While climate affects all aspects of our lives, the decisions we make are rarely based entirely, or even predominantly, on climate information. Rather, a range of factors must be considered as we make plans that shape our countries, companies, and communities. Decisions support systems offer a way to meet this complex challenge – combining different kinds of information into a single framework and assisting decision makers by supporting, rather than replacing, their judgement. These and other questions were explored in at the fourth International Conference on Climate Services.
Speakers bios and abstracts are found here:
The report is available here:
Presentations from the conference are available below:
**Wednesday, December 10**
Opening session
ICCS Opening ceremony, Minister Tabare Aguerre
Seasonal prediction & DSS, Roger Stone
Global Framework for climate services, Filipe Lucio
Climate services in LAC, Divino Moura
Climate services in the Caribbean, Adrian Trotman
Climate services in Europe, Irene Fischer-Bruns
Climate services in the Pacific, Elisabeth Holland
Disaster-related decision support systems, part I
CS, food security, disaster mangement, Richard Choularton
Forecast-based financing, Shaban Mawanda
Risk mgmt and land mgmt, Adriana Piperno
Disaster-related decision support systems, part II
Climate Impacts Database, Shelly-Ann Cox
Fighting fires from space, Mir Matin & Carmen Tadesco
Financial instruments for disaster preparedness, Dan Osgood
Plans, info, funds, Pablo Suarez
Health-sector response to climate risk
Building health resilience to climate risks, Joy Guillemot
Climate change and UV radiation, Francisco Chesini
Climate-sensitive diseases in Ecuador, Anna Stewart
Early detection, prevention & mgmt, Yahya Abawi
MERCOSUR health & climate strategy, Carmen Ciganda
Practical examples of health response to climate risk
Air pollution in Buenos Aires, Laura Dawidowski
Climate & health in Paraguay, Max Pasten
Climate & transmissable diseases in Uruguay and Brazil, Carlos Barboza
Climate info DSS for health in Panana, Anselmo McDonald
Climate variability and impacts in Latin American cities, Graciana Barboza
Climate services in agricultural, applied research
Climate & rice production in Colombia, Camilo Barrios
Climate-smart products for ag, Glenroy Brown
Heat wave early warning system in Uruguay, Celmira Saravia
Sweet potato modeling in the Caribbean, Dale Rankine
Tools for climate-informed agricultural decision making in Uruguay
Design & mgmt of climate services, Mercedes Berterretche
National Agricultural Info System, Walter Baethgen
SIGRAS video SIGRAS, Guadalupe Tiscornia SIMASP, Adrian Cal
Climate services in the La Plata basin
WIGOS regional plan for WMO RA III, Antonio Divino Moura
Climate information for the energy sector
Climate info for energy, Wilson Sierra & Rafael Terra
CS for windfarms, Jean Philippe Boulanger
Hydrological forecasting in Salto Grande, Nicolas Failache
Impacts of climate change to energy in Tajikistan, Zafar Makhmudov
**Thursday, December 11**
Climate services to advance water & disaster risk management
Climate & disaster risk management in St Lucia, Farzana Leon
Climate info for water & drm in Mozambique, Anacleto Duvane
Drought risk mgmt & seasonal forecasts, Silvana Alcoz
Upgrading weather, water, and climate services in Yemen, Hanan Al-Dobaee
Data-driven climate services
Climate data for conflict states, Simon Mason
Most useful data may not be available, Rick Crouthamel
Tradition weather prediction in DSS, Alfredo Veizaga
Climate service evaluation
Assessment of climate services in Kerala, Shadananan Nair
Mid-level eval of seasonal forecasts in Kazakhstan, Glen Anderson
Preliminary evaluation of OLE2, Angel Munoz
Really effective for 20% of the men, Ed Carr
Developing climate service capacities in national contexts
Climate services for Scottish policy, Andrew Harding
Climate services, agriculture & food security, Jacqueline Spence
Enhancing national climate services in Africa, Tufa Dinku
Strengthening climate information networks in Niger, Ousman Baoua
Co-production of knowledge
Advancing adaptation through collaborative processes, Jorgelina Hardoy
Co-exploration in developing countries, Anna Steynor
Co-production with whom, Ed Carr
Rugged path to effective decision support, James Arnott
User perception and climate research, Ted Allen
Innovative solutions to decision support
Agroclimate for climate-smart ag, David Letson
Automated canopy estimator, Andre Coy
Climate impacts decision support tool, Andrea Martin
Land potential knowledge system, Lillian Ndungu
Guidance for building, delivering, and using climate services
Communicating with the VIA community, Diane Chaumot
Confronting climate change with extension services, Emilio Ruz
E-learning platform on weather & climate services, Kazi Ahmed
Good practice guide to climate services, Steve Zebiak
Institutional arrangements that support climate services
Collaborative research as a social process, Cecilia Hidalgo
Information & institutions to confront climate change, Fernando Vila
National climate change and variability response system, Jorge Rucks
Strengthening climate services in Haiti, Ernso Thomas
Research priorities for climate services
CSP research priorities group, Lawrence Buja
Global health & climate research nexus, Anna Stewart
Research priorities for LAC, Raul Mejia
Research prioritites for policy needs, Andrew Harding
Climate services and partnerships in Small Island Developing States
Caribbean climate services SIDS, Adrian Trotman
Challenges to delivering CS for SIDS, Beth Holland
Climate services in SIDS, Netatua Pelesikoti
CS for health in SIDS, Joy Guillemot
Ensuring evaluability of climate-related programs
Ensuring evaluability of CS activities, Oleksandr Rohozynsky
Building and delivering early warning systems
Drought early warning in the Pacific, Yahya Abawi
Early warning systems in Zambia, Jean Mukumwa
EWS for flood warning in Uruguay, Luis Silveira
FEWS NET monthly forecast, Andrew Hoell
Climate service ethics
Ethical climate services, Joy Guillemot
Toward an ethical framework for cs, Rob Wilby
Decision support in SIDS and LDCs
CARICOM SIDS background, Adrian Trotman
**Friday, December 12**
Communicating health and climate information needs
Building health resilience to climate risks, Joy Guillemot
Economic valuation
Economic valuation of climate services, Glen Anderson
Paying for predictions
Paying for predictions, Pablo Suarez
Supporting and developing climate service practitioners
Climate information across timescales, Lisa Goddard
From climate science to climate services, Ross Blamey & Anna Steynor
Supporting cs practitioners group activity, Anna Steynor
Closing ceremony
Agriculture summary, Mercedes Berterretche
Decision support systems for reslient landscapes, Erick Fernandes