Customising global climate science for national adaptation: A case study of climate projections in UNFCCC's National Communications.

ABSTRACT: Countries differ markedly in their production of climate science. While richer nations are often home to a variety of climate models, data infrastructures and climate experts, poorer sovereigns often lack these attributes. However, less is known about countries' capacity to use global climate science and customise it into products informing national adaptation. We use a unique global dataset, the UNFCCC National Communications, to perform a global documentary analysis of scientific submissions from individual countries (n = 189). Comparing countries' climate projections with their competence in publishing climate science, our research examines the existence of geographical divides. Although countries proficient in publishing climate science use more complex climate modelling techniques, ke

SUBMITTER: Skelton M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6853413 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature