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== Climate Change and Climate Risk Information Portals ==
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Climate change and climate risk information portals are online platforms developed by government bodies, environmental agencies, and organizations to provide critical information on climate impacts, adaptation strategies, and mitigation plans. These portals offer data on regional climate effects, such as changing weather patterns and extreme events, along with guidelines for making infrastructure more resilient. They also provide climate protection policies and foster collaboration between municipalities, disaster response teams, and environmental professionals.
This section provide  an overview of the  key climate risk portals, collecting information on their operators, and providing a summary of the resources available. This includes the following details for each portal: 

* Portal Operator: The agency or organization managing the portal.
* Content Overview: A summary of key features, such as climate risk maps, adaptation tools, or research findings
* Link to the Portal: A direct URL to access the platform.

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|+ Climate Change and Climate Risk Information Portals
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! Region / State !! Portal Provider  !! Information !!   Link 
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| Bavaria/Germany ||The Federal Office for Building and Regional Planning (BBSR)|| At klimastadtraum.de, current research results and practical project examples from various research fields of the Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs, and Spatial Development (BBSR) are presented. Valuable working aids are available for the practical implementation of climate protection and climate adaptation in cities, regions, and the building sector. Moreover, the portal provides a selection of working aids to assist in implementing climate change adaptation measures for the building and urban development. ||[https://www.klimastadtraum.de/DE/Home/home%20node.html klimastadtraum]
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| Bavaria/Germany || Bavarina State Office for the Environment (lfu)|| The Bavarian State Office for the Environment (LfU) provides resources and strategies for climate adaptation in Bavaria. The site includes information on sector-specific impacts and measures for climate adaptation, tools like the Bavarian Climate Information System (BayKIS), and publications such as the Bavarian Climate Adaptation Strategy and the 2021 Climate Report. It emphasizes regional approaches to managing climate impacts, offers data and guidance for municipalities, and supports local adaptation initiatives through various projects and dialogue options 
|| [https://www.lfu.bayern.de/klima/klimaanpassung_bayern/index.htm Klimaanpassung in Bayern] 
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| Piedmont Region/Italy || ARPA Piemonte (Regional Agency for Environmental Protection - Piedmont)|| The purpose of the portal is to provide climate indicators calculated on past data and on future scenarios through a geographic information system to allow wide use, insights at different spatial and temporal scales, and joint use with other territorial information. The indicators can be viewed and used by anyone who needs them for projects, impact estimates and climate risk assessment of a territory. The climate portal is part of the tools that the Piedmont Region intends to make available to implement the Regional Strategy on Climate Change, so that the measures it provides to contrast climate change can be translated into useful and concrete actions, guided by a consolidated and shared knowledge base. The portal can display past climate data (1981-2010), trends of these indicators in the period 1958-2018 and future climate scenarios for different time periods: 2011-2040, 2041-2070, 2071-2100. All indicators in the portal have been allocated to specific sectors, to facilitate their identification: general, tourism, agriculture, forestry, water, health and energy, and transport. It should be noted that in the “general” category there are indicators directly related to climate-forcers (temperature and precipitation). 
|| [https://webgis.arpa.piemonte.it/secure_apps/portale-sul-clima-in-piemonte/ Portale sul clima in Piemonte] 
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| Czechia || CzechGlobe || ClimRisk displays outputs in two spatial domains. The first is an area of the Czech Republic and is created on the basis of more detailed and more accurate information. The second domain is Central Europe, which is based on less detailed data. Basic values are available meteorological characteristics (air temperature, precipitation, speed wind, humidity, solar irradiance and radiation) and the the necessary indices, including those describing the extremes (e.g. the number of tropical days, number of days with snow cover, characteristics describing drought, etc.). The main advantage of the data provided is the expression of uncertainty of the prediction for a given area.  || [https://www.climrisk.cz/ ClimR!sk]
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| Czechia || CzechGlobe ||  It offers insights into the causes and effects of climate change, showcasing data and trends specific to the Czech context, such as temperature changes, extreme weather events, and shifts in biodiversity. The platform also displays future climate scenarios for different time periods (2030, 2050, and 2090) in connection with the CO2 emissions scenarios. The platform also provides educational materials, guidelines, and tools for individuals, communities, and businesses to reduce their carbon footprint, emphasizing the importance of sustainable practices.  || [https://www.klimatickazmena.cz/cs/ Klimatická změna]
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| Czechia || CzechGlobe ||  This platform is part of the InterSucho (InterDrought) project and serves as a central platform for monitoring and analyzing drought conditions in the Czech Republic. It provides real-time data on soil moisture levels, drought impacts, and climate conditions across various regions, supporting agricultural planning by helping farmers make informed decisions on crop management and resource allocation. Additionally, the site aids water management authorities by offering critical data for water conservation strategies, especially during dry periods. Researchers and the public also benefit from easy access to historical and current drought information, which supports climate studies and highlights the effects of drought on ecosystems. Through detailed maps, drought indices, and visualizations, the platform transforms complex data into actionable insights for a wide audience.  || [https://www.intersucho.cz/cz/?from=2024-10-03&to=2024-10-31&current=2024-10-27 Intersucho]
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| Czechia || CzechGlobe ||  This platform focuses specifically on assessing and managing fire risks in the Czech Republic. It provides information and tools related to fire danger levels, including real-time data on weather conditions (i.e. wind speed), vegetation dryness, and other factors that contribute to fire hazards. The platform aims to raise awareness about fire safety and prevention by offering forecasts, alerts, and guidance for individuals, communities, and organizations involved in land management and firefighting. By equipping users with critical information, the site supports proactive measures to reduce fire risks and enhance overall safety in both rural and urban environments.  || [https://www.firerisk.cz/ FireR!sk]
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| Czechia || Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Czech Academy of Sciences (CAS) ||  The Czech Extreme Weather Database (CZEXWED) compiles the 60 most severe weather events in the Czech Republic between 1961–2020, such as heatwaves, cold spells, windstorms, and heavy precipitation. The events are assessed using a Weather Extremity Index (WEI), which factors in the event's size, return period, and duration. Additional indices, like area concentration and time concentration, are used to characterize the intensity and extremity of these events. The database will soon offer downloadable lists of extreme events and maps of meteorological distributions. || [https://www.ufa.cas.cz/en/institute-structure/department-of-meteorology/basic-research/analysis-of-weather-extremes/czech-extreme-weather-database-czexwed/ CZEXWED database]
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| Czechia || Research Institute for Soil and Water Conservation (VÚMOP)  ||  The platform documents, analyzes, and manages soil erosion events on agricultural land. It offers detailed records, including geographic data and photo documentation, to support erosion analysis and mitigation measures.  || [https://me.vumop.cz/app/?zoom=0&center=-687949.5333583343,-1066654.0475208962 Monitoring Eroze]
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| Prague metropolitan area/Czechia || Prague Institute of Planning and Development (IPR Praha) || This is the official geoportal for Prague, providing access to a wide array of geographic data and mapping resources for the city. It serves as a central hub for spatial information, offering detailed maps, data layers, and tools related to urban planning, transportation, environment, infrastructure, and public amenities. Users, including professionals, researchers, and the public, can explore and analyze data on topics such as land use, zoning, and environmental quality. || [https://geoportalpraha.cz/en Geoportal]
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| Prague metropolitan area/Czechia ||  Libuše portal || The portal developed by the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics of Charles University provides a very detailed meteorological forecast and air quality forecast in Prague. Through mathematical modeling, it refines otherwise well-known forecasting models and, in addition, brings something new in the form of air quality forecasting. The model works in high resolution and takes into account the existence and accompanying phenomena of the "Urban Heat Island" (UHI) and flow in the built environment. The model not only provides practical information to city dwellers, but is also an example of the use of mathematical-physical methods for analyzing the effects of climate change in the built environment. || [http://libuse.urbipragensi.cz/ Libuše - forecast portal for Prague]
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| Adriatic Croatia/Croatia || Croatian Meteorological an Hydrological Service || Croatian Meteorological and Hydrological Service (DHMZ) is a government body in Croatia. It supports the economic and sustainable development of Croatia and assists in the protection of lives, goods and the environment by providing information on the following: weather, climate, hydrological and ecological phenomena and climate extremes with the aim of mitigating their effects in line with the World Meteorological Organisation recommendations and EU directives. DHMZ manages the meteorological and hydrological infrastructure, air quality monitoring infrastructure, as well as the national archives of meteorological, hydrological, air quality and other relevant data.

DHMZ activities include:
*	Establishing the infrastructure and measurements systems, as well as planning and maintenance of various national meteorological, hydrological and air quality monitoring stations
*   Development and maintenance of various databases (meteorological, hydrological, air quality)
*	Providing the information on meteorology, hydrology and air quality to users. DHMZ issues warnings and produces analyses, forecasts and studies. This is achieved by applying advanced scientific methods in using sophisticated software including numerical prediction models using supercomputers
*	Applied scientific research and development of methods designed to enhance the quality of information and products DHMZ provides to its users
*	Operational implementation of hail suppression

DHMZ products/services are used as support in the following areas:
*	Protection of lives
*	civil protection
*	healthcare
*	water resource management
*	environment and nature protection
*	agriculture
*	traffic
*	public information services
*	strategic, regional and urban planning
*	architecture, design and construction
*	generation, distribution and supply of electricity
*	sport and recreation.
|| https://meteo.hr/index_en.php
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| Adriatic Croatia/Croatia|| Šibenik meteo || Šibenik meteo is a portal that publishes current weather data from installed meteorological stations, images from panoramic cameras and transmits the weather forecast of official meteorological organizations for Šibenik and the area of northern Dalmatia.

The purpose of the portal is to monitor and forecast the weather and inform the public about current meteorological conditions and climatological data. Šibenik meteo portal is responsible for installation and networking of automatic meteorological stations in the area of Šibenik and northern Dalmatia, as well as creating a network of weather watchers on a volunteer basis, and taking care of their work. 
|| https://sibenik-meteo.hr/
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|  Austria || Central Institution for Meteorology and Geodynamics (ZAMG)|| In order to record temperature, precipitation, wind, sunshine, etc., the ZAMG has been operating a comprehensive national station measuring network since 1851 - the only institution in Austria to do so. The ZAMG's verified measurement data provide the basis for climate-related products and services for private individuals, authorities and commercial customers. In addition, the measurement data is scientifically evaluated in ZAMG's internal climate research.
|| https://www.zamg.ac.at/cms/de/klima/informationsportal-klimawandel
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