Implementation of climate services in the agricultural sector and its contribution to decision-making
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The climate is a crucial factor for the life and livelihood of all human beings and for development as a whole. Throughout history, society has had to face climate variability, particularly extreme atmospheric and climatic phenomena, but climate change represents a new and larger challenge. Thus, the adoption of climate services as scientific tools to address the challenges posed by climate in any sector of society becomes evident. These services encompass many products that facilitate the generation and provision of information based on past, present, and future climate, as well as its impacts on natural and human systems. Agriculture is one of the most vulnerable economic sectors to climate variability and change; therefore, the general objective of this research was to implement climate services focused on the Global Framework for Climate Services in the agricultural sector of the province of Cienfuegos and its contribution to decision-making. Services were implemented tailored to the needs of each user. To assess user satisfaction, a survey was conducted that yielded entirely positive feedback, surpassing the results of previous research in the province and qualitatively demonstrating how beneficial climate information can be for users' understanding in making informed decisions to adapt to and mitigate climate variability and change.
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