Chris Hewitt will introduce the topic of climate services, briefly covering what they are, who is involved (the landscape and ‘value chain’ including who is developing, providing and using them). Examples of work that he and his group have been undertaking in the UK Met Office with partners around the world will be given. Key challenges and some approaches to overcome some of the challenges will be given.
Bio:
Chris Hewitt is a Professor of Climate Science at the University of Southern Queensland in Australia and Head of International Climate Services at the UK Met Office. Chris collaborates worldwide to help evolve the climate services landscape ensuring pull-through of science to services for societal benefit and guiding science developments to be aligned to societal needs. He has been central to developing the UN’s Global Framework for Climate Services, leads European climate service projects, and co-chairs WMO Expert Teams.
When: 11am CEST, 28 June. Register below to be e-mailed the Zoom link.