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Climate Action Hackathon Connects Innovation, Ideas, People and Technology

Hackathon Works To Provide Weather Information to Vulnerable Communities in Africa  
By Joost Hoedjes

Weather and climate information doesn’t reach Africa’s most vulnerable communities. There’s no weather channel, very limited early warning systems, and limited capacity in National Hydro-Meteorological Services (NHMS) to create rich targeted packages that could reach end-users. See posts from event participants at https://climateaction.io/

How a Public-Private Partnership is Like a Marriage

By Alan Miller

One objective of the CIRDA programme is to encourage public-private partnerships (PPPs) between national hydromet agencies and private weather companies.  Experience has shown that such partnerships can produce multiple benefits including improved weather services and revenue generating opportunities for public agencies.

Thomson Reuters Foundation Early warning can cut climate disaster losses in Africa Thomson Reuters Foundation It now boasts 20 automatic weather stations, 25 hydrological stations to monitor river levels and five oceanographic stations. These stations collect ... Minister links growth to climate adaptation measures Zambia Daily Mail ... manager Bonizella Biagini said climate information and early warning systems can save lives, improve livelihoods and build resiliency across Africa.

 

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UNDP's 'Last Mile' Workshop in Livingstone to Strengthen ...

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United Nations Development Programme

UNDP's 'Last Mile' Workshop in Livingstone to Strengthen Climate Information Systems across 11 Sub-Saharan African Nations. Mar 15, 2016. image ...