User Engagement Activities at the National Climatic Data Center

As part of the National Climatic Data Center's (NCDC's) desire to reach out to climate sensitive users, NCDC has expanded its services to include sector specific resources and workshops. This page provides information highlighting NCDC data and products that may be of interest to various sectors as well as information on user engagement workshops recently hosted or Co-hosted with NCDC.

User Engagement Fact Sheets

The following fact sheets provide an overview of the sector, key stakeholders, examples of sector needs, and NCDC data and products of particular interest to the sector.

• Agriculture
  • Forests and Forest Ecosystems
• Civil Infrastructure
  • Construction
• Coastal Hazards
• Energy
• Health
• Insurance
• Litigation
• Marine and Coastal Ecosystems
• National Security
• Tourism
• Transportation
• Water Resources

NOAA Economics

NOAA's Economics webpage provides additional information on the economic and social benefits of NOAA data and products. Sectoral information is also included.

User Engagement Workshops

In order to foster continued dialogue with various sectors, NCDC has hosted or Co-hosted several user engagement workshops.

2012

• A Growing Interest 2: Climate and Economic Impacts on the Plant Sector
  • Focused on the Plant Sector
  • Co-hosted with the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies and The North Carolina Arboretum.

• Alternative Climate Normals and Impacts to the Energy Industry
  • Focused on the Energy Sector
  • Co-hosted with the Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites - North Carolina

• Executive Roundtable on Climate, Private Sector Engagement, and Strategic Forecasting
  • Focused on the Private, Public, and Academic Sectors
  • Co-hosted with the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies

2011

• International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS) Workshop
  • Focused on the Coastal Hazards Sector

• U.S. Drought Monitor Forum
  • Focused on users of drought data and information
  • Co-hosted with USDA's Office of the Chief Economist, NOAA's Climate Prediction Center, and Environmental Science and Technology Center at George Mason University.

• Snowfall Observations and Products in the 21st Century: Meeting the Needs of FEMA and the Climate Community
  • Focused on users of snow data and information
  • Co-hosted with FEMA.

2010

• Climate and Marine Protected Areas
  • Focused on the Marine Sector
  • Co-hosted with the NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory and NOAA Fisheries Service

• North America Drought Monitor Forum / Global Drought Assessment Workshop / U.S.-Canadian GEO Bilateral Technical Meeting
  • Focused on users of drought data and information
  • Co-hosted with National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

2009

• Climate and Sustainability: U.S. Department of Commerce Services for the Business Community
  • Focused on the Manufacturing Sector
  • Co-hosted with the International Trade Administration

• International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS) Workshop
  • Focused on the Coastal Hazards Sector

• Water and Energy Conservation: U.S. Department of Commerce Services for Agribusiness
  • Focused on the Agribusiness Sector
  • Co-hosted with the International Trade Administration

• Climate Change and Human Health: Assessing the Climate Information Gap
  • Focused on the Human Health Sector
  • Co-hosted with the Southeast Regional Climate Center (SERCC), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CPC), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)

• Integrating Climate Change into Coastal and Estuarine Management, Research and Decision-making
  • Workshop held during the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation 20th Biennial Conference
  • Focused on the Coastal and Estuarine Sectors
  • Co-hosted with EcoAdapt and Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research

2008

• Climate, Weather and Tourism in North Carolina: Issues and Opportunities
  • Focused on the Tourism Sector
  • Co-hosted with East Carolina University

• Climate Change and the Plant Sector: A Growing Interest Workshop
  • Focused on the Plant Sector (Landscape Architecture, Horticulture, Golf Course Design and Maintenance, etc.)
  • Co-hosted with The North Carolina Arboretum, the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, and the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)

2007

• NOAA Data and Information for a Changing Climate
  • Focused on the Energy, Insurance, and Transportation Sectors

2005

• NOAA Data and Information Users' Workshop
  • Focused on NWS and National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information service (NESDIS) users from NCDC, National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), and National Coastal Data development Center (NCDDC)

2003

• NESDIS Data Users Workshop
  
  • Focused on National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service (NESDIS) users from NCDC, National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), and Office of Satellite Data Processing and Distribution (OSDPD)