27 Jan 2026
| 27 Jan 2026
Bridging the gap between users and scientists: challenges of climate service production in a central European case study
Department of Geography, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany
Marion Zilker
Verband Kommunaler Unternehmen e.V., Landesgruppe Bayern, Munich, Germany
Inga Beck
Department of Geography, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany
Ralf Ludwig
Department of Geography, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany
Gunnar Braun
Verband Kommunaler Unternehmen e.V., Landesgruppe Bayern, Munich, Germany
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Climate services comprise of climate model or observational data that is provided by scientists or authorities to stakeholders who use them in decision-making processes. However, providers and users typically have diverging expectations regarding the data. We here describe various aspects of the gap between needs and offers that were identified in two workshops in the Main River catchment (central Germany). To bridge the gap, we propose a framework that can guide future stakeholder dialogues.
Climate services comprise of climate model or observational data that is provided by scientists...
