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Report
Report
11 1902
State of the Climate in Africa 2019

Temperatures in Africa have been rising in recent decades at a rate comparable to that of most other continents and thus somewhat faster than global mean surface temperature, which incorporates a large ocean component. The …

01 Jun 2020 Read More
Report
Report
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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, …

29 May 2020 Read More
Research
Research
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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 …

22 May 2020 Read More
Training manuals
Training manuals
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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
05 May 2020 Read More
Research
Research
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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.

04 May 2020 Read More
Policy Brief
Policy Brief
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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 …

28 Apr 2020 Read More
Research
Research
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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 …

03 Mar 2020 Read More
Report
Report
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Summary for Decision Makers March to May 2020

Download our latest Summary for Decision Makers with impacts and advisories for the following sectors: 

  • Disaster risk management
  • Agriculture and food security
  • Livestock
  • Water and Energy
  • Health
  • Conflict early warning 
  • Environment and Forestry 

How should …

10 Feb 2020 Read More
Research
Research
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Strengthening agricultural decisions in countries at risk of food insecurity: The GEOGLAM Crop Monitor for Early Warning.

Highlights

  • Crop Monitor provides consensus crop assessments for countries at risk.
  • The goal is to reduce ambiguity in crop assessments for food security decisions.
  • Achieved through international coordination sharing of data, methods and expertise
  • Earth …
23 Dec 2019 Read More