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A New Approach towards a User-Driven Coastal Climate Service to Enhance Climate Resilience in European Cities

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  • Roberta Paranunzio

    (Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, National Research Council of Italy (CNR-ISAC), 10133 Torino, Italy)

  • Iulia Anton

    (Department of Environmental Science, Atlantic Technological University, F91 YW50 Sligo, Ireland)

  • Elisa Adirosi

    (Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, National Research Council of Italy (CNR-ISAC), 00133 Rome, Italy)

  • Tasneem Ahmed

    (Department of Environmental Science, Atlantic Technological University, F91 YW50 Sligo, Ireland)

  • Luca Baldini

    (Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, National Research Council of Italy (CNR-ISAC), 00133 Rome, Italy)

  • Carlo Brandini

    (Consortium Laboratory of Environmental Monitoring and Modelling for the Sustainable Development (Consorzio LaMMA), Sesto Fiorentino, 50019 Florence, Italy
    Marine Science Institute, National Research Council of Italy (CNR-ISMAR), Sesto Fiorentino, 50019 Florence, Italy)

  • Filippo Giannetti

    (Department of Information Engineering, University of Pisa, 56122 Pisa, Italy)

  • Cécil Meulenberg

    (Mediterranean Institute for Environmental Studies, Science and Research Centre of Koper, 6000 Koper, Slovenia)

  • Alberto Ortolani

    (Consortium Laboratory of Environmental Monitoring and Modelling for the Sustainable Development (Consorzio LaMMA), Sesto Fiorentino, 50019 Florence, Italy
    Institute for the Bioeconomy, National Research Council of Italy (CNR-IBE), Sesto Fiorentino, 50019 Florence, Italy)

  • Francesco Pilla

    (School of Architecture Planning and Environmental Policy, University College Dublin, Belfield, D04 V1W8 Dublin, Ireland)

  • Gregorio Iglesias

    (School of Engineering and Architecture & MaREI, Environmental Research Institute, University College Cork, College Road, T12 YN60 Cork, Ireland
    School of Engineering, Marine Building, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth PL4 8AA, UK)

  • Salem Gharbia

    (Department of Environmental Science, Atlantic Technological University, F91 YW50 Sligo, Ireland)

Abstract

Coastal climate services play a crucial role in developing customised climate information for diverse end-users and stakeholders. To build climate-resilient societies, decision-makers should be empowered through easy access to powerful tools that enable timely adaptation to future and ongoing hazards. For this reason, fit-for-purpose climate services are needed to conduct accurate historical characterisation and projections for interpretative studies on climate- and water-related risks at the local coastal scale. The EU-funded SCORE project (Smart Control of Climate Resilience in European Coastal Cities) utilises climate and marine services for the development of smart technologies that support nature-based solutions to address specific concerns, including rising sea levels, coastal erosion, and coastal flooding due to extreme weather events. As part of the SCORE project, decision-makers will be able to address climate change-related coastal effects in their own cities through novel participatory approaches (Coastal City Living Labs—CCLLs). As part of this framework, this work (i) discusses the main requirements for the identification of fit-for-purpose coastal climate services for local-scale impact studies in European coastal cities based on CCLL requests and prior knowledge and (ii) provides relevant parameters and features that fulfil the users’ needs.

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  • Roberta Paranunzio & Iulia Anton & Elisa Adirosi & Tasneem Ahmed & Luca Baldini & Carlo Brandini & Filippo Giannetti & Cécil Meulenberg & Alberto Ortolani & Francesco Pilla & Gregorio Iglesias & Salem, 2023. "A New Approach towards a User-Driven Coastal Climate Service to Enhance Climate Resilience in European Cities," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 16(1), pages 1-27, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:16:y:2023:i:1:p:335-:d:1310353
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