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November 11, 2015
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Training and Resources Briefs
Climate Innovations Network
Building resilience with climate information and early warning systems
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Highlights
StarAfrica.com
But unseasonal rainfall during October to January could cause flooding in parts of South Ethiopia,
Afar and Somali regions. Unseasonal or above-normal rainfall is also
expected in the northern, northwestern, eastern and central parts of the
country ...
New Vision
The new executive director of the Uganda National Meteorological
Authority, Festus Luboyera, has advocated for the procurement of new
equipment to allow the experts predict accurate weather forecast. He
observed that the current weather equipment is ...
Daily Observer
The Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Water
& Wildlife last Wednesday, 4th November 2015 started a four-day
regional training on 14 project pilot sites under the 2nd phase of the
early warning systems project, for members of the CRR Technical ...
This workshop hosted by the UNDP’s Programme on Climate Information for
Resilient Development in Africa (CIRDA) brought together country project
managers, technical advisories, meteorologists and hydrologists, and
experts on public-private partnerships, communications and development
to explore innovative approaches and new technologies to strengthen and
sustain climate information and early warning systems in Africa.
Climate and Meteorology Training Resources
Climate Adaptation and Resiliency News
UN climate fund releases $183m to tackle global warming
Green Climate Fund announces eight projects to be funded in Asia, Africa and Latin America ahead of Paris summit
The Guardian
These goals aim to eliminate extreme poverty, address the impact of climate change and tackle inequality all by 2030. ... A lot of African governments like Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Burkina Faso, just to name a few, have launched open data portals.
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Climate Change in Africa
AllAfrica.com
Two UNDP projects, to address urgent climate change adaptation needs in Malawi
and Maldives, received $35.9 million funding support from the Green
Climate Fund this week. The Green Climate Fund was established under the
UN Framework Convention ...
Is the Country Ready for El Nino?
AllAfrica.com
Recently, the Uganda National Meteorological
Authority (UNMA) together with the Igad Regional Climate Application
and Prediction Centre (ICPAC) based in Nairobi and the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) all predicted with a 95 per cent certainty ...
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News & Resources
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CIRDA at a glance
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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. This UNDP adaptation and
resiliency programme is funded through the Global Environment Facility's
Least Developed Country Fund.
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This newsletter is brought to you by the UNDP's Programme on Climate
Information for Resilient Development in Africa (CIRDA). It is designed
as a knowledge tool to foster dialogue and increase learning.
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