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Report on State of Climate, Peace and Security in the Horn of Africa
This report covers the cyclic nature of climate and environmental impact and conflict and describes…
Climate Security Policy Brief
The nexus between climate change, peace, and security is complex. Even though climate change does n…
Global imperative for early warning, early action system
Extreme events borne of the climate crisis have risen at an alarmingly pace in recent times. Drough…
Agriculture Hotspots August 2022
Agricultural monitoring is vital in detecting short-term deficits in crop productivity in response …
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Integrating indigenous knowledge with scientific systems in weather forecasting – the examples of Borana and Samburu communities of Kenya
Summary for Decision Makers, March to May 2022
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 …
East Africa Drought Watch Factsheet
This Factsheet provides a detailed technical description of the Combined Drought Indicator (CDI) as implemented in the East Africa Drought Watch, and which is used for detecting and monitoring areas that either are affected or …
Technical guidelines for using CP4-Africa simulation data
This guide provides a practical overview of the first pan-African, kilometre-scale convection-permitting regional climate simulations (CP4-Africa), run as part of the Future Climate for Africa (FCFA) programme’s Improving Model Processes for African Climate (IMPALA) project. …
Evaluation of the Skill of Monthly Precipitation Forecasts from Global Prediction Systems over the Greater Horn of Africa
The skill of precipitation forecasts from global prediction systems has a strong regional and seasonal dependence. Quantifying the skill of models for different regions and time scales is important, not only to improve forecast skill, …
Summary for Decision Makers, October to December 2021
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
- Environment and Forestry
How should I use seasonal …
Using co-production to improve the appropriate use of sub-seasonal forecasts in Africa
Forecasts on sub-seasonal to seasonal (S2S) timescales have huge potential to aid preparedness and disaster risk reduction planning decisions in a variety of sectors. However, realizing this potential depends on the provision of reliable information …
The African SWIFT project: growing science capability to bring about a revolution in weather prediction.
Africa is poised for a revolution in the quality and relevance of weather predictions, with potential for great benefits in terms of human and economic security. This revolution will be driven by recent international progress …
Lessons and recommendations for Weather and Climate Information Services (WCIS) from the WISER programme
This report highlights the lessons and recommendations for Weather and Climate Information
Services (WCIS) from the WISER programme.