MEDSCOPE - MEDiterranean Services Chain based On climate PrEdictions (MEDSCOPE)

Description:

MEDSCOPE is a three-year project that will enhance the exploitation of climate predictions from seasonal to decadal timescales, maximizing the potential of their application in different economic sectors, public and private, of relevance for the Mediterranean region, here defined as the domain encompassing the Mediterranean basin and the surrounding areas, including North Africa and the Middle East.

MEDSCOPE will mainly focus on the seasonal timescale as a wealth of forecasts (including retrospective forecasts) is already available and, in general, the state-of-the-art of both scientific knowledge and applications are more mature for this case. However, the project will also provide an assessment of the predictability at longer (multiannual) timescales, an evaluation of the available decadal predictions and of their possible application in the region of interest.

The overall outcome of MEDSCOPE will be a set of tools and methods aimed at improving the production of climate services based on climate forecasts, enhancing the capability of public and private users and stakeholders to develop and implement strategies of adaptation to climate variability and climate change.

The added value provided by MEDSCOPE to climate services will be assessed for various sectors with high societal impact, e.g. renewable energy, hydrology and agriculture and forestry. MEDSCOPE will deliver top-quality climate information, supported by cutting-edge research, tailored for climate services in the Mediterranean.

Project information

Lead

CMCC Foundation (Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change), Italy. Contact person: Silvio Gualdi

Partners

CMCC Foundation (Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change), Italy
ISAC-CNR, Italy
RMI, Belgium
Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), Spain
Agencia Estatal de Meteorología (AEMET), Spain
Météo France, France
INRA, France
PLAN-BLEU, France

Source of funding

ERA4CS Joint Call on Researching and Advancing Climate Services Development