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GCRI · Climate and Hazards

Innovation and practical technology

Technology relevant to climate and hazards and disaster and crisis: what it can do, the constraints it faces and its consequences for people and institutions.

01Workspace

The workspace for innovation and practical technology.

Innovation pipeline

Climate and hazards · Stage gates · Example interface, not a record

Gate review in 4 dGCRI · Climate and Hazards

By readiness level

TRL 2 to 301
Seismic hazard map reviewconcept tested
TRL 4 to 502
Compound hazard cataloguelab validation
Downscaled projections setlab validation
TRL 6 to 701
Wildfire risk zoningpilot with owner
Adoption review01
Warning service upgradeowner decides

Readiness criteria

pilot vs gate

Evidence of effect80 of 70 requiredSafeguards76 of 80 requiredOperating cost known71 of 60 requiredOwner commitment55 of 75 required

Pilot issues

  1. I-1Data licence for pilot siteTo check4 d
  2. I-2Observer protocol signedDone2 d
Innovation pipeline.Illustrative interface; not live data.

Climate and Hazards · Innovation pipeline. Innovation pipeline: example names and illustrative values, not a record.

02Approach

Evaluate before adopting.

  1. 01

    Need

    Which problem does the technology address, and for whom?

  2. 02

    Evidence

    What has been demonstrated, under what conditions, and what remains untested?

  3. 03

    Constraints

    Cost, skills, infrastructure, data and governance requirements.

  4. 04

    Consequences

    Effects on safety, rights, equity and the environment.

03Technologies under assessment

What could change hazard practice, and what it still has to show.

TechnologyWhat it could changeWhat remains to be shown
Kilometre-scale climate modelsBetter convective extremes and local detailCompute cost, ensemble size, validation
Machine-learning weather modelsFaster forecasts and large ensemblesExtremes outside training data, physical consistency
Storylines and event-based approachesPhysically consistent plausible extremes for planningChoosing and communicating storylines
Satellite fire and heat monitoringNear-real-time hazard trackingRevisit time, detection limits
04Build and test

From idea to tested capability.

Promising work can be built in Foundry and tested under controlled conditions through Universe. No technology is described as proven before it has been tested and reviewed.

05Sources

Where this page’s references lead.

The bodies and documents this page is read against. Status and editions change; each link goes to the issuing body.

06Questions

Questions and answers.

Does the platform endorse products?
No. It evaluates technologies and publishes what it finds, with limits. It does not endorse, certify or recommend products or vendors.
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