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There is a growing and urgent need to improve society's resilience to climate-related hazards and better manage the risks and opportunities arising from climate variability and climate change.

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1. Met Office, Hadley Centre, Fitzroy Road, Exeter, EX1 3PB, Devon, UK
   Chris Hewitt
2. International Research Institute for Climate and Society, The Earth Institute at Columbia University, Monell Building, 61 Route 9W Lamont Campus, Palisades, New York, 10964–8000, New York, USA
   Simon Mason
3. Climate Information Services Program, Bureau of Meteorology, PO Box 1289, Melbourne, 3001, VIC, Australia
   David Walland

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1. Chris Hewitt
2. Simon Mason
3. David Walland

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Hewitt, C., Mason, S. & Walland, D. The Global Framework for Climate Services.Nature Clim Change 2, 831–832 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate1745

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• Published: 28 October 2012
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