| Summary: | Initiated in 2012 by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO, the Polar Prediction Project (PPP) aims at advancing scientific knowledge for polar weather and climate services. This poster explores how weather, water, ice and climate (WWIC) information is currently being used and produced in the Polar Regions, by whom,and for what reasons. Two key concepts – the value chain and mobilities –conceptualise the complex interactions between the production and use of environmental predictions. WWIC information is provided by a range of actors, from formal state institutions to community groups, and is used in support of different activities, from fishing and tourism to government activities in the Polar Regions. The boundaries between users and producers of WWIC information are becoming increasingly blurred, and some users provide environmental information or modify data to suit their purposes. However, our knowledge of the interactions between users and providers of WWIC information and the contexts within which what kind of information is used, is woefully incomplete. This poster identifies, frames and articulates important areas of research related to the use and provision of environmental prediction services that could be prioritised and further developed during, and beyond, the Year of Polar Prediction (YOPP, 2017-19).
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