The climate science and applications communities are developing a demand-driven framework called "climatic impact-driver" (CID) to assess how physical climate conditions affect human and natural systems.
This framework categorizes CIDs into seven types (like heat and drought) and 33 distinct categories, facilitating collaboration between climate scientists and impacts experts for better understanding sectoral responses.
By using CIDs, adaptation planning and risk management can benefit from a comprehensive understanding of climatic conditions, ultimately improving climate services and communication of research findings.