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User-Based Solutions Toward an Integrated and Resilient Future

June 3, 2024 by juliakraatz Leave a Comment

Filed Under: 52°North, Communities Tagged With: climate services, data fabric, DIRECTED, EGU, EGU2024, I-CISK

How the DIRECTED and I-CISK projects bridge the gaps between People, Climate, and Disaster Risk

Please take a moment to picture these two scenarios.

Scenario 1

You are part of the civil protection authority and a pluvial flood (a flooding event independent of large water bodies, such as rivers or lakes) has just occurred in a major city under your jurisdiction. Where should you and your team focus your efforts? In what neighborhoods are people at the greatest risk? Who can your agency contact, in case you and your team cannot reach all communities? And where, in the aftermath of the flooding event, should infrastructure or warning systems be developed to mitigate impacts in the future?

Scenario 2

You are a farmer and each year for the past five years, rainfall and drought patterns have been highly unpredictable. You never know how much water to use for your crops anymore and, as a result, your crops are producing smaller yields. What do you do? How should you adapt your planting strategies, so that your crops do not suffer from drought? Where can you find reliable information to make informed decisions on this matter?

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Empowering Agriculture: I-CISK’s Climate Insights for Informed Farming Decisions in Northern Andalusia

April 4, 2024 by yagmuryildiz Leave a Comment

Filed Under: 52°North, Communities Tagged With: climate services, I-CISK, living labs, RShiny, spatial data science

I-CISK is funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 program as part of the European Green Deal, which aims to deliver tailored climate services (CS) in a trustworthy, understandable, replicable and effective way. As part of the project, we’re tackling climate challenges head-on in seven different regions across Europe and Africa. Each region presents its own unique climate hurdles that require tailored solutions. Here, we highlight our people-centered approach that emphasizes co-design, co-creation, co-implementation and co-evaluation across key sectors vulnerable to climate change. Our goal is to create tailored solutions that truly work for citizens, stakeholders and decision-makers.

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From Pixels to Patterns: My 52N Geospatial Expedition

March 7, 2024 by mohamedshamsudeen 1 Comment

Filed Under: 52°North, Communities, Student Internship Tagged With: climate services, Copernicus, DIRECTED, external semester, I-CISK, internship, RShiny, spatial data science, spatial tempoal data

portrait of mohamed

Hallo zusammen!

I am delighted to share the exciting story of my academic and professional journey, which reached a high point with my enriching internship at 52°North. I’m Mohamed Shamsudeen from the vibrant landscapes of southern India, Tamilnadu. Let me take you through my fascinating path that led to this fulfilling experience.

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Dutch Climate Forecasts: My experience at 52°North

February 29, 2024 by ricardobuitenhuis Leave a Comment

Filed Under: 52°North, Communities, Student Internship Tagged With: climate services, I-CISK, living labs

Hi! My name is Ricardo Buitenhuis, and in this little blog I will tell you about my time here at 52°North as part of my bachelor thesis in computer science. But first, who am I and how did I get here?

I grew up in the Netherlands and while doing my bachelors at Avans University of Applied Sciences in s’-Hertogenbosch, I was convinced I wanted to finish my studies in Germany, for the simple fact that I like the German language. As someone with just a background in computer science, I knew the geo side would be new to me, and a challenge, but I thought it would be fun to combine software development and geography. So after extensive googling I found 52°North and just applied!

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