Climate information service based on user needs
The CIP was co-designed with potential users and regional experts based on feedback received during workshops (Fig. 1). The primary target users are professionals in climate adaptation from vulnerable countries with poor access to climate information.
The service became operational already in August 2019 but was launched to a wider audience at a side event of COP26 in Glasgow in November 2021.
Tools on the Climate Information Portal
The CIP includes two main tools:
Data Access Platform - here the user can download pre-calculated climate indicators and explore interactive maps and graphs.
Site-Specific Report - here the user can get an instant climate change overview for any location world-wide.
The water and climate indicators available in the tools were calculated by SMHI from IPCC data, using ensembles from global (CMIP) and regional (CORDEX) climate models, as well as SMHI’s hydrological impact model World-Wide HYPE.
Interpretation and application of climate information
The service is accompanied by a knowledge base to guide users in how climate information is produced and how to interpret the information.
The portal has shown great potential when elaborating national adaption plans and in motivating funding from the GCF and other donors.
Visit the Climate Information Portal.