Work Package 6 works across the other WPs through all phases of the project. Based around the Demonstrator cities of Bergen, Paris, Barcelona, and Prague, WP6 will work closely with local stakeholders to ensure that the data and forecasting is tailored towards the Demonstrator use-cases. The Demonstrator stakeholders will be involved in discussions and focus groups for the co-production and co-evaluation process. These processes will provide feed back on information needs and usability of climate information for each city. The end goal is to jointly develop tailor-made climate services to support adaptation planning for the impacts of climate change.
The approach:
- Transdisciplinary Approach: A transdisciplinary approach will be used to engage local stakeholders from initial exploration to evaluation, ensuring their involvement at every stage.
- Selection of Demonstrators: The four demonstrator cities represent diverse urban areas facing different climate challenges. They provide sample of urban areas which offers an opportunity to assess the potential of I4C climate information to inform adaptation strategies in different urban contexts. Essentially, we hope that the outcomes from the cases will provide a wide range of climate services which can potentially be applied to other cities around the world with similar climates/urban contexts.
- Service Design Methodologies: User-centered design methodologies are used for service design, ensuring the final climate service will meet the needs and preferences of the local Demonstrator stakeholders.
- Dissemination and Communication: The final service will also include guidance and dissemination material to facilitate uptake, with a focus on communicating uncertainty to citizens and policymakers.
- Evaluation of the Demonstrators: Evaluation methodologies implemented in other. EU-Funded projects will be used to inform the degree of stakeholder satisfaction and the effectiveness of the co-production process in improving trust and uptake of climate services. It will also inform if participation in I4C improves the trust and uptake of the services as well as the transition from climate data to actionable knowledge.