Description:

Full Title: Climate Local Information in the Mediterranean region Responding to User Needs => The CLIM-RUN Project developed a protocol for applying new methodologies and improved modeling and downscaling tools for the provision of adequate climate information at regional to local scale that is relevant to and usable by different sectors of society (policymakers, industry, cities, etc.).

CLIM-RUN has developed a bottom-up protocol directly involving stakeholders early in the process with the aim of identifying well defined needs at the regional to local scale. The protocol was assessed by application to relevant case studies involving interdependent sectors, primarily tourism and energy, and natural hazards (wild fires) for representative target areas (mountainous regions, coastal areas, islands).

CLIM-RUN has also provided the seed for the formation of a Mediterranean basin-side climate service network which would eventually converge into a pan-European network.

Project information

Lead

ENEA (Italy)

Partners

CMCC (Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change), DHMZ (State Hydrometeorological Institute of Croatia), IC3 (Fundacio Institut Catala de Ciencies del Clima), ICTP (The Abdus Salam International Centre For Theoretical Physics), JRC -Joint Research Centre- European Commission, Meteo-France, National Observatory of Athens, Plan Bleu pour l'environnement et le developpement en Mediterrannee, Potsdam Institut fuer Klimafolgenforschung, The Cyprus Research And Educational Foundation, Tourisme Territoires Transports Environnement Conseil, Universidad de Cantabria, Université de Tunis, University of East Anglia, University of Maryland

Source of funding

FP7

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