Building an Open Source Infrastructure for Next Generation End User Climate Services
At the recent EGU conference, 52°North presented the current status of the cloud-based web platform implemented within the I-CISK project. The I-CISK project aims to bridge the gap between science and society in the development of adaptation strategies to climate change. Although various research studies are currently addressing this challenge, the knowledge gained rarely reaches society in a format that can be easily understood and applied to adapt to climate threats. Therefore, the I-CISK consortium follows a co-creation process in which stakeholders as well as software infrastructure developers and climate modelers work in close collaboration. Together with GECOsistema, 52°North is leading the implementation of an open source web platform that will provide climate indicators to stakeholders in a comprehensive way. The platform will connect modeling tools for weather forecasts and climate projections with local data sources as well as available climate services, e.g. from the Copernicus Earth observation program.