| Expert Type | Scientific / Fundamental Research |
| Scope | Impact of Change |
| Adaptation Measures to Change |
| Topic Atmosphere | Meteorology |
| Climate |
| Global Warming |
| Topic Cryosphere | Glaciers |
| Polar Ice Sheets/ Sea Ice |
| Topic Biosphere | Biodiversity |
| Topic Economy/ResourceUse | Industry |
| Energy |
| Land Cover / Land Use / Landscape |
| Topic Health | Health |
| Topic Risk & Disaster Management | Topic Risk and Disaster Management |
| Spatial Zones | Mountain / Highland |
| Rural |
| Spatial Scale | Regional |
| Local / Community |
| Time Frame | Recent / Today |
| Statistical Focus | Extreme Events |
| Mean Change / Trends |
| Variability |
| Methods | Data Collection - Measurement |
| Data Collection - Interviews, Questionnaires |
| Data Collection - Documents, Archives |
| Data Analysis |
| Literature Study |
| Modeling |