Stakeholder perspectives on the attribution of extreme weather events : an explorative enquiry
Recent extreme weather events and their impacts on societies have highlighted the need for timely adaptation to the changing odds of their occurrence. Such measures require appropriate information about likely changes in event frequency and magnitude on relevant spatio-temporal scales. However, to s...
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2015
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| description | Recent extreme weather events and their impacts on societies have highlighted the need for timely adaptation to the changing odds of their occurrence. Such measures require appropriate information about likely changes in event frequency and magnitude on relevant spatio-temporal scales. However, to support robust climate information for decision-making an effective communication between scientists and stakeholders is crucial. In this context, weather event attribution studies are increasingly raising attention beyond academic circles, though the understanding of how to take it beyond academia is still evolving. Here, we present the results of a study that involved in-depth interviews with stakeholders from a range of sectors about potential applications and the general usefulness of event attribution studies. We use a case study of the hot and dry summer 2012 in South-East Europe as a concrete example, and focus on the applicability of attribution results across sectors. An analysis of the interviews reveals an abundant interest amongst the interviewed stakeholders and highlights the need for information on the causes and odds of extreme events, in particular on regional scales. From this data key aspects of stakeholder engagement are emerging, which could productively feed back into how probabilistic event attribution studies are designed and communicated to ensure practical relevance and usefulness for the stakeholder community. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:4cf15aec-335e-4237-bcdb-887bba48469c2022-03-26T15:52:24ZStakeholder perspectives on the attribution of extreme weather events : an explorative enquiryJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:4cf15aec-335e-4237-bcdb-887bba48469cEnglishORA DepositAmerican Meteorological Society2015Sippel, SWalton, POtto, FRecent extreme weather events and their impacts on societies have highlighted the need for timely adaptation to the changing odds of their occurrence. Such measures require appropriate information about likely changes in event frequency and magnitude on relevant spatio-temporal scales. However, to support robust climate information for decision-making an effective communication between scientists and stakeholders is crucial. In this context, weather event attribution studies are increasingly raising attention beyond academic circles, though the understanding of how to take it beyond academia is still evolving. Here, we present the results of a study that involved in-depth interviews with stakeholders from a range of sectors about potential applications and the general usefulness of event attribution studies. We use a case study of the hot and dry summer 2012 in South-East Europe as a concrete example, and focus on the applicability of attribution results across sectors. An analysis of the interviews reveals an abundant interest amongst the interviewed stakeholders and highlights the need for information on the causes and odds of extreme events, in particular on regional scales. From this data key aspects of stakeholder engagement are emerging, which could productively feed back into how probabilistic event attribution studies are designed and communicated to ensure practical relevance and usefulness for the stakeholder community. |
| spellingShingle | Sippel, S Walton, P Otto, F Stakeholder perspectives on the attribution of extreme weather events : an explorative enquiry |
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