Process-based models for climate impact attribution accross sectors

In Europe, there are many complex process-based models for predicting future climate impacts. Nevertheless, the current research community on climate impacts is fragmented and focused on a single system modelling. The integration of climate impacts across different natural and social sectors is gaining acceptance albeit at a very slow pace. Although climate change is already evident, the attribution of climate change to other causes has not been adequately explored, and more lawsuits are being filed over climate impacts, while policy debates over damages and losses are increasing.
PROCLIAS aims to develop common protocols, harmonised datasets, and a shared understanding of how to conduct cross-sectoral studies of climate change impacts at regional and global scales, so as to enable attribution of recent climate change impacts and robust projections of future climate impacts.

• To build a scientific community of climate impact models that transcends disciplinary and sectoral boundaries and is to continue beyond the Action duration period is an envisaged outcome of the project. Other outcomes include:

• To support provision of harmonized datasets for global and regional climate impact simulations. To provide common protocols for cross-sector climate impact simulations.

• To assist in improving methods for conducting and analysing cross-sectoral simulations and attribution studies.

• To reach out to potential stakeholders through a variety of channels.