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Greg Benchwick
Apr 13, 2016, 2:47:10 PM4/13/16
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Focusing on Future of Food: What's Next for Global Agricultural Research?
Inter Press Service
In collaboration with AGRHYMET and the National Meteorological Services of several countries (such as Madagascar, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Tanzania), CGIAR is channelling climate information directly into farmers' hands across Africa. By combining traditional ...
To make good decisions, Africa needs its own climate knowledge
Thomson Reuters Foundation
There seems to exist a great disconnect in the dissemination of information on climate change issues in Africa. “A large mix of quality information is not ...
http://ensia.com/features/this-new-data-set-is-poised-to-revolutionize-climate-adaptation/
Climate Change Hits Hard in Zambia, an African Success Story
New York Times
LAKE KARIBA, Zambia — Even as drought and the effects of climate change grew visible across this land, the Kariba Dam was always a steady, and seemingly limitless, source of something rare in Africa: electricity so cheap and plentiful that Zambia ...
The ENACTS Approach: Data at the Front Lines of Africa's Climate Crisis
World Policy Institute (blog)
In Ethiopia, this has taken the form of working with the Climate and Health Working Group as well as consulting with agriculture experts and other water users through workshops held with the National Meteorology Agency of Ethiopia. In Madagascar, the ...
Training on Climate Change Ends in Janjanbureh
Daily Observer
“Climate change, I must emphasise is no myth but a real problem, which must be taken seriously, and The Gambia is no exception to climate change vulnerability, a problem further exacerbated by low capacities to address and adapt to the phenomenon,” he ...
In drought-hit Burkina Faso, the (plant) doctor is in
Thomson Reuters Foundation
TAMISSI, Burkina Faso, April 7 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Dieudonné Sedogo waits patiently in line to see the doctor in the scorching 49-degree Celsius heat of this village in central Burkina Faso. But the ailment he's seeking to address today isn ...
Ethiopia: 28 people killed in floods in remote regions
KLKN
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) - The state broadcaster in Ethiopia says 28 people have been killed in severe flooding in two remote regions. The Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation reported Monday that 23 people were killed and 84 more people were injured ...
Ethiopia: The Role of Micro Insurance in Managing the Consequences of Bad Weather
AllAfrica.com
The agreement was signed among the Public Financial Enterprises Agency, the Ethiopian Insurance Corporation, the Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency, National Meteorology Agency, Kifiya Financial Technologies and ITC University of Twenty.
Malawi: President Mutharika Declares a State of National Disaster
AllAfrica.com
By Malawi Government. As you are aware, the 2015/2016 season has been greatly affected by strong El Nino conditions, resulting in erratic rains across most parts of the country. Reports from the Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services ...
Forecasting Tools and Resources
Forecasting Heavy Rains and Landslides in Eastern Africa - 9/29/2015 -
Using ASCAT Wind and Other Data in Marine Forecasting - 9/29/2015 -
Satellite-Derived Climatology Products for Monitoring Convection Over West and Central Africa - 9/29/2015 -
Best Practices in Tropical Cyclone Briefings - 4/4/2016
Forecasting Sensible Weather from Water Vapour Imagery - 3/29/2016
Communicating Forecast Uncertainty - 3/29/2016
Greg Benchwick
Apr 19, 2016, 1:20:13 PM4/19/16
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ENVIRONMENT: CHOSSO: New project to strengthen Climate Change Resilience of ...
“It is in recognition of these climatic challenges that IFAD introduced and launched an innovative multi-donor initiative - the Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture Programme (ASAP).” Mr Abukari added that it has since become the largest global financing source dedicated to supporting adaptation of poor smallholder farmers to climate change. ASAP’s objective is to improve the climate resilience of large-scale rural development programmes, and improve the capacity of at least 8 million smallholder farmers to expand their options in a rapidly changing environment.Zambia to Ratify Paris Climate Change Agreement
AllAfrica.com
ZAMBIA will this month be among the 55 countries to sign and ratify the 2015 Paris Agreement on Climate Change in New York, United States of America. This follows the adoption of the Paris Agreement by the Conference of the Parties (COP). The document ...
Zambia: Conservation Farming - Agro-Alternative
AllAfrica.com
Farming seeks to balance the equation between climate change prevailing alternatives. Today, a number of Zambia farmers are forced to adopt the best systems of farming because it is their main source of income including. Farming is also critical for ...
Malawi: El Nino Drought Forces Govt to Declare a Food Emergency
AllAfrica.com
"Climate change will make future weather events like these kinds of drought more frequent. In the face of this - the new normal - we must support people to build their resilience against climate shocks and weather events like El Nino," said Paul Armour ...
Adapting to climate change in semi-arid regions
The Herald
In semi-arid areas, climate information that is tailored to farmers' needs can reduce their vulnerability to climate change. – Lucia ... Conversation Africa.
Boko Haram Violence, Climate Change Makes Africa Lose Rice Cultivation Tradition
Science World Report
Climate change had been rendering the agricultural schedule gradually ... The rice cultivation even became delicate in Africa that when they missed the ... use them meant farmers were often frustrated by the lack of information they ...
Abbas Kitogo
Apr 20, 2016, 12:58:05 PM4/20/16
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Dear Greg – I appreciate receiving these regular updates – they are useful. Thanks and Regards!
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Greg Benchwick
Apr 27, 2016, 3:36:51 PM4/27/16
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Virtual Weather Advisory Platform Coastweek by Peter Mutai NAIROBI (Xinhua) -- A Kenyan has developed an innovative virtual agro-weather advisory platform that is aimed at providing timely, relevant and usable climate and weather information to farmers in East African region. The virtual ...
Uganda: UBTEB Receives New Curriculum for Technical Courses AllAfrica.com Additionally, the board is soon beginning to examine the newly-approved programme in agro-meteorology from the National Meteorological School. Education Minister Jessica Alupo said the ministry is in the process of engaging stakeholders to ensure the ...
Drought slows growth in GM crop hectarage Southern Times Africa Agricultural analysts say the decline also demonstrated the vulnerability of the continent to climate change and falling commodity prices. The media also reported recently that Burkina Faso had abandoned its genetically modified cotton crop owing ... President Lungu in Malawi, calls for common solutions to climate change challenges Lusaka Times The President is in Malawi to discuss issues surrounding climatic change with his Malawian counterpart. President Lungu who is accompanied by Minister of Foreign Affairs Harry Kalaba and Eastern Province Minister Malozo Sichone was received at Kamuzu ...
Friedman: Out of Africa, Part III: Facing the future of climate change in Senegal Houston Chronicle I met them both while filming a documentary, "Years of Living Dangerously," on climate change that is to air in the fall on National Geographic Television. Matador showed me the Thiaroye slum, where he grew up and began rapping with his pals. Starting ...
Africa: Time to Step Up Action On New Climate and Development Goals AllAfrica.com Information is emerging almost daily that increases our understanding of the growing impacts of climate change, giving us stark reminders of how ... |
WASCAL engages anglophone ECOWAS countries
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The West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL) has engaged its stakeholders drawn from the ...
Alan Miller
Apr 27, 2016, 4:15:20 PM4/27/16
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Friedman article requires a subscription to the Houston Chronicle
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John T. Snow
Apr 27, 2016, 4:15:21 PM4/27/16
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Greg: The first itme is particularly interesting, given our desires in the CI area and our strong
interest in reaching out effectively to those working in agriculture. Unfortunately, I can't find a
powerpoint or something similar that describes or provides specifcs on the "innovation virtual
agro-weather advisory platform".
John
Date sent: Wed, 27 Apr 2016 12:36:08 -0700 (PDT)
From: Greg Benchwick <gbenc...@gmail.com>
John T. Snow
Regents' Professor Emeritus of Meteorology
Dean Emeritus, College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences
The University of Oklahoma
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interest in reaching out effectively to those working in agriculture. Unfortunately, I can't find a
powerpoint or something similar that describes or provides specifcs on the "innovation virtual
agro-weather advisory platform".
John
Date sent: Wed, 27 Apr 2016 12:36:08 -0700 (PDT)
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Regents' Professor Emeritus of Meteorology
Dean Emeritus, College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences
The University of Oklahoma
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120 David L. Boren Blvd
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Gregory Benchwick
Apr 27, 2016, 4:22:10 PM4/27/16
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Dear All,
Here’s some follow up notes on this week’s Climate Innovations News.
1. You can read all of the Friedman Out of Africa series on NY Times for free. Very interesting series. http://www.nytimes.com/column/thomas-l-friedman?action=click&contentCollection=Opinion&module=ExtendedByline®ion=Header&pgtype=article
2. Here is more information on the Climate Information Wazo Prize Winners. Joost is connected with them and I imagine there are certainly possibilities for some synergy there in relation to the Climate Action Hackathon and the deployment of these
types of apps using improved weather information. http://www.climateinformationprize.org/wazo-prize-winners/
All the best,
Greg
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John T. Snow
May 2, 2016, 1:03:46 PM5/2/16
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Greg: Thanks. I wonder if when we next meet in East Africa, we should invite Sam Owilly as
speaker.
John
Greg Benchwick
May 4, 2016, 12:22:05 PM5/4/16
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Unite in climate change fight, Africa urged
Chronicle
Unite in climate change fight, Africa urged ... promote and ensure the use of Earth Observation (EO) data and information in decision-making, ... As Africa we've the same climatic challenges, which is why we talk about Space Policy ...
Tsunami Ready
The COMET Program is pleased to announce the publication of the new
lesson, "TsunamiReady: Guidelines for Mitigation, Preparedness, and
Response". In 2015, the National Weather Service updated the
TsunamiReady guidelines based directly on emergency management
principles and with input from the social sciences. This 1-hour lesson
provides an overview of the 2015 guidelines and includes examples of
strategies for meeting the guidelines and achieving TsunamiReady
recognition. The examples were gathered from communities in Alaska,
Hawaii, the U.S. West Coast, the East Coast, and Puerto Rico. More
information about this ~1 hour long lesson is available at
https://www.meted.ucar.edu/training_module.php?id=1198
The lesson is part of COMET's Tsunami Distance Learning Course,
available at https://www.meted.ucar.edu/training_course.php?id=38.
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