A New Approach towards a User-Driven Coastal Climate Service to Enhance Climate Resilience in European Cities

Roberta Paranunzio (), Iulia Anton, Elisa Adirosi, Tasneem Ahmed, Luca Baldini, Carlo Brandini, Filippo Giannetti, Cécil Meulenberg, Alberto Ortolani, Francesco Pilla, Gregorio Iglesias and Salem Gharbia
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Roberta Paranunzio: Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, National Research Council of Italy (CNR-ISAC), 10133 Torino, Italy
Iulia Anton: Department of Environmental Science, Atlantic Technological University, F91 YW50 Sligo, Ireland
Elisa Adirosi: Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, National Research Council of Italy (CNR-ISAC), 00133 Rome, Italy
Tasneem Ahmed: Department of Environmental Science, Atlantic Technological University, F91 YW50 Sligo, Ireland
Luca Baldini: Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, National Research Council of Italy (CNR-ISAC), 00133 Rome, Italy
Carlo Brandini: Consortium Laboratory of Environmental Monitoring and Modelling for the Sustainable Development (Consorzio LaMMA), Sesto Fiorentino, 50019 Florence, Italy
Filippo Giannetti: Department of Information Engineering, University of Pisa, 56122 Pisa, Italy
Cécil Meulenberg: Mediterranean Institute for Environmental Studies, Science and Research Centre of Koper, 6000 Koper, Slovenia
Alberto Ortolani: Consortium Laboratory of Environmental Monitoring and Modelling for the Sustainable Development (Consorzio LaMMA), Sesto Fiorentino, 50019 Florence, Italy
Francesco Pilla: School of Architecture Planning and Environmental Policy, University College Dublin, Belfield, D04 V1W8 Dublin, Ireland
Gregorio Iglesias: School of Engineering and Architecture & MaREI, Environmental Research Institute, University College Cork, College Road, T12 YN60 Cork, Ireland
Salem Gharbia: Department of Environmental Science, Atlantic Technological University, F91 YW50 Sligo, Ireland

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 16, issue 1, 1-27

Abstract: Coastal climate services play a crucial role in developing customised climate information for diverse end-users and stakeholders. To build climate-resilient societies, decision-makers should be empowered through easy access to powerful tools that enable timely adaptation to future and ongoing hazards. For this reason, fit-for-purpose climate services are needed to conduct accurate historical characterisation and projections for interpretative studies on climate- and water-related risks at the local coastal scale. The EU-funded SCORE project (Smart Control of Climate Resilience in European Coastal Cities) utilises climate and marine services for the development of smart technologies that support nature-based solutions to address specific concerns, including rising sea levels, coastal erosion, and coastal flooding due to extreme weather events. As part of the SCORE project, decision-makers will be able to address climate change-related coastal effects in their own cities through novel participatory approaches (Coastal City Living Labs—CCLLs). As part of this framework, this work (i) discusses the main requirements for the identification of fit-for-purpose coastal climate services for local-scale impact studies in European coastal cities based on CCLL requests and prior knowledge and (ii) provides relevant parameters and features that fulfil the users’ needs.

Keywords: coastal climate service; urban areas; coastal hazards; climate resilience (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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