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Climate change and locust outbreak in East Africa
From the end of 2019 to early 2020, a desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) outbreak across several…
Summary for Decision Makers, June to September 2020
June to September is an important season for Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, and U…
Projected climate over the Greater Horn of Africa under 1.5 °C and 2 °C global warming
We analyze the potential effect of global warming levels (GWLs) of 1.5 ◦C and 2 ◦C above pre-indust…
Greater Horn of Africa Climate and Food Security Atlas
The Greater Horn of Africa (GHA) is one of the most vulnerable regions to climate-related risks, ap…
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Climate change and locust outbreak in East Africa
From the end of 2019 to early 2020, a desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) outbreak across several East African countries posed a serious risk to food security and livelihoods. A second wave is currently active and …
Summary for Decision Makers, June to September 2020
June to September is an important season for Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, and Uganda. A wetter than usual season is forecasted for western and central Sudan, southwestern Ethiopia, southeastern South Sudan, western Kenya, …
Heavy precipitation events over East Africa in a changing climate: results from CORDEX RCMs
The study assesses the performance of 24 model runs from five Coordinated Regional climate Downscaling Experiment (CORDEX) regional climate models (RCMs) in simulating East Africa’s spatio-temporal precipitation characteristics using a set of eight descriptors: consecutive …
Formation technique sur place sur l'évaluation des risques à l'aide de l'observation de la Terre et des SIG pour Djibouti
- Module 1: Introduction aux systèmes d'Information Géographiques (GIS)
- Module 2: Introduction à l'observation de la terre / à la télédétection
- Module 3: L'évaluation des catastrophes, de la vulnérabilité et des risques
Evaluating Climate Models with an African lens
Africa lags the rest of the world in climate model development. This paper explores the potential for region-specific, process-based evaluation to promote progress in modeling and confidence assessments.
Summary for Decision Makers, March to May 2020
March, April, May is an important rainfall season in East Africa. The forecast indicates a high likelihood of a wetter than usual season in western Kenya, south-western and eastern Uganda as well as eastern Rwanda …
Projected effects of 1.5° C and 2° C global warming levels on the intra- seasonal rainfall characteristics over the Greater Horn of Africa
This study examines the effects of 1.5 °C and 2 °C global warming levels(GWLs) on intra-seasonal rainfall characteristics over the Greater Horn of Africa. The impacts are analysed based on the outputs of a 25-member …
In-Country Technical Training on Hazard Assessment Using Earth Observation and GIS for Eritrea
- Module 1: Introduction to Geospatial Information System (GIS)
- Module 2: Vegetation and Land Cover/Land Use Monitoring
- Module 3: Spatial Analysis and Hazard Assessment
In-Country Technical Training on Hazard Assessment Using Earth Observation and GIS for Uganda
- Module 1: Introduction to Geospatial Information System (GIS)
- Module 2: Vegetation and Land Cover/Land Use Monitoring
- Module 3: Spatial Analysis and Hazard Assessment