Outreach
Communicating with national and local climate information users:
The objective is to facilitate the use of climate information and services for socio-economic decision-making. CSD supports NWS Field Staff outreach to the public by providing training through the Professional Development Series in Climate Services Program (Live link to Professional Competency Unit 5) and also by providing fact sheets on Climate topics and NWS Climate Products and Services:
Understanding the needs of climate information users:
To help facilitate the dialogue on user needs, CSD co-sponsors the annual Climate Prediction Applications Science Workshop (CPASW), which brings together a diverse group of climate applications researchers, climate product producers, and users to share developments in research and applications related to the use of climate predictions in societal decision-making. The meeting goals:
- Identify new climate prediction applications research,
- “Build community” by promoting interactions between integrated climate-sensitive research and service communities,
- Assess impacts of climate forecasts on environmental-societal interactions,
- Provide feedback to producers of climate products on user requirements.
Links to previous CPASW workshops and information for the latest:
CPASW 2009 |
CPASW 2008 |
CPASW 2007 |
CPASW 2006 |
CPASW 2005 |
CPASW 2004
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"Assessing the past, predicting the future and delivering a local perspective on global climate today."
Our Vision
Leading the delivery of relevant and timely climate information to the NWS field offices, our partners, our customers, and the Nation to enable informed societal and economic decision making at all levels.
Our Mission
To ensure NWS is equipped to develop and deliver an end-to-end suite of climate variability and change products through strategic planning, user engagement, data stewardship, policy development, integration of research and assessments, partnerships, outreach, and training.
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