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Challenges in Communicating. Climate Forecast Information to Decision-Makers

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Màster Oficial d'Internacionalització, Facultat d'Economia i Empresa, Universitat de Barcelona, Curs: 2013-2014, Tutors: Lowe, Rachel; Davis, Melanie i Dr. Juan Tugores

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Despite the strong dependence of certain sectors (energy, health, tourism, insurances,
etc.) on weather and climate variability, and several initiatives towards demonstrating
the added benefits of integrating probabilistic climate forecasts into decision-making
processes, these forecasts are still under-utilised within the sectors. Improved
communication is fundamental to stimulate the use of climate products by end-users.
This study focuses on improving the visualisation and communication of climate
forecast information, paying special attention to seasonal to decadal (s2d) timescales.
As an example of a climate-sensitive sector, the renewable energy sector is examined.
The overall aim of this study is to establish a communication protocol for the
visualisation of probabilistic climate forecasts, which does not currently exist. Global
Producing Centres (GPCs) show their own probabilistic forecasts with limited
communication between different centres, a fact that complicates the understanding
and consistency among products for the end-user. A communication protocol for both
the visualisation and description of climate forecasts can help to introduce a standard
format and message to end-users across different climate-sensitive sectors. It is hoped
that this work will facilitate the improvement of decision-making processes relying on climate forecast information and enable their wide-range dissemination based on a standardised approach.

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Màster Oficial - Internacionalització: Aspectes Econòmics, Empresarials i Juridicopolítics

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Challenges in Communicating. Climate Forecast Information to Decision-Makers