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GEOG 314Climate Services

Units
0.50
Faculty
Environment
Subject
Geography and Environmental Management

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 3 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 2 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

This course provides an overview of the key concepts related to climate services (i.e., useful, timely, and robust information about climatic trends that can support decision-making) and the development of the United Nations' Global Framework for Climate Services. The value of climate-informed decision-making across diverse sectors of the economy are examined, both for climate variability and extremes today and in an era of accelerating climate change. The scientific and practical challenges of utilizing climate information for decision-making in government policy, community planning, business operations, and international development, as well as the technical standards and professional ethics associated with providing climate services, are examined. Students gain practical experience in the development and application of climate services through climate data assembly and interpretation.

Prerequisites

  • Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
    • GEOG207 - Climate Change Fundamentals (0.50)
    • SCI205 - Climate Change Fundamentals (0.50)

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Winter 2027 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LEC 00154350 / 40TTh 14:30–15:50
LEC 701214419 / 9999Online or by arrangement

Reviewed on UW Flow

67% liked it100% easy75% useful

From 3 ratings and 2 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

  • Pretty easy course, there wasn't much to take away from it, at least for me. Crank is a fantastic prof though. I liked the assignments (a couple papers and a group presentation) and the marking was very straightforward. Completing a project for GRT was awesome.

    May 2026 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Great low pressure course, Peter Crank is one of my favorite profs I have ever had.

    Dec 2025 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

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