Climate services

Green tree on brown field under blue sky during daytime, Kasese District, Uganda

Designing development interventions: the application of service design and discrete choice experiments in complex settings

Journal article / This paper describes how service design was used alongside discrete choice experiments to inform the design of a Weather Index Insurance product in Uganda.

31 July 2022 / About Climate services

Four methodological guidelines to evaluate the research impact of co-produced climate services

Journal article / This research article proposes methodological guidelines designed to evaluate co-produced climate services.

22 July 2022 / About Adaptation, Climate policy, Climate services, Participation and Public policy

Great blue heron perched near a California wetland stream, Ballona Wetlands, Playa Del Rey, Los Angeles, California, USA

Institutions and the economic efficiency of managed aquifer recharge as a mitigation strategy against drought impacts on irrigated agriculture in California

Journal article / This study analyses how managed aquifer recharge might affect irrigated agriculture in California's Kings Groundwater Basin during drought.

28 May 2022 / About Adaptation, Climate policy, Climate services, Disaster risk, Food and agriculture, Mitigation, Planning and modelling, Public policy, Water resources and Water-energy-food nexus

Chickens graze in a field of green grass

Sustainable development matters for animals too

Perspective / More experts agree that human, nonhuman and environmental health are linked. Yet nations largely neglect animal welfare in sustainable development governance.

1 June 2022 / About Adaptation, Behaviour and choice, Climate policy, Climate services, Ecosystems, Food and agriculture, Forests, Geopolitics, Land use, Mitigation, Pollution, Public policy, Sustainable Development Goals and Wellbeing

Participants from Asia and Africa at workshop on co-development at table with neon yellow and pink Post-It notes

Co-development of technologies of the future

Other publication / Technology transfers, as well as financing, are needed for low- and middle-income countries to have an equitable and just transition.

18 May 2022 / About Adaptation, Climate policy, Climate services and Geopolitics

A radically new consumption – What could climate commitments imply?

Past event / The webinar discusses the implications of Sweden possibly becoming the first country in the world to have a consumption-based climate target. What does it mean?

13 May 2022 / About Climate policy, Climate services, Public policy and Transport

Aerial view of park with green trees next to river with bridge and cityscape in background

Technical solutions for climate neutral cities

Feature / The report provides insight into the technologies that can be deployed at city level to reach climate neutrality, namely to improve efficiency and store carbon.

30 April 2022 / About Cities, Climate services, Fossil fuels, Planning and modelling, Short lived climate pollutants and Transport

Glass globe ball on green grass with two tree leaves growing out of it

Mistra Geopolitics annual report 2021

Feature / The Mistra Geopolitics annual report highlights cutting-edge research on climate risks, food security, decarbonization, sustainable oceans and new technologies.

14 April 2022 / About Behaviour and choice, Climate policy, Climate services, Food and agriculture, Geopolitics and Transport

Methane Matters: How can the Global Methane Pledge drive ambitious methane cuts across agriculture, energy and waste sectors?

Past event / Climate science says cutting methane should be a key strategy in this decade. What should countries do to implement the Global Methane Pledge? Join the webinar.

12 April 2022 / About Climate policy, Climate services, Pollution and Short lived climate pollutants