Decision matrix of a climate services global meta-analysis
Harmonizing the supply of climate information with the type of information needed by next-users is crucial for effective weather and climate services (CS). Understanding of information demand could help reshape supply side based CS that have dominated the field over the last few decades. Most CS hav...
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| author | Lorna, Born Prager, Steve Ramírez Villegas, Julián Armando Imbach, Pablo |
| author_browse | Imbach, Pablo Lorna, Born Prager, Steve Ramírez Villegas, Julián Armando |
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| description | Harmonizing the supply of climate information with the type of information needed by next-users is crucial for effective weather and climate services (CS). Understanding of information demand could help reshape supply side based CS that have dominated the field over the last few decades. Most CS have been developed using a ‘loading dock’ model, whereby products are designed by information suppliers with little input from or consultation with users of climate services. Notably, a focus on climate modelling and prediction has largely resulted in a lack of consideration of the demand-side when producing climate services. Here, we contribute to understanding of CS demand by presenting a global meta-analysis – a ‘decision matrix’ - of farmers’ climate influenced decisions. We identify 41 studies that encompass 186 decisions, three forecast timescales (weather, dekadal, seasonal), and five forecast variables (precipitation, temperature, wind, soil moisture and soil temperature). Several insights were offered by this literature review into the value of climate services and the way forward in considering users’ needs. We find that the seasonal precipitation is the most frequently used forecast variable for decision-making, particularly of crop sowing date. Forecasts such as temperature, soil moisture and soil temperature appeared to be less used by farmers, according to the decision matrix. It is apparent that more investigation is necessary into how farmers use climate information in their decision-making to better establish the value of CS. We suggest that different sectors should make their respective decision matrices to explore decision spaces and engage with users of climate information in various sectors. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1166122025-08-15T13:22:41Z Decision matrix of a climate services global meta-analysis Lorna, Born Prager, Steve Ramírez Villegas, Julián Armando Imbach, Pablo climate change decision making farmer participation cambio climático toma de decisiones participación de agricultores Harmonizing the supply of climate information with the type of information needed by next-users is crucial for effective weather and climate services (CS). Understanding of information demand could help reshape supply side based CS that have dominated the field over the last few decades. Most CS have been developed using a ‘loading dock’ model, whereby products are designed by information suppliers with little input from or consultation with users of climate services. Notably, a focus on climate modelling and prediction has largely resulted in a lack of consideration of the demand-side when producing climate services. Here, we contribute to understanding of CS demand by presenting a global meta-analysis – a ‘decision matrix’ - of farmers’ climate influenced decisions. We identify 41 studies that encompass 186 decisions, three forecast timescales (weather, dekadal, seasonal), and five forecast variables (precipitation, temperature, wind, soil moisture and soil temperature). Several insights were offered by this literature review into the value of climate services and the way forward in considering users’ needs. We find that the seasonal precipitation is the most frequently used forecast variable for decision-making, particularly of crop sowing date. Forecasts such as temperature, soil moisture and soil temperature appeared to be less used by farmers, according to the decision matrix. It is apparent that more investigation is necessary into how farmers use climate information in their decision-making to better establish the value of CS. We suggest that different sectors should make their respective decision matrices to explore decision spaces and engage with users of climate information in various sectors. 2021-12 2021-12-09T10:37:27Z 2021-12-09T10:37:27Z Dataset https://hdl.handle.net/10568/116612 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/114241 Open Access Lorna, B.; Prager, S.; Ramirez, J.; Imbach, P. (2021) Decision matrix of a climate services global meta-analysis. https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/UDDTXE |
| spellingShingle | climate change decision making farmer participation cambio climático toma de decisiones participación de agricultores Lorna, Born Prager, Steve Ramírez Villegas, Julián Armando Imbach, Pablo Decision matrix of a climate services global meta-analysis |
| title | Decision matrix of a climate services global meta-analysis |
| title_full | Decision matrix of a climate services global meta-analysis |
| title_fullStr | Decision matrix of a climate services global meta-analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Decision matrix of a climate services global meta-analysis |
| title_short | Decision matrix of a climate services global meta-analysis |
| title_sort | decision matrix of a climate services global meta analysis |
| topic | climate change decision making farmer participation cambio climático toma de decisiones participación de agricultores |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/116612 |
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