Communication and use of climate scenarios for climate change adaptation in Finland, Sweden and Norway
Pilli-Sihvola, Karoliina ; van Oort, Bob ; Hanssen-Bauer, Inger ; Ollikainen, Markku ; Rummukainen, Markku LU
and Tuomenvirta, Heikki
(2015)
In Local Environment
20(4).
p.510-524
- Abstract
This paper assesses the communication and the use of climate scenarios at the science–science and science–policy interface in Finland, Sweden and Norway. It is based on document analysis and stakeholder questionnaires. The questionnaires targeted three stakeholder groups, all engaged in the communication and the use of climate scenario information: climate scenario producers; impact, adaptation and vulnerability (IAV) experts; and policy-makers. The respondents were asked to identify issues associated with the communication of scenarios and other needs pertaining to the usefulness and availability of such information. Despite the relatively long history of climate change adaptation in the three countries, climate scenarios are not... (More)
This paper assesses the communication and the use of climate scenarios at the science–science and science–policy interface in Finland, Sweden and Norway. It is based on document analysis and stakeholder questionnaires. The questionnaires targeted three stakeholder groups, all engaged in the communication and the use of climate scenario information: climate scenario producers; impact, adaptation and vulnerability (IAV) experts; and policy-makers. The respondents were asked to identify issues associated with the communication of scenarios and other needs pertaining to the usefulness and availability of such information. Despite the relatively long history of climate change adaptation in the three countries, climate scenarios are not utilised to their full potential. Climate scenarios have been used in awareness raising, problem understanding and strategy development. However, far less examples can be found on adaptation actions, particularly on harnessing the benefits of climate change. The communication between climate scenario producers and IAV experts functions well; however, communication between climate researchers and policy-makers is less efficient. Each country has developed boundary services to enhance dissemination of the climate scenario information to policy-makers. They are cost-efficient but do not necessarily enhance the comprehension of the information and encourage the actual dialogue between scenario producers and the end-users. Further translation of scenario information to impact and vulnerability estimates together with established boundary work could improve the use of climate research information. As adaptation policy in these countries further progresses towards implementation, there are increasing expectations of support from research, further challenging the communication of climate scenarios.
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- author
- Pilli-Sihvola, Karoliina
; van Oort, Bob
; Hanssen-Bauer, Inger
; Ollikainen, Markku
; Rummukainen, Markku
LU
and Tuomenvirta, Heikki
- organization
- publishing date
- 2015-04-03
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- adaptation, climate scenarios, communication, dissemination, science–policy interface
- in
- Local Environment
- volume
- 20
- issue
- 4
- pages
- 15 pages
- publisher
- Routledge
- external identifiers
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- scopus:84922261499
- ISSN
- 1354-9839
- DOI
- 10.1080/13549839.2014.967757
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- additional info
- Publisher Copyright: © 2014, © 2014 Taylor & Francis.
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