Climate services promise better decisions but mainly focus on better data

Nature Climate Change, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 11(9), P. 731 - 737

Published: Aug. 19, 2021

Language: Английский

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Addressing power imbalances in co-production

Nature Climate Change, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 10(10), P. 877 - 878

Published: Sept. 14, 2020

Language: Английский

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Does the use of climate information contribute to climate change adaptation? Evidence from Ghana

Climate and Development, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 13(7), P. 616 - 629

Published: Nov. 10, 2020

This study examines how the use of climate information affects change adaptation measure adopted by household heads, using data collected from Upper West region Ghana. By estimating a recursive bivariate probit model, we show that has no significant impact on adoption measure. Household heads' decision to adopt is positively and significantly affected size, membership in farmer-based organization their perceptions variability. mainly driven marital status, access extension services, variability TV ownership. Our findings highlight importance facilitating formations organizations increasing farmer-to-extension ratio facilitate design interventions.

Language: Английский

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Funding flows for climate change research on Africa: where do they come from and where do they go?

Climate and Development, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 14(8), P. 705 - 724

Published: Sept. 25, 2021

Africa has only contributed a small fraction of global greenhouse gas emissions yet faces disproportionate risks from climate change. This imbalance is one many inequities associated with change and raises questions concerning the origin, distribution thematic prioritization funding for climate-change research on Africa. article analyses database comprising USD 1.51 trillion grants 521 organizations around world covering all fields 1990 to 2020. At most 3.8% spent African topics – figure incommensurate Africa's share population vulnerability Moreover, institutions based in Europe North America received 78% Africa, while 14.5%. Research mitigation 17% impacts adaptation each 40%. Except Egypt Nigeria, supported former British colonies more than other countries. The findings highlight need prioritise broader set issues increase Africa-based researchers order strengthen ownership informing responses

Language: Английский

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Evaluating performance of 20 global and quasi-global precipitation products in representing drought events in Ethiopia I: Visual and correlation analysis

Weather and Climate Extremes, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 35, P. 100416 - 100416

Published: Feb. 3, 2022

Increased availability and access to satellite observation the advanced blending techniques for generating reanalysis data have improved accuracy of precipitation products poor regions. However, all should be evaluated their performance before being used specific applications in different regions or locations. In this study, we 20 drought monitoring over Ethiopia. These datasets are produced by state-of-the-art techniques, including: 1) gauge-interpolated, 2) satellite-estimate, 3) 4) merged from multi-sources. The Ethiopian gauge-satellite gridded dataset gauge records 126 stations were ground truthing. Drought indices generated using Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) method at 3- 12-month time scales. We representing occurrence spatial temporal patterns droughts visual correlation analysis techniques. visually compared against reference four selected major episodes country (1984, 2002, 2009 2015). Spearman's was quantify relationships between two SPI values Results showed considerable discrepancies most datasets. ability represent pattern severity events varied years. Although result areal average series statistically significant with data, there is discrepancy across space. Overall, only three out (CHIRPS, FLDAS GPCC) performed relatively better. Our results provide important information guide choice research, operational risk management as well useful feedback developers further improve products.

Language: Английский

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Challenges and ways forward for sustainable weather and climate services in Africa

Nature Communications, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 15(1)

Published: March 26, 2024

Sustainability of African weather and climate information can only be ensured by investing in improved scientific understanding, observational data, model capability. These requirements must underpinned capacity development, knowledge management; partnerships co-production, communication coordination.

Language: Английский

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Learning from climate change perceptions in southern African cities

Climate Risk Management, Journal Year: 2019, Volume and Issue: 27, P. 100202 - 100202

Published: Dec. 13, 2019

Scholarly understanding of an individual's climate change risk perception in the African context, is limited, including amongst those who have influence on policy making. This discussion paper goes some way towards filling this gap by providing preliminary findings concern and psychological distance influencers three southern cities (Blantyre, Harare Gaborone). We posit that psychologically close consulted each city correlated with increased levels concern. As has been shown to be indicator willingness act change, we may enhanced these and, indeed, many facing similar risks from change. information should used nuance which engage tackling challenge urban Africa, recognising potential receptiveness contextual need for concrete, solutions-based information.

Language: Английский

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Re-balancing climate services to inform climate-resilient planning – A conceptual framework and illustrations from sub-Saharan Africa

Climate Risk Management, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 29, P. 100242 - 100242

Published: Jan. 1, 2020

Making climate-resilient planning and adaptation decisions is, in part, contingent on the use of climate information. Growing attention has been paid to "usability gap" need make information both useful useable decision-makers. Less has, however, factors that determine whether, once created, is then actually used. In this Perspectives piece, we outline a framework puts together pieces necessary close – highlighting not only what required useable, but also ensure Creating subject understanding being able deliver metrics address identified needs range decision-making contexts. requires legitimate credible visualised communicated ways are accessible understandable. The highlights traditionally under-recognized enablers promote effective growing availability decision-making; supportive institutions, appropriate policy frameworks, capacity individuals agency decisions. Whilst enough itself effect use, argue greater focus these can re-balance activities promoted through services increase likelihood successful use. We illustrate with case examples co-producing for tea water sectors sub-Saharan Africa.

Language: Английский

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The ‘co’ in co-production of climate action: Challenging boundaries within and between science, policy and practice

Global Environmental Change, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 72, P. 102445 - 102445

Published: Dec. 13, 2021

Effective action taken against climate change must find ways to unite scientific and practice-based knowledges associated with the various stakeholders who see themselves as invested in global delivery of governance. Political decision-makers, scientists practitioners approach this challenge from what are often radically different perspectives experiences. While considerable work has been done develop idea 'co-production' development outputs, questions remain over how best contrasting epistemological traditions norms stakeholders. Drawing on existing literatures co-production translational science-policy interface, paper we concept 'boundary agency'. Defining agency 'possessed' when willing able translate between communities a similar policy governance such change, offer it useful means reflect participants' understanding 'co' co-production. This is contrast more established (often academic-led) focus that being produced by processes. We draw two complementary empirical studies, which explicitly encouraged i) engagement ii) reflection cross-boundary backgrounds. Reflecting discuss benefits (and barriers to) encouraging active sustained so try actively blur boundaries science and, doing so, invent new practice.

Language: Английский

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Understanding climate services for enhancing resilient agricultural systems in Anglophone West Africa: The case of Ghana

Climate Services, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 22, P. 100218 - 100218

Published: March 27, 2021

Whilst the capability of climate services to reduce impacts is alluring, empirical evidence on how best mainstream information in Africa lacking. This paper determines have been incorporated into national policies by Anglophone West African states for building agricultural resilience and provides a detailed analysis issues facing Ghanaian systems. The addresses questions: (i) what extent change recognised as threat development states? (ii) regional policy frameworks resilient systems? (iii) are key challenges mainstreaming Ghana? study employed thematic content analysis, multi-stakeholder workshops expert interviews understand discourses around services. Findings show that highlighted level serious socioeconomic productivity Africa. countries at various stages establishing National Framework Climate Services help guide future adaptation planning. shows not yet strategic critical shaping efforts aimed managing risks. For case Ghana, reveals low awareness among policy-makers, human institutional capacity constraints some factors militating against Capacity makers strengthening both vital more effective across

Language: Английский

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