This paper presents a learning agenda for acquiring further knowledge about the users of climate information services (CIS) and their needs. As a learning agenda, it reviews the state of current knowledge on this subject. However, it goes beyond a review
United States Agency for International Development
This study traces the emergence of climate services as a core element of resilience programming and explores how development NGOs are contributing to the climate services system in Burkina Faso. It examines when, and how, the emergence of resilience
Building Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Extremes and Disasters
This study traces the emergence of climate services as a core element of resilience programming and explores how development NGOs are contributing to the climate information services system in Ethiopia. It examines when, and how, the emergence of
Building Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Extremes and Disasters
Automated weather stations (AWS) are being installed in some of Ethiopia’s lowlands to help herders and other vulnerable residents respond better to recurring climate shocks.The Farm Africa-led Market Approaches to Resilience (MAR) project in the Afar, Southern Nationals People's Region State and Somali regions of Ethiopia is a response to increasing climate variability among lowlands communities.
This case study describes work commissioned by the Met Office to conduct a Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) forecast, which focused on the impacts related to droughts and landslides in Rwanda. The analysis was done in support of Meteo Rwanda's FONERWA project
The Pacific Community is developing a multi-hazard early warning and forecasting tool in Fiji – using oceanographic and hydrological evidence – to provide flood forecasts for areas at risk of inundation from both ocean and river sources. The project will also provide specialised training for disaster managers and forecasters.
This policy brief introduces the CARibbean Weather Impacts Group (CARIWIG) datasets and visualisation tools and provides examples of how they have been applied through real-world case studies in the Caribbean. It also provides decision-makers with the
The Participatory Scenario Planning (PSP) approach for seasonal decision-making at the local level has now been adopted by national meteorological services, government departments and practitioners in various sectors as well as communities across more than 6 African countries and in South East Asia.
This document features twenty stories and case studies illustrating how climate services can contribute to resilient development in the Pacific Island region. The case studies cover four topics including agriculture and biodiversity, communication of
World Meteorological Organization
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme
Following training on climate information, smallholder farmers in Rwanda are turning to locally-tailored climate forecasts to help them make decisions on when to plant, which crops to plant and which inputs to use. Some of past losses can be attributed to poor access to climate information and these new climate services help to build local capacity and resilience.
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research
