The Importance of Early Forecasts
The flooding across Western Europe this summer has been devastating. Several lives were lost, and many more suffered the damages… Read More »The Importance of Early Forecasts
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Norwegian Climate Outlook Forum
Seasonal forecasts are becoming increasingly relevant as the weather is getting more extreme. Early indications of how the weather will… Read More »Norwegian Climate Outlook Forum
From Weather Apps to Seasonal Forecasting: Why User Feedback is Key to Successful Climate Services
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
Insights on Public Information for Weather and Climate by Clare Nullis, WMO
At the ICPAC training week in early June, Clare Nullis from WMO talked to the participants about how to handle… Read More »Insights on Public Information for Weather and Climate by Clare Nullis, WMO
First CONFER Publication: Drivers of Subseasonal Forecast Errors of the East African Short Rains
Last week, the first publication from the CONFER project was published in Geophysical research letters with the title “Drivers of… Read More »First CONFER Publication: Drivers of Subseasonal Forecast Errors of the East African Short Rains
Launching: Hazards Watch for East Africa
IGAD is launching a new system called East Africa Hazards Watch to track extreme events such as drought, cyclones, pests… Read More »Launching: Hazards Watch for East Africa
ICPAC Training Week: Digital Marketing and Interactive Content Creation for Climate and Weather Information
As a part of the implementation of CONFER´s Plan for Exploitation and Dissemination, ICPAC arranged a five day training webinar… Read More »ICPAC Training Week: Digital Marketing and Interactive Content Creation for Climate and Weather Information
Meet our Experts: Tanja Portele
Tanja is a researcher at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in Germany, at their Institute of Meteorology and Climate… Read More »Meet our Experts: Tanja Portele
Meet our Experts: Erik Kolstad
Erik Kolstad (@erikwk) A large project like CONFER often becomes “opaque”, with a focus on deliverables, milestones and other bureaucratic… Read More »Meet our Experts: Erik Kolstad
GHACOF58 registration open
Three times a year for more than 20 years, ICPAC organises open Greater Horn of Africa Climate Outlook Forum events… Read More »GHACOF58 registration open