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Enabling Climate Change Adaptation – Showcasing Innovative Tools at ECCA 2025

July 8, 2025 by Benedikt Graeler Leave a Comment

Filed Under: 52°North, Spatial Data Science Tagged With: CCA, climate change adaptation, climate services, co-creation, Co-design, data fabric, DIRECTED, disaster resilience, DRM, ECCA 2025, I-CISK, living labs

I-CISK and DIRECTED projects on display

Researchers, decision-makers, practitioners, and stakeholders recently gathered in Rimini, Italy for the 7th European Climate Change Adaptation Conference (ECCA). This vibrant platform showcased cutting-edge research and innovative solutions while fostering collaboration and sharing knowledge and best practices. For three full days, participants exchanged research findings, innovative policy developments, and practical implementation experiences for a climate-resilient society. 52°North joined consortium colleagues to present and discuss work being done on climate services (in I-CISK) and disaster risk management (in DIRECTED).

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Spatial Data Science @ 52°North

April 14, 2025 by Benedikt Graeler Leave a Comment

Filed Under: 52°North, Spatial Data Science Tagged With: climate change adaptation, Data Analysis, data modeling, disaster risk management, machine learning, time series data

Understanding User Needs and Data Potential

At 52°North, our Spatial Data Science projects begin with a deep dive into the specific information requirements, operational contexts and specific domains of the intended end users. This involves identifying the key questions that the information product must answer and the decisions it will support. We then conduct a thorough investigation of available data sources, assessing their quality, relevance, and potential to generate the desired insights in a sufficient and actionable quality.

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Public release of the Deliverable D5.1 I-CISK platform – Technical Specification

February 25, 2025 by Ann Hitchcock Leave a Comment

Filed Under: 52°North Tagged With: climate change adaptation, climate services, I-CISK, I-CISK platform

Building the I-CISK Platform: Connecting Science and Local Knowledge for Climate Services

The I-CISK project is developing a cloud-based web platform to bridge the gap between scientific climate data and the practical needs of local communities. This platform aims to provide accessible and tailored climate services (CS) to stakeholders in various sectors such as agriculture, tourism, and policymaking.

Why is this important?

Currently, a lot of valuable research on climate change and adaptation strategies isn’t easily available or understandable for the people who need it most. I-CISK aims to change that by combining scientific data with local knowledge and experiences.

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