulted with these stakeholders about their needs, particularly in the energy and tourism sectors. Climate change models were then developed or modified keeping their needs in mind. These models have been successfully tested in several case studies in the Mediterranean region.

CLIM-RUN will also provide training for researchers working at the interface between climate modelling results and the application of produced data. Project members will mainly focus on communicating CLIM-RUN results to relevant parties in the field.

CLIM-RUN is improving on the communication of climate change data between researchers and industry. The methods developed by the project will eventually be implemented to create a climate services network for the Mediterranean region. Successful outcomes could also mean a pan-European climate network in the future.