Climate Information Portal for Copernicus CLIPC WHY CLIPC IS IMPORTANT FOR EIONET EIONET meeting 24 June 2014 Copenhagen Denmark Rob Swart, Alterra, Netherlands What is CLIP-C? The EU’s one-stop shop for climate and climate impacts data Harmonised access to climate data from many sources (incl. impacts, statistics) Authoritative information including uncertainty and data limitations A toolkit to update and extend a collection of climate and climate impacts indicators. CLIPC and ClimateADAPT on a path to convergence Temperature change Flooding change ? Economic impact ESA J.Huart CLIPC USERS EIONET COMMUNITY CLIMATE-ADAPT USERS CLIPC added value (adapted from EEA-CLIPC workshop 13-14 May) • Predefined maps/graphs of specific indicators with explanations and interpretations of plots provided. • Predefined time slices (with possibilities for users to easily adjust them to their own preferences; or with time sliders to view changes over time) • Possibilities to zoom different geographical levels: Regional (NUTS3), national, European wide aggregation • Predefined aggregations of indicators developed by experts; possibly allowing users to define weights by users; • Some (limited) possibilities for developing “indicators on the fly” to allow exploratory work with respect to relationships between indicators. • Vivid examples based on/linked with the indicators, narratives and success stories and interesting cases • Access to new data (CMIP5-6, EUROCORDEX, etc.) • Availability of statistics, post-processing toolsmodular framework of standards for addressing CCA and DRR in an integrated manner WHY SHOULD YOU BECOME INVOLVED? • CLIPC will become THE climate and climate impacts information portal for Europe • Complementarity and consistency between EU and national portals is needed • Consistency and convergence with Climate-ADAPT is to be ensured • Your involvement will improve portal quality and accelerate convergence with Climate-ADAPT WHEN AND HOW IS HELP NEEDED? 1. June 2014: survey of interested users 2. From September 2014: capturing user needs – questionnaire and interviews (skype/tel) 3. February 2015: workshop on consolidating user needs and presentation beta-version portal 4. From October 2015: user panel periodically provides feedback on evolving portal Please contact: annemarie.groot@wur.nl CLIPC will provide: • • • • • • • • • • • One-stop-shop for climate data access Data discovery and download Integrating data access protocols User registration and authorisation Visualisation services Efficiency through temporal & geo-spatial data selection of large data collections Structured quantified information in data limitations A knowledge base for current information on climate data A review of climate impact indicators Impact indicators based on new data sets and new approaches Guidance on different approaches to defining indicators of impact on human health and society • Aggregation of impact indicators • Scenario-based exploration and integrated uncertainty assessment of impact indicators • Interactive climate impact indicator interface Adapted from the ETC/CCA workplan: • Describe the interface between the Copernicus climate change service and the Climate-ADAPT Platform in terms of content, linkages, functions, involved organisations and how such linkages might be implemented and developed. • Develop an understanding of, and engagement with, Copernicus and Climate-ADAPT users. • Prepare a proposal how to provide access to Copernicus climate change information services through Climate-ADAPT. • Identify those features in Climate-ADAPT which Copernicus is relevant to and should consider securing outreach of appropriate Copernicus material through Climate-ADAPT • Align content and messaging between Copernicus and Climate-ADAPT. THREE TIERS OF CLIMATE INDICATORS Dominated by human systems Relevance for decisionmaking importance human drivers increasing “Third tier” climate impacts indicators – requires model – output in economic/social terms Examples: • flood damage cost estimates • loss of human lives, well-being • hydropower production changes •tourism comfort index • food trade losses • biodiversity loss Examples: • Flood risks • Days with water temperature above threshold • Crop yield losses • Niches space for certain species • Plant/animal phenology • Soil erosion by water “First tier” climate impacts indicators = composite/ selected climate indicators relevant for other impacts tiers “Second tier” impacts indicators – requires impact model – biophysical output Confidence scale Examples: • Days with temperature above/below threshold • Length of growing season • Nr. consecutive dry days • Snow cover • Mountain permafrost • Sea level rise Dominated by natural systems Temporal and spatial coverage Who will be the users? 3.6) Schematic overview 1, 9, 10, 11 Project coordination, scientific lead, dissemination, Copernicus service integration. Climate data access services 5 User consultation 6 Value added climate data products 2 7 Environmental and societal impacts 3,4 Portal and service integration 8 Ranking and aggregation of impacts Delivering products to target users Uncertainty and limitations Thematic integration Not yet involved Involved in related projects Involved in CLIP-C Societal end users Climate scientists Boundary workers Impact researchers EIONET COMMUNITY Copernicus – The European Earth Observation Programme Copernicus consists of a complex set of systems which collect data from multiple sources: earth observation satellites and in situ sensors such as ground stations, airborne and sea-borne sensors. It processes these data and provides users with reliable and up-to-date information through a set of services related to environmental and security issues... The Copernicus Climate Change Service will support adaptation and mitigation policies, and provide: reanalysis datasets, climate change analyses, projections based on scenarios, and tailored indicator datasets for different societal sectors. The European Meteorological Community is currently discussing options to develop the Service Operator role.