{"id":128220,"date":"2024-01-17T11:10:41","date_gmt":"2024-01-17T10:10:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cesie.org\/?p=128220"},"modified":"2025-01-08T10:48:45","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T09:48:45","slug":"clearclimate-information-accessible-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cesie.org\/en\/higher-education-and-research\/clearclimate-information-accessible-all\/","title":{"rendered":"Making climate information accessible to all: the challenge of ClearClimate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

During COP28<\/strong>, almost 200 countries reached an agreement that marks the beginning of the end<\/em> for fossil fuels<\/strong>. It's the first time a United Nations climate summit has concluded with a call to address the primary cause of the climate crisis.<\/strong> Because of this, the presidency of COP28 in Dubai labels this agreement as historic<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, climate experts remain uncertain about the actual direction this agreement will take<\/strong> and the pace at which it will be carried out in the real world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The impacts of climate change are diverse and widespread, affecting various regions and populations in distinct ways across the globe.<\/strong> Particularly in Southeast Europe, significant consequences are being felt. Extreme heatwaves, prolonged droughts, and more frequent floods are putting immense strain on resources and local communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The importance of Climate Information Services<\/strong> (CIS) becomes increasingly evident in this context. Providing accurate forecasts, data, and detailed information about climate change is crucial <\/strong>to enable governments, businesses, and citizens to make informed decisions and adopt measures suitable for mitigating and adapting to the ongoing and future impacts of climate change.<\/strong> This can help reduce risks and better protect people and the environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To date, however, climate services are unable to adequately reach end users and support adaptation planning.<\/strong> This has led to calls for a shift from science-led climate services to user-led and science-informed services. Furthermore, such services have proven insufficient in terms of inclusive development, as their capacity to enable the adaptation of vulnerable people and communities is called into question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To address the key identified gaps and major barriers to CIS adoption, ClearClimate<\/a> project<\/strong> is building an international, interdisciplinary and cross-sector network of organizations to enhance scholarly capacities to deliver more effective CIS. The project focuses on user-centered design, behavioral science, and advanced computational techniques for tailored CIS solutions. The project fosters collaboration between academia, industry and civil society organisations, offering hands-on challenges to researchers. <\/strong>Key areas include climate change, data visualization, decision sciences, communication, accessibility, eye-tracking, visual attention models, and eXplainable AI (XAI). Through training, dissemination, and public engagement, ClearClimate aims to drive innovation, creating a network of skilled researchers across sectors to strengthen Europe's global Research and Innovation (R&I) presence in tackling climate challenges and fostering sustainable solutions. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ClearClimate project (Horizon MCSA Staff Exchange) was officially launched in Novi Sad, Serbia, on December 18-19, marking the beginning of a four-year endeavour. CESIE will actively participate in secondments, training sessions, and citizen engagement activities, bringing expertise in social innovation and communication tailored to people's needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About the project<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

ClearClimate \u2013 Engaging approaches and services for meaningful climate actions<\/a> is a project funded by European Research Executive Agency (REA), Horizon Europe, MSCA Staff Exchanges 2022. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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