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GHACOF 67: Climate Services for Frontline Climate Action
The IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC), in collaboration with partners, is organizing the 67th Greater Horn of Africa Climate Outlook Forum (GHACOF 67) for the June to September 2024 season to be held from 20 – 21 May 2024 in Juba, South Sudan.
The forum's theme will be: "Climate Services for Frontline Climate Action".
The event will take place in a hybrid format, accommodating both in-person attendance and virtual participation on Zoom. It will operate within the framework of IGAD's Regional Strategy for Integrating Climate Services into essential socio-economic sectors to promote sustainable development.
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Anticipatory Action under climate change: Preparing for extreme weather events in a changing climate
There is significant investment in enhancing capacities to act in advance of predictable extreme weather events, such as floods and droughts. However, these are often centralized or focused on only some of the multiple components …
Webinar
Communicating Climate Risks: Understanding and Preparing for El Niño Events
Communicating climate risks is essential for building resilience to El Niño and other climate extremes. By understanding the risks and taking steps to prepare, communities can reduce the impacts of such climate change extremes. Communication …
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GHACOF 65: Climate Services for Scenario Planning and Resilience Building
IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC), in collaboration with partners, is organizing the 65th Greater Horn of Africa Climate Outlook Forum (GHACOF 65) for the October to December (OND) 2023 season on 22nd August …
Webinar
El Niño, La Niña, and other climate drivers: their impacts on East and Southern Africa
Eastern and Southern African countries continue to face recurrent extreme climate events with extensive economic and social consequences, such as loss of livelihoods and humanitarian disasters. The degree of these impacts is worsed by the …
Webinar
Climate Conversations Series: Climate Communication Masterclass on the East Africa Hazard Watch Platform
Approximately 90% of the disasters occurring in East Africa can be attributed to weather hazards, making the region highly vulnerable to extreme events. The Climate Conversations Series aims at strengthening climate communication by enhancing understanding …
Webinar
The Future of Climate Forecasting
Many parts of Eastern Africa currently experience climate extremes that dramatically increase the vulnerability of key socio-economic sectors. The region’s population continue to grapple with losses in livelihoods, food insecurity, unemployment, limited access to education, …