FEATURE: Hike in record-dry months for Africa’s Sahel worries scientists
A recent study reveals alarming trends in the lack of rainfall in Africa's Sahel region - reports Laurie Goering of ThomsonReuters. [more...]
Physical science of climate change
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FEATURE: East African climate services connect with local communities
Met departments and others are strengthening climate services in East Africa and it is having a positive impact on development, reports Bill Leathes of the Met Office, the UK’s national meteorological service. [more...]
WEBINAR: Communicating climate information and uncertainties better – Cognitive psychology insights and practical experiences
A webinar from the Future Climate for Africa programme on 29 November will share practical recommendations and approaches to communicating climate change information, including uncertainties. It will draw on insights from cognitive psychology and experiences from FCFA's work in west and southern Africa. [more...]
FEATURE: Building trust between users and producers makes for better climate services
Suzanne Carter looks at how the producers and users of climate information can build trust and ultimately work to make weather and climate services more useful in planning for development. [more...]
CDKN Resources
OUTLOOK: Kenya Special Edition
The Outlook explores how CDKN has supported climate compatible development in Kenya and features news of the new CDKN office in Kenya. It also discusses state-of-the-art climate science, mobilising finance for climate action and working with Kenya’s private sector. [more]…
Science summary: Heat wave in Phalodi, India, 19 May 2016
On Thursday 19 May 2016, India experienced an all-time record high temperature for any calendar day. The high temperature reached 51°C in the city of Phalodi in the Jodhpur district of the state of Rajasthan. The Raising Risk Awareness project studied whether human-induced climate change had any role to play in the extreme weather. [more]…
Resources from our partners
What are the implications of sea-level rise for a 1.5°C, 2°C and 3°C rise in global mean temperatures in vulnerable deltas?
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-018-1311-0
This paper shows how sea level rise under a 1.5, 2 or 3C increase in global temperature will affect Bangladesh, based on analysis of changes in glood depth, area, and population affected under the Delta Dynamic Integrated Emulator Model.
A guide to selecting ecosystem service models for decision-making
https://www.espa.ac.uk/publications/guide-selecting-ecosystem-service-models-decision-making-lessons-sub-saharan-africa
Many national policies and international agreements include goals to protect ecosystem services. This guidebook helps readers to assess how ecosystem service models could support policy-making in their countries and is based on practical experiences in sub-Saharan Africa.
