Christine Kirchhoff
Understanding and enhancing climate information use in water management
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
paper expands understanding water managers climate information ci use effectiveness interactive research efforts improving use quantitatively measuring usability within outside interactive research model using mixed method approach ie interviews surveys data collected across five states hundreds water managers understand production ci scientists two regional integrated sciences assessments risas employing interactive approach use information water managers corresponding risa regions study finds risas effective three important ways first coproducing usable information achieving high rate information use among risa clients second overcoming barriers information use arising negative perceptions usability reliability ci finally fostering innovation risa information use contingent sustained scientistclient interaction enabled users willingness capacity making risas effective reaching largest capable users users use ci sources strategy manage risk research suggests areas enhancing risa ci uptake structuring risas consortia cultivating relationships knowledge brokers capitalizing existing knowledge networks increasing public education outreach beyond interactive research models findings suggest ci uptake may enhanced building capabilities longterm water planning water systems bolstering public science citizenship climate literacy