[TWG Output] Peer-reviewed scientific article: The challenge of upscaling climate services: towards a common framework

The participants of the Thematic Working Group on Climate Services collaborated in the data collection, analysis and writing of a scientific article, now published in the Journal Climate Services: "The challenge of upscaling climate services: towards a common framework" You can read the full article here:  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405880726000300

This article results from cross-project Thematic Working Group activities during 2024-2025, part of the EU Mission on Climate Adaptation, fostering the exchange and discussion between 39 different EU projects involving Climate Services.

This article looks at how climate services can be “scaled up” so they reach more people and have a bigger impact. It explores the challenge of upscaling Climate Services and the benefits of a nuanced understanding of contexts in which such services may be expanded. Collaboration between diverse actors—including developers, intermediaries, and users—is recommended within the upscaling process. Against this backdrop, the authors propose a framework to orient (1) horizontal upscaling (replication to new audiences), (2) vertical upscaling (institutional changes) and (3) functional upscaling (adding functions and/or content). This framework is structured around four guiding questions: ‘why’—to uncover the rationale for upscaling CS, the specific benefits and opportunities; ‘what’—to consider specific components valued and/or demanded to be upscaled; ‘who’ − to consider those involved in the process; and ‘how’—to explore practices and opportunities