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Title: Advancing place-based transboundary climate services: Lessons from the 2016 North American drought, wildfire, and climate services forum

Author
item Brown, David
item ANDERSON, KERRY - Natural Resources Canada
item DELGADO, EDWARD - Bureau Of Land Management
item HADWEN, TREVOR - Agriculture And Agri-Food Canada
item HEIM, RICHARD - National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
item MUTH, MEREDITH - National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
item PASCUAL, REYNALDO - National Weather Service

Submitted to: American Meteorological Society Proceedings
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: 11/28/2016
Publication Date: 1/22/2017
Citation: Brown, D.P., Anderson, K., Delgado, E., Hadwen, T., Heim, R., Muth, M., Pascual, R. 2017. Advancing place-based transboundary climate services: Lessons from the 2016 North American drought, wildfire, and climate services forum [abstract]. American Meteorological Society Proceedings. Available at: https://ams.confex.com/ams/97Annual/webprogram/Paper310981.html.

Interpretive Summary: Abstract only.

Technical Abstract: In June 2016, nearly 50 climate science and services experts representing the North American Climate Services Partnership, North American Drought Monitor Forum, and North American Fire Forecasting Workshop joined together for an integrated workshop on drought, wildfire, and climate services across North America. The workshop emphasized opportunities for collaboration across sectoral and jurisdictional boundaries in the areas of monitoring, assessment, and outlooks. In addition, it highlighted the place-based nature of climate services, such as the importance of utilizing regional demonstration pilot projects for proof-of-concept service delivery activities. In this presentation, major outcomes from the workshop are discussed within the broader context of U.S.-international climate services partnerships. These outcomes include: improving product reliability and the product development process; strengthening the timeliness of services through multiple communication pathways; enhancing user feedback and engagement efforts; and utilizing catalyzing weather and climate events, such as La Niña, as a context for exploring the effectiveness of climate services and strengthening early warning systems at a regional scale.