CRiSDA - Identifying tools and methods to co-create a climate risk service for managing drought risk in Austria

The aim of CRiSDA was to support knowledge-based, comprehensive climate risk management by developing key building blocks for a climate risk service for Austria using the example of drought. Together with end users, a co-creation method was developed and implemented to identify the requirements for such a service.

Researching and identifying the risk and its components helps to understand current and potential future impacts and to identify suitable measures for successful risk management. This enables holistic climate risk management.

To support this climate risk management, the concept of climate services has emerged and gained momentum in the past. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) defines climate services as the provision of climate information in a way that supports decision-making by individuals and organisations, adding that climate services require adequate engagement along with an effective access mechanism and must meet the needs of users. The need for operational and standardised climate risk services will continue to increase in the near future with the EU taxonomy for sustainable activities for companies both at global level and in Austria at federal and provincial level.

Das Projekt CRiSDA und die Konzeption dieses Leitfadens ist eine direkte Antwort auf diese Lücken und Bedürfnisse. Gemeinsam mit potenziellen Nutzer:innen wurden anhand des Fallbeispiels Dürre in der Landwirtschaft Anforderungen an einen möglichen Klimarisikoservice identifiziert. Der Ko-Kreationsprozess für ein erfahrungs- und erkenntnisbasiertes Klimarisikomanagement begann bereits ab dem Zeitpunkt des Projektantrages.

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