With the concept of climate services rapidly climbing research and research-funding agendas worldwide, the time is ripe for a debate about the objectives, scope and content of such services.
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Lourenço, T., Swart, R., Goosen, H. et al. The rise of demand-driven climate services. Nature Clim Change 6, 13–14 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate2836
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