Training Briefs - Introduction to Tropical Meteorology

[Greg Benchwick]

September 17, 2015   1.6 Training and Resources Briefs Climate Innovations Network Building resilience with climate information and early warning systems Climate and Meteorology Training Resources Comet Introduction to Tropical Meteorology, 2nd Edition: Chapter 6 Vertical Transport - 9/15/2015 American Meteorological Society: Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology A global assessment of the spatial distribution of precipitation occurrence - 9/11/2015     Climate Adaptation and Resiliency News Exxon's Own Research Confirmed Fossil Fuels' Role in Global Warming Decades Ago We welcome you to read the first installment of an investigation by ICN that reveals how Exxon's top executives were warned by their own scientists of possible catastrophe from the greenhouse effect starting in the 1970s. And despite initially launching an ambitious effort to understand the science of climate change, Exxon then spent decades blocking solutions. ICN's Investigation, Part 1: Exxon's Own Research Confirmed Fossil Fuels' Role in Global Warming Decades Ago   FRONTLINE's Video on the Investigation   Exxon Documents Revealing Company Research   The Cast of Characters   The Timeline: Who Knew What, When? U.K. Drops Out of Top 10 Renewable Energy Ranking, U.S. Rises to First Place (Guardian) Experts Call For $15B Investment In Renewables At Paris Talks (RTCC)   Olam CEO Expects Grain Prices to Weaken on Less Severe El Nino Weather AgWeb Olam International Ltd., one of the world's largest food commodities traders, expects grain and oilseed prices to weaken further because the El Nino weather phenomenon will be less harmful to harvests than feared. ... Verghese, who bases his view on ... 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Farmers have little knowledge about change in weather patterns and therefore fail to plan for ...   Gender climate change project to help address adverse effects Zambia Daily Mail The New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD) project, dubbed 'Gender, Climate Change and Agriculture Support Programme' (GCCASP) is a five year programme designed to support regional and country level interventions in empowering rural ...   'Climate Change Negotiation Process At a Crossroads' AllAfrica.com Attended by delegates from all over the world, the conference considered that The Gambia had successfully prepared the National Adaptation Plan Action (NAPA) as her ultimate objective to adapt to climate change, and the country is on course on the ...   Key findings about Africans' views on economy, challenges Pew Research Center A median of 56% believe children in their country today will be financially better off than their parents, and about seven-in-ten or more hold this view in Nigeria, Ethiopia and Burkina Faso. ... 4 Concern Over Global Climate Change Is High Across ...   Africa: The Impact of $1trillion On Agribusiness Sector AllAfrica.com Geographical information systems can be used for land-use planning and climate change adaptation, for example, the Bank stated. 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The research team interviewed members of two rural communities in Africa: Bolero in Malawi and Monze in Zambia.   News & Resources In this Issue Training and Resources Climate Adaptation and Resiliency News Climate Change in Africa Resources & Tools Implementation Support & Knowledge Sharing Meetings and Workshops Reports and Publications Monitoring and Evaluation   Hot Links CIRDA Programme Check out our blog UNDP Adaptation Learning Mechanism   Newsletter Archive July 2014 June 2014 May 2014   CIRDA at a glance The Programme on Climate Information for Resilient Development in Africa (CIRDA) connects ideas, people and technology to build resilience to climate change in 11 African Countries. 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