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The Global Framework for Climate Services

There is a growing and urgent need to improve society's resilience to climate-related hazards and better manage the risks and opportunities arising from climate variability and climate change.

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Figure 1: Schematic showing the components of the Global Framework for Climate Services.

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Hewitt, C., Mason, S. & Walland, D. The Global Framework for Climate Services. Nature Clim Change 2, 831–832 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate1745

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