Risk management perspective for climate service development – Results from a study on Finnish organizations
Weather, climate and climate change can cause significant risks to businesses and public administration. However, understanding these processes can also create opportunities. Information can help to manage these risks and opportunities, but in order to do so, it must be in line with how risk man...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2017-10-01
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| Series: | Advances in Science and Research |
| Online Access: | https://www.adv-sci-res.net/14/293/2017/asr-14-293-2017.pdf |
| Summary: | Weather, climate and climate change can cause significant risks
to businesses and public administration. However, understanding these
processes can also create opportunities. Information can help to manage these
risks and opportunities, but in order to do so, it must be in line with how
risk management and decision making works. To better understand how climate
risks and opportunities are reflected in different organizational processes
and what types of information is needed and used, we conducted a study on the
perceptions and management of weather and climate risks in Finnish
organizations and on their use of weather and climate information. In
addition, we collected feedback on how the existing climate information tools
should be developed.
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Data on climate risk management was collected in an online survey and in one
full-day workshop. The survey was aimed to the Finnish public and private
organizations who use weather and climate data and altogether 118 responses
were collected. The workshop consisted of two parts: weather and climate
risk management processes in general and the development of the current
information tools to further address user needs.</p><p class="p">We found that climate risk management in organizations is quite diverse and
often de-centralized and that external experts are considered the most
useful sources of information. Consequently, users emphasize the need for
networks of expertise and sector-specific information tools. Creating such
services requires input and information sharing from the user side as well.
Better temporal and spatial accuracy is naturally asked for, but users also
stressed the need for transparency when it comes to communicating
uncertainties, and the availability and up-to-datedness of information.
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Our results illustrate that weather and climate risks compete and blend in
with other risks and changes perceived by the organizations and supporting
information is sought from different types of sources. Thus the design and
evaluation of climate services should take into account the context of
existing and developing processes in organizational risk management. |
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| ISSN: | 1992-0628 1992-0636 |