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.
Due to a combination of climatic extremes and vulnerable communities, East Africa is the focus of much research, engagement and action.
The forum is a hybrid event that will be held physically in Mombasa, Kenya, and virtually on Zoom.
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.
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.
A large group of CONFER researchers joined the 57th Greater Horn of Africa Climate Outlook Forum (GHACOF) yesterday, and it… Read More »Successful GHACOF57
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