Handbook of Climate Services

This book explores climate services, including projections, descriptive information, analyses, assessments, and an overview of current trends.

Due to the pressures now being put on the world's climate, it is vital to gather and share reliable climate observation and projection data, which may be tailored for use by different groups. In other words, it is essential to offer climate services. But despite the growth in the use of these services, there are very few specialist publications on this topic. This book addresses that need.

Apart from presenting studies and the results of research projects, the book also offers an overview of the wide range of means available for providing and using climate services. In addition, it features case studies that provide illustrative and inspiring examples of how climate services can be optimally deployed.

Is highly international, covering many countries Describes climate services in a comprehensive way Provides government and non-government bodies with a sound basis for leading and promoting climate change adaptation efforts Fills in a market niche, offering a comprehensive guide to the topic

Auteur

Walter Leal Filho (BSc, PhD, DSc, DPhil, DEd, DL, DLitt) is a Senior Professor and Head of the Research and Transfer Centre "Sustainable Development and Climate Change Management" at Hamburg University of Applied Sciences in Germany, and Chair of Environment and Technology at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. He is the initiator of the Word Sustainable Development Symposia (WSSD-U) series, and chairs the Inter-University Sustainable Development Research Programme. Professor Leal Filho has written, co-written, edited or co-edited more than 400 publications, including books, book chapters and papers in refereed journals.
Climate scientist Prof. Dr. Daniela Jacob is Head of the Climate Service Center Germany (GERICS), a scientific organizational entity of Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, and visiting professor at Leuphana University, Faculty of Sustainability. She holds a PhD in meteorology, was Lead Author of the 5th Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change (IPCC) and Coordinating Lead Author for the IPCC Special Report "Global Warming of 1.5 °C". Her research interests focus on regional climate modelling, the hydrological cycle, and adaption to climate change. She is member of the European Commission's Mission Board on "Adaptation to Climate Change including Societal Transformation".

Contenu

Part 1: Principles and Applications of Climate Services.- Introducing Climate Services and their Applications.- A Coastal Climate Service Framework for Community-based Adaptation to Rising Sea-levels.- Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Agricultural Farms and Its Contribution to Global Warming.- Part 2: Case Studies on Climate Services.- Climatological Global Solar UV Index: Measurement and Health Issues in Malta.- Climate Services for Climate Resilient Planning of Natural and Cultural Heritage.- Serbian Experiences.- Food Security in the Face of a Climate Change at Kafa Biosphere Reserve, Ethiopia.- Climate Information Services and their Potential on Adaptation and Mitigation: Experiences from Flood Affected Regions in Bangladesh.