On 28 April and 2 May, members of CREAF and UCM participated in the European Geosciences Union (EGU 2025) conference held in Vienna, Austria, where they presented the research carried out in the Los Pedroches region as part of the I-CISK project. This international event is one of the most important gatherings for Earth sciences, bringing together geoscientists from around the world. The participation of the Los Pedroches Living Lab highlights the relevance of integrating local knowledge into climate services and helps to raise the profile of regional initiatives in a global forum.
During the conference, the Living Lab of Los Pedroches presented several contributions focused on the development of user-adapted climate services. One of the key studies, ‘Experiences from seven living laboratories in using local knowledge and data for tailored climate services’, showcased the experiences of seven Living Labs within the I-CISK project. The work emphasized the lessons learned regarding the usability of climate prediction systems and highlighted the importance of incorporating local knowledge into the adaptation of forecasting models. The results pointed to both the barriers and the proposed solutions for successfully integrating local data into I-CISK’s personalized climate prediction systems.
Another presentation, ‘Integration of local knowledge to develop a hydroclimatic service tailored to the user’, addressed the integration of local knowledge into groundwater modeling. A methodology based on semi-structured interviews with landowners, experts, and inhabitants of Los Pedroches. This process enabled the collection of qualitative information that filled knowledge gaps regarding the fractured aquifer in the area. The integration of these insights into hydrogeological data improved the physical definition of the groundwater model and allowed for the validation of preliminary findings.
A third contribution, ‘Harmonisation of meteorological data from multiple sources: a reproducible approach to drought monitoring’, focused on the harmonization of meteorological datasets from different governmental sources. The work detailed the quality control and data integration process of long-term time series on temperature and precipitation in the Ebro basin, later refined for the Guadalquivir basin. Steps such as outlier detection, consistency checks, handling of missing data, and cross-validation were described as part of a reproducible approach to monitor droughts more effectively.
Background information on project/initiative/activity/LL. This section should be between 3 and 6 lines. Los Pedroches’ Living Lab presented key I-CISK results on data, groundwater, and local knowledge integration at EGU 2025. The work strengthens user-oriented climate services and highlights Los Pedroches as a reference in climate adaptation.