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 by 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
• Civil Infrastructure
  • Construction
• Coastal Hazards
• Energy
• Health
• National Security
• Insurance
• Litigation
• Marine and Coastal Ecosystems
• 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.

• 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)

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

• Climate, Weather and Tourism in North Carolina: Issues and Opportunities
  • Focused on the Tourism Sector
  • Co-hosted by 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 by The North Carolina Arboretum, the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, and the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)

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

• Climate Change and Human Health: Assessing the Climate Information Gap
  • Focused on the Human Health Sector
  • Co-hosted by 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 by EcoAdapt and Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research