Examining the Goals of the Regional Climate Outlook Forums: What Role for User Engagement?

Author:

Daly Meaghan1,Dessai Suraje1

Affiliation:

1. Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy, and Sustainability Research Institute, School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom

Abstract

Abstract Over the last 20 years, Regional Climate Outlook Forums (RCOFs) have brought together scientific experts and stakeholders to produce regional-scale climate information products for society. This article examines the goals and practices of RCOFs, with a focus on user engagement, in order to draw out practical lessons for future implementation of RCOFs. Analysis of literature and documents (n = 72), interviews with key informants (n = 25), and participant observation were used in this research. Results show that approaches to user engagement in the RCOFs vary significantly from region to region and have been shaped by differences in the priority placed on user engagement relative to the other goals of the RCOFs, the role of RCOFs in the broader climate services delivery chain, the landscapes of potential users and institutions, and views about what the role of users can and should be. Findings indicate that approaches to user engagement necessarily reflect the regional context. This research suggests that more reflexivity about the current framing of RCOF goals is needed, including how users can and should be involved within RCOFs and how the benefits and value of RCOFs are conceptualized, assessed, and communicated in the future.

Funder

UK Economic and Social Research Council

Publisher

American Meteorological Society

Subject

Atmospheric Science,Social Sciences (miscellaneous),Global and Planetary Change

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