Download Climate Change Data: Current Status

Climate Change Data
Current Status
Climate Change Adaptation Indicators
Workshop
24-26.3.2015
Potential Climate Change related Statistics
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Climatic data
Water and marine data
Health data
Agriculture data
Energy data
Biodiversity data
Economic data
Climatic Data (annual and multi-annual
averages for selected stations)
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Monthly average of daily maximum and
minimum temperatures
Precipitation
Rain days
Average relative humidity
Average radiation and duration of sunshine
Possible Indicator- Annual precipitation,
multi-annual averages
Possible Indicator- Rain days, multi-annual
averages
Proposal for climate change indicators,
based on the EPA
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Temperature:
Min and max temperatures (July and
January)
Number of extreme temperature days per
year
Number of heat waves per year
Proposal for climate change indicators,
(continued)
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Precipitation
Comparison of multi- annual averages of
precipitation (30-year average)
Number of rain days per year
Precipitation volume
Number of extreme rain events per year
Number of snow days and depth in
Jerusalem and Safed per year
Proposal for climate change indicators,
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Drought
Number of drought years according to the
Palmer drought severity index
Marine
Average sea level per year
Average water temperature per year
Some challenges regarding climatic
indicators
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Geographical coverage (with/without the desert)
Available data are not consistent across data series
Extreme values- sometimes due to measurement
errors
How to determine thresholds for extreme rain,
temperature and other climate events
International standards?
Representative stations?
Water and Marine data
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Water level of aquifers, Sea of Galilee and the Dead
Sea
Average salinity in aquifers and Sea of Galilee?
water production and consumption by sector and
water type (surface, ground, desalinated and
effluents)
Production of wastewater treatment plants
Marine data- under development in cooperation with
the “Maarag” (Ocean Health Index)
Possible Indicator- water salinity in
Aquifers and Sea of Galilee
Possible Indicator- Wastewater and
Reclaimed water in the “ Shafdan”
Health data
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National expenditure on health
Beds in hospitals and bed occupancy
Hospitalization by cause
Mortality by cause
Agriculture Data
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Agricultural area by crop
Forest area
Production of crops (monthly data)
Water consumption in agriculture
Food supply balance (dependency on
imports)
Energy data
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Energy balance
Electricity consumption by sector (Annual)
Installed generating capacity
Annual peak loads
Biodiversity data
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Threat of extinction for vertebrates and plants
(limited data)
Protected areas
Economic data
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Budget data?
Environmental protection (public sector and
manufacturing industry)?
Insurance (agriculture, natural disasters)?
Environmental accounts?
Challanges
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Role of the ICBS
Adjust data for climate change purposes
Isolate climate related events
Identify needs of local stakeholders
Adapt to International standards
Availability of resources
Cooperation with research
Thank You for your
attention!