OUTREACH DIVISION
Timely availability of climate information in a user friendly language is critical to effective application of climate products and information. Most of the users of climate information are illiterate and the majority of them live in the rural areas where tribal / clan languages are the only mode of communication. Women and children are often impacted on most by the climate hazards. The key challenge of the section will therefore by how to involve women and youth on climate, environment and disaster management issues including development of policies and copying strategies.
The goal of this section is to demystify the technical jargons used by the climate scientists; educate and improve the awareness of the public and users of climate information in order to reduce the impacts of climate hazards on the societal livelihood including agriculture, food security, livestock, health and energy among others. The outreach activities within the period 2005 -2010 include:
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Improved networking with various stakeholders and timely delivery of climate information;
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Improve the collaborations between ICPAC and NMHSs with NECJOGHA and associated national chapters, and other national, regional and international partners
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Education and awareness, and demystify the technical climate / weather jargons through partnerships with both electronic and print media including the use of RANET, major youth and gender groups in GHA, publication of education pamphlets addressing specific climate / environment challenges, etc.
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Collaborations with the traditional weather / climate observers
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Establishment of some pilot demonstration projects to assess and communicate examples of successful use / impediments of seasonal climate prediction products; , clearly describing how the products influence decision-making , etc «top
