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GHACOF 69: Climate Services for Closing the Early Warning Gap Together
The IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC), in collaboration with partners, is organising the 69th Greater Horn of Africa Climate Outlook Forum (GHACOF 69) from 20th to 21st January 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, development partners, and sectoral users to:
- Reflect on the performance of the OND 2024 season.
- Present the regional climate outlook for MAM 2025.
- Discuss implications and strategies for climate resilience.
Pre-forum activities include a Climate Prediction Development Workshop (13-17 January) and Sector Co-Production Workshops (20 …
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GHACOF 66: Early Warning for Anticipatory Action
IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC), in collaboration with partners, is organizing the 66th Greater Horn of Africa Climate Outlook Forum (GHACOF 66) for the March to May 2024 season on 20 – …

El Niño Events and Impact Based Forecasting: Research, Data Needs, Tools, and Gender Mainstreaming in Eastern Africa
The webinar will facilitate discussions among experts, scientists, researchers, and concerned stakeholders in this endeavor. Expected Outcomes:
- Enhanced awareness of the role of Impact Based Forecasting (IBF) in minimizing the socio-economic costs of extreme climate …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …