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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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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