INNOVA made a short animation film to illustrate how co-designed climate services are co-developed in Innovation in Climate Services Provision. We would like to showcase the co-design and co-production of climate services with concrete examples from our innovation hubs. The INNOVA film introduces the co-development of business model concepts in an easy-to-understand way. The target audience includes knowledge brokers, city managers and consultants who are advising policy and decision makers...Continue Reading
The French West Indies (Guadeloupe and Martini-que), as one of the INNOVA hubs, are representative for other Small Island States around the globe. Even though Small Island States are distinct in their geographical, biophysical, socio-economic and cultural characteristics, they share common challenges with respect to risk reduction and climate change adaptation. With this Ezine we want to highlight the need for specific climate services, which are tailored to the needs...Continue Reading
Fresh water is a vital resource for human life – not just for drinking, but also for agriculture, washing and many other activities. Water is among the key natural resources that is going to suffer from the impact of climate change. Some of the main questions that the water sector is forced to answer are how to improve the efficiency of water treatment and supply facilities; how to face different...Continue Reading
Beach wrack is primarily made up of seagrass and algae that has come loose from where it grows offshore and has washed up along the beach. This is often seen as nuisance for coastal communities and beach tourists, not only at the German Baltic Sea, but also in many other coasts around the world. However, there is also another side of this environment issue, where beach wrack can be seen...Continue Reading