For this reason, the Digital Public Goods Alliance stands by the call from the Extraordinary Session of the World Meteorological Congress (Cg-Ext 2021), which recently adopted the Unified Data Policy resolution for free and unrestricted international exchange of critical Earth system data, including both observations and model data used for the monitoring and prediction of the climate system and i. [...] The need for open and accessible weather, climate, and hydrological data Globally, climate change is exacerbating the frequency and severity of hazards including wind storms, drought, flooding, landslides, and wildfires.1 In the World Economic Forum’s 2021 Global Risk Report, which reports the likelihood of risks to humanity, 4 of the top 5 risks were climate or environment-related, specifically e. [...] For this reason, the Digital Public Goods Alliance supports the World Meteorological Organization’s call for a renewed commitment to free and unrestricted exchange of weather, climate, and hydrological data and specifies that this should include more openly licensed datasets aligned with the Digital Public Goods Standard.5 Challenges to achieving this call to action Access to data is imperative fo. [...] In particular, there is a need to ensure access to data and products, especially early warning information in the “last mile”, where vulnerabilities to climate variability and change are highest and access to weather, water and climate information is lowest. [...] ● Climate Information Platform (CIP) - Created by the Swedish Meteorological & Hydrological Institute, this platform is a collection of openly licensed datasets and content DPGs that provides climate scientists with easy access to pre-calculated climate indicators of weather and water in the past, present and future, for better planning of climate adaptation and mitigation activities.
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