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GHACOF 70: Climate Services for Closing the Early Warning Gap Together
The IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC), in collaboration with partners, is organising the 70th Greater Horn of Africa Climate Outlook Forum (GHACOF 70) to be held from the 19th to 20th of May 2025 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (Hybrid format).
Theme: Climate Services for Closing the Early Warning Gap Together
This forum will bring together climate scientists, policymakers, researchers, development partners, private sector and sectoral users to:
- Reflect on the performance and impacts of the March to May 2025 season.
- Present the regional climate outlook for the June-September 2025 season.
- Discuss the implications of the JJAS 2025 climate …
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Training
Hazard Assessment using Earth Observation and GIS for Djibouti
The training aimed at building capacity of member states on hazard assessment, monitoring and early warning using earth observation and GIS technologies towards disaster risk reduction in the region. The training was attended by technical …
Training
Method to generate and distribute Disaster Alerts with focus on Droughts (East African Drought Observatory)
Introduce to ICPAC personnel Spatial Databases and the SCADO web service, renamed to MUKAU, as a method to generate and distribute Disaster Alerts with focus on Droughts.
Training
Emerging technologies in Earth Observation data analysis and interpretation for forest and wetland monitoring
- Understanding the free and open source tools and platforms offered by the JRC for facilitation of their workflow
- Applying the tools to real life case studies e.g. forest, mangrove, wetlands, protected areas
- Sharing methodologies and …
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Participatory Scenario Planning (PSP) Training and Implementation for Kenya for OND 2019 Rainfall Forecast
The aim of the training was to strengthen the capacity of stakeholders in enabling access to, collective interpretation and understanding of seasonal climate forecasts and associated uncertainty into locally relevant information that is useful for …
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Flood and Drought Hazard Assessment Using Earth Observation and GIS for Kenyatta University, Kenya
The training aimed at building capacity of graduates and staff on hazard assessment, monitoring and early warning using earth observation and GIS technologies towards disaster risk reduction in the region.
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Regional Training of Trainers on Post Disaster Needs Assessment and Disaster Response Framework (PDNA/DRF)
The training aimed at developing a pool of experts in the IGAD region who can deliver professional training on PDNA. Participants included DDRM focal points and national technical officers who were earlier on trained on …