Webinar series on climate information in Africa: Climate Finance
Climate finance is needed for mitigation, because large-scale investments are required to significantly reduce emissions.
climate service
Building resilience across East Africa through the production and communication of seasonal forecasts
Due to a combination of climatic extremes and vulnerable communities, East Africa is the focus of much research, engagement and action.
VIDEO: Introduction to Climate Services
CONFER, the Development Learning Lab, the Bjerknes Center for Climate Research and the on June 28 organised a webinar on Introduction to… Read More »VIDEO: Introduction to Climate Services
Our “sister project”: DOWN2EARTH
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.
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
Successful GHACOF57
A large group of CONFER researchers joined the 57th Greater Horn of Africa Climate Outlook Forum (GHACOF) yesterday, and it… Read More »Successful GHACOF57
The 57th Greater Horn of Africa Climate Outlook Forum
These days the 57th edition of the GHACOF is organised virtually by our main African partner ICPAC. The main event… Read More »The 57th Greater Horn of Africa Climate Outlook Forum
Our “sister projects”
CONFER aims to work with our two sister projects funded under the same Horizon 2020 call