Climate & Weather Information Services Assessment Report

Climate and weather information (CWI) services are used by a wide range of actors in Indonesia—public, private, and civil society—to fulfill specific, placed-based needs, from maximizing crop yields to navigating coastal waters to warning communities of impending flood risk. Recent advances in technology enable meteorologists to capture larger quantities of more precise weather data, while community leaders, farmers, and fisher folk increasingly have access to that data via mobile connectivity. Nevertheless, the CWI services marketplace remains quite fragmented with varying levels of coordination along the ‘value chain’ of service provision that collects raw data and translates it into useful information for beneficiaries.

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Climate & Weather Information Services Roadmap

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Climate and weather information services (CWIS) are used by a wide range of actors in Indonesia—public, private, and civil society—to fulfill specific, placed-based needs, from maximizing crop yields to navigating coastal waters to warning communities of impending flood risk. Recent advances in technology enable meteorologists to capture larger quantities of more precise weather data, while mobile and internet-based communications are steadily (albeit disparately based on location) allowing more and more community leaders, farmers, and fisher folk to access real-time weather updates. Nevertheless, the CWIS “marketplace” remains quite fragmented with varying levels of coordination along the “value chain” of service provision that collects raw data, translates it into information useful for decision-makers, and, ultimately, leads to tangible socioeconomic and security benefits at the community level.

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