Tackling Climate Risks: New Services and Access to Cutting-Edge Research Infrastructures for Climate Change Risk Research

The EU-funded IRISCC project is pleased to announce the launch of its Catalogue of Research Infrastructure Services and the First Open Call for Access to these services. This initiative provides researchers, policymakers, and other stakeholders with access to state-of-the-art facilities, installations, tools and resources aimed at addressing critical climate change related risks. 

Empowering Climate Change Risk Research and Actions

The IRISCC Catalogue offers a comprehensive range of research services related to climate change risks from leading European research infrastructures (RIs). These services provide access to environmental, social science, and digital infrastructures and through them to critical data repositories, observational platforms and installations, as well as to modelling tools. All these services are designed to address risks caused by climate change such as floods, droughts, heatwaves, and extreme weather events. 

The catalogue will expand over time through another two service releases: one delivering integrated and customised scientific services for tackling multi-hazard climate risks, and the second focusing on co-designed knowledge services to support evidence-based decision-making for climate change related risk adaptation and mitigation. 

The First Open Call for Access 

The First Open Call for Access enables eligible researchers, industry professionals, and other users to apply for sponsored access to IRISCC's research infrastructures and their services available in the IRISCC Catalogue of Services. These resources are available to support innovative climate risk research and the development of practical solutions for climate risk mitigation and adaptation. 

Successful applicants will be able to leverage over 200 services from over 60 individual service providers offering cutting-edge monitoring, experimental and observational facilities, advanced climate modelling tools, and integrated data services, all funded by IRISCC. This call aims to facilitate research projects that require access to these state-of-the-art resources and enable cross-border collaboration across Europe. Luke contributes to this initiative with Nordic Experimental Peat Agroecosystem in Ruukki. 

By offering sponsored access to these advanced services, the IRISCC will help accelerate research efforts in areas such as ecosystem resilience, climate-driven health risks, water management, and sustainable food systems. 

"The launch of the IRISCC Catalogue and our First Open Call for Access marks an important step in enhancing Europe's research capabilities," says Janne Rinne, IRISCC Project Coordinator. "By providing access to integrated services from leading research infrastructures, we are not only supporting innovative research on climate change driven risks, but also fostering collaboration across borders to ensure that climate adaptation and mitigation solutions are grounded in science and real-world application." 

IRISCC, coordinated by the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), is a pan-European project with 79 partners that brings together service providers and experts from 14 RIs to address climate change risks. By offering open access to RI services, IRISCC enables stakeholders to develop science-driven solutions for climate resilience.