From IPCC to operational status
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Climate change is a reality, the effects of which are already being strongly felt. As such, “weather-sensitive” companies and stakeholders in the agricultural sector and the wine industry are particularly affected, due to their high level of economic vulnerability.
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1Scientific knowledge in terms of climate change is summarised in reports issued by the IPCC, the prestigious Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change… but also in very concrete tools valuable to society. At least, that was the idea of a climatologist who, in 2010, convinced IRD to help him create a French-Argentine venture named Ecoclimasol. The purpose of the company was to create platforms via which small producers could better prepare for climatic hazards, by accessing more targeted agro-climatic forecasts obtained using digital models, sensors and local weather stations.
2In its early years of operation, those interested in the company were not farmers so much as insurance companies, who used the system to detect fraud. The platform was also used to determine the validity of compensation claims in case of extreme climate events. After this initial success, the team developed two other interfaces, one for farmers and the other for wine growers. Affordable and easy to use, they provided real-time forecasts for the next few days or for the season, thanks to artificial intelligence capable of compiling data from different information channels. They helped users avoid unnecessary expenditure and pollution, notably because they could avoid applying fertilisers or plant crop protection products just before a rainy period.
3At the same time, Ecoclimasol developed a platform in Argentina to make all climate forecasts transparent and understandable. Research continues to this day with the identification of the most vulnerable areas and advice on how to adapt to climate change, making it possible to better protect people and design future infrastructure such as bridges, roads and sanitation systems.
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