Khosravi, F., Soares, M.B., Teixeira, M. et al. (2 more authors) (2024) Assessing the usability and value of a climate service in the wine sector. Climate Services, 34. 100496. ISSN 2405-8807
Abstract
Climate change can significantly affect and influence, both positively and negatively, the wine sector. In this context, the adoption of timely, cost-effective adaptation strategies may contribute to reduce such risks, maximise opportunities, and enhancing the sector’s resilience to changing climatic conditions. Climate services involve the production and use of climate information to support decision-makers adapting to climate variability and change. Assessing the value and benefits of using climate services constitutes a critical area of research and can help climate service providers identify any barriers in their development, uptake, and use. The climate service developed in this research benefitted from a co-production approach with a Portuguese Wine company − SOGRAPE. In this paper, we aim to assess the usability and value of the climate service co-developed with SOGRAPE and identify possible barriers that limited the tool’s usability and value. Engagement with SOGRAPE users was pursued based on mixed methods approach throughout the various stages of co-development and testing of the tool. The results show that the data provided in the Dashboard was perceived as reliable and legitimate. However, the saliency of the Dashboard was questioned, and some recommendations proposed to increase its saliency and overall usability. More importantly, SOGRAPE users were not able to use the climate information provided in the tool due to a number of barriers which are also reported in this study. The findings and recommendations from this study will help inform the design, development and usability of other climate services within and beyond the wine sector.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2024 The Authors. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0). |
Keywords: | Climate services, Usability, Assessment, Value of climate information, Decision-making, Wine sector |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Earth and Environment (Leeds) > Sustainability Research Institute (SRI) (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number EU - European Union 776467 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 23 Jul 2024 09:34 |
Last Modified: | 23 Jul 2024 09:34 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.cliser.2024.100496 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:215062 |