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Learning Agenda on Climate Information Services in Sub Saharan Africa
According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Africa is one of the most vulnerable continents to climate variability and change due to its high exposure to climate shocks and stresses (e.g., droughts) and relatively low adaptive capacities. In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), more than 65 percent of the population derive their livelihood from rain-fed agriculture. […]
Approaches to Collect, Exchange, and Integrate National and Global Datasets
African countries are exposed to a range of significant climate-related risks, including variability in water resources, presence of climate-sensitive diseases, and dependence on rain-fed agriculture. As such, there is a critical need for timely information on past, current and future climate monitoring to help inform decision-making across multiple sectors. Yet African populations have historically been […]
Approaches to Combine Technologies for Weather Observation, Storage and Analysis
The Global Framework for Climate Services lists meteorological observation as a key pillar in the overall framework, citing observation, data storage and data analysis as integral for serving public needs. In Africa, countries are exposed to a range of significant climate risks, including variability in water resources, environmentally sensitive diseases and dependence on rain-fed agriculture […]
Strengthening Climate Information Services in Africa: Where are the Opportunities?
“Climate sensitive information needs to reach the right people for the appropriate decision that needs to be made…it is not just about useful information, but about valuable information based on user needs”. Read more on ClimateLinks >>
The Role of Public-Private Partnerships in Delivering Climate Information Services in Africa
While public sector interest in climate information services (CIS) is concerned with resilience in the face of climate variability and change, the private sector is beginning to recognize that there is a growing market for climate services. Public-private partnerships (PPPs) are helping to bridge gaps in public services around the globe. Read more on ClimateLinks […]
Climate Information Services to Empower Africa’s Farmers
A New Approach to Assess the Capacity of National Meteorological and Hydrological Services In the Dagana district of Senegal, Moustapha Aminata walks out to his rice paddies and looks to the sky for signs of rain. In 2009, floods wiped out his crop, but now dry years seem to come around more frequently than ever […]
Four Key Capacity Challenges to Provide Expanded Services on Climate Information Services
Learning From Seven African Countries The meteorological services of seven African countries are hindered in their ability to provide effective climate services by four common obstacles — human capacity constraints and lack of observational data, high-speed Internet, and funding, as documented by the USAID Climate Services Learning Agenda. Read more on ClimateLinks >>
USAID Asia Counter Trafficking in Persons Convenes Regional Learning Forum
“Are we doing the right thing? Are we doing so in the right way?” USAID Asia Counter Trafficking in Persons Convenes Regional Learning Forum The USAID Asia CTIP Learning Forum, held June 6-7, 2018 in Bangkok, brought together USAID CTIP stakeholders from throughout Asia, including USAID TIP focal points and USAID CTIP project implementors and […]
Environmental Flows Technical Guidance Manual
This technical guidance manual was developed to assist Missions and partners in understanding the importance of environmental flow (E-flow) regimes and their benefits to water security and sustainable development outcomes. Recognizing that there is a vast body of literature exploring the environmental dimensions and practical assessments of E-flows, we explore and emphasize the broader community […]