50 Years of Disaster Data
More disasters, injuries, and costs but fewer deaths
More disasters, injuries, and costs but fewer deaths
CONFER has two “Sister projects”: DOWN2EARTH and FOCUS-Africa. All three are funded under the same sub-topic of the Horizon 2020 programme, and we want to explore our “sister projects” a bit further. Today we introduce our sister project FOCUS-Africa, led by Roberta Boscolo at WMO. We have asked her for some insight into what the project does, its connection to CONFER, and how the two projects work together.
Abduwali is the NORCAP expert at ICPAC. He works with capacity building and training on work package 4, and is also involved in communication on CONFER (Work package 5).
This week, the 59th Greater Horn of Africa Climate Outlook Forum is taking place. The forum takes place three times… Read More »GHACOF59: Climate Services for Resilience
Stefan is a researcher at NORCE (Norwegian Research Centre), based in Bergen. He is the leader of work package 2 in CONFER, which focuses on climate modelling.
CONFER has two “Sister projects”: DOWN2EARTH and FOCUS-Africa. All three are funded under the same sub-topic of the Horizon 2020 programme, and we want to explore our “sister projects” a bit further. First up is DOWN2EARTH, led by Dr Michael Singer at the University of Cardiff. We have asked him for some insight into what the project does, its connection to CONFER, and how the two projects work together.
Peter is a researcher at the University of Cape Town (UCT) in South Africa. He participates in Work Package 4 in CONFER, working on training and capacity building.
The flooding across Western Europe this summer has been devastating. Several lives were lost, and many more suffered the damages that the extreme rainfall caused. How come so many were taken by surprise by the flood? Could we not have foreseen this disaster?
Seasonal forecasts are becoming increasingly relevant as the weather is getting more extreme. Early indications of how the weather will be long into the future increases the ability to prepare for different scenarios. One way to distribute the forecasts to the people who need them is through Regional Climate Outlook Forums, and recently the first Norwegian one took place, arranged by Climate Futures.
CONFER is working to both improve and develop new climate services for the East African region. One of the places… Read More »From Weather Apps to Seasonal Forecasting: Why User Feedback is Key to Successful Climate Services