Climate variability and change embody sizeable economic, social and environmental risks in Europe and globally. Climate services (CSs) are essential for catalysing economic and societal transformations that not only reduce these risks and/or improve societal resilience, but also unlock Europe’s innovation potential, competitiveness and economic growth.
As a part of European efforts to catalyse the potential of climate services for more efficient natural resource management and improved disaster risk management and resilience, the CLARA project boosts innovation and uptake of climate services based on front line seasonal and decadal forecasts and climate projections. Building upon the advancements in climate modelling and science in the context of the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), the CLARA project illustrates genuine benefits and economic value of CSs in the face of climate variability and short-term climate change.
A portfolio of user co-designed and co-developed CSs, helps to improve policy and decision makings in five priority areas GFCS: disaster risk reduction, water resource management, agriculture and food (security), renewable energy sources, and public health. Carefully designed business and marketing strategies will promote their uptake, help to energise the European market with CSs, and foster the European innovation potential.