Climate services for disaster risk reduction

This paper explores these issues through a critical assessment of the quality of knowledge for adaptation generated from a climate services co-design process in two case studies in Sweden. Despite a strong increase in climate change impact and adaptation

Does the provision of weather and climate information services (WCIS) enhance farmer’s use of forecasts in informing farm decisions? This paper assesses the effectiveness of the Multi-disciplinary Working Group (MWG) – a WCIS co-production initiative in

This review of work conducted under Flagship Program 4 of CCAFS aims to document some of the challenges, opportunities and lessons learnt in the past 5 years of research and implementation. Flagship 4 focuses on Climate Services and Safety Nets in Latin

This paper examines the advancing imapct evaluation of agricultural climate services in Africa. The design and implementation of effective climate information services (CIS) requires understanding the extent to which they impact the decisions and lives of

This paper assesses climate services work for Africa's farmers at scale. The substantial body of knowledge about good practice in climate services suggests that making climate services work for farmers at a national scale requires managing trade-offs

This paper addresses gender equality and inclusion. Women’s needs and priorities often differ from those of men, and their ability to access and use climate services is significantly more constrained. To address these disparities, and to ensure access to

This learning agenda on climate services examines private sector solutions for climate services. The global market for weather and climate services, estimated at $56 billion in 2015, is quite substantial. However, the market in Sub-Saharan Africa is still

This paper addresses the need to strengthen government agencies to enhance climate services. Africa has the least developed weather and climate observation network and it is deteriorating. National meteorological and hydrological services (NMHS) work in

This paper examines the case for agricultural climate services in Africa. Ninety percent of the world’s farms are managed by small-scale farmers, feeding millions of people. Unfortunately, those farmers face significant impacts from climate variability