The training, brought together over 40 participants in roundtable discussions and collaborations in the sectors at ICPAC and KMD offices in Nairobi, Kenya.
The series documents how vulnerable communities in East Africa are living through and adapting to the most defining issue of our time.
Climate finance is needed for mitigation, because large-scale investments are required to significantly reduce emissions.
The forum is a hybrid event that will be held physically in Mombasa, Kenya, and virtually on Zoom.
The conference brings together key climate stakeholders from the region, working to develop climate services for sustainable development.
It examines the relevance, legitimacy, usability, and sustainability of traditional knowledge among the Borana and Samburu communities of Kenya.
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.
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
A large group of CONFER researchers joined the 57th Greater Horn of Africa Climate Outlook Forum (GHACOF) yesterday, and it… Read More »Successful GHACOF57