FAIR Implementation Profile (FIP) for the case study 6 "FAIR Climate Risk Assessments".
Case Study 6 - FAIR Climate Risk Assessments FIP
# Towards the FAIRification of a city-level Climate Adaptation Strategy ## Vision & Ambitions This case study seeks to: 1. Enhance the accessibility, usability and clarity of a climate adaptation strategy by applying FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) principles to both the policy document itself and its underlying climate risk and adaptation data. 2. Support effective science-policy communication by ensuring that climate risk and adaptation information is structured, documented, and presented in a way that is understandable and actionable for policymakers and stakeholders. 3. Point out gaps and improve FAIRness for key datasets by engaging with data providers and data users. ## Description Climate adaptation strategies are essential for guiding responses to climate-related risks at local and regional levels. These strategies often serve as reference documents for policymakers, practitioners, and other stakeholders involved in planning and implementing adaptation measures. However, such documents and datasets are often difficult to locate, interpret, or reuse due to inconsistent formats, insufficient metadata, or unclear communication. The project addresses these challenges and aims to make such documents more accessible by applying FAIR principles to a selected climate adaptation strategy and its associated climate risk and adaptation data, as well as by enhancing data-policy communication and, in this context, the updating process of adaptation strategies. Understanding the needs of city council staff, policymakers, stakeholders, and data users will also be a key focus, to ensure that the data and information provided by the strategy can be effectively integrated into their work. ## FAIR2Adapt Contribution Fair2Adapt supports the FAIRification of climate adaptation strategies and related data by reviewing existing materials, engaging with stakeholders, and promoting FAIR best practices for data management and enhanced science-policy communication. The project aims to improve the accessibility and usability of adaptation information for policy and decision-making. - Reviewing and enhancing climate risk and adaptation strategy documents to ensure alignment with FAIR standards. - Enriching the policy document with machine-readable metadata and standardized vocabularies to improve discoverability and integration with other data sources. - Producing communication approaches that translate complex datasets into actionable, policy-relevant insights based on FAIR criteria. ## Lead Partner adelphi ## External Stakeholders involved in CCA Decision- and policy-makers, knowledge producers (e.g., climate data providers), knowledge brokers (e.g., consultancies), city councils, and other user groups
FAIRification of a Climate Adaptation Strategy
Bartsch, Julia, Stephanie Bilgram, Barbara Magagna, Anne Fouilloux, and Barbara Magagna. "FAIRification of a Climate Adaptation Strategy." ROHub. Mar 08 ,2025. https://w3id.org/ro-id/5e53ec13-7cdb-4e41-95aa-f48b4206ead4.
Science and technology/Technology and engineering/IT-computer sciences
Fair2Adapt supports the FAIRification of climate adaptation strategies and related data by reviewing existing materials, engaging with stakeholders, and promoting FAIR best practices for data management and enhanced science-policy communication.
Enhance the accessibility, usability and clarity of a climate adaptation strategy by applying FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) principles to both the policy document itself and its underlying climate risk and adaptation data.
Economy, business and finance/Business information/Business finance/Shareholder
2. Support effective science-policy communication by ensuring that climate risk and adaptation information is structured, documented, and presented in a way that is understandable and actionable for policymakers and stakeholders.