Synthesis report on case studies, best practices, KPIs

There is growing recognition that investing in climate resilience is an investment that organisations can ill-afford not to make: resilience rewards. However, building the systemic climate resilience of the economy and society cannot be achieved in the absence of relevant, reliable, and comparable climate services tasked to addressing specific kinds of activity and vulnerability. At the same time, growing the climate services market will also take place as an effect of actions taken to concretely manage physical climate risks, comply with evolving laws, and exploit new opportunities. A climate services sector that fails to adequately address user needs in each of these areas will not only self-limit development of the climate services sector, but ultimately undermine Europe's capacity to build resilience to climate change and ensure climate justice.

This report summarises the findings of nine MArket Research for a Climate Services Observatory (MARCO) case studies that examine actual and potential demand for climate services across several economic sectors and regions, from the Danish real estate sector to the French agriculture and forestry sector. The case studies draw on the insights of interviews and workshops conducted with over one hundred stakeholders. These insights are integrated with a review of literature, science, and policy to present a detailed survey of climate-related risks and opportunities, actual and potential use of climate services, and framework conditions. Finally, the case studies project potential market growth and propose sector-specific recommendations for increasing climate service uptake.