The Climate Hazards Group (CHG) explores the impacts of climate change and variability on food security in the developing world, primarily in sub-Saharan Africa and Central America. As part of […]
Sector: Agriculture
As one of the focal risk management strategies within the R4 framework, weather index insurance is a promising tool for facilitating adaptation to climate risk. It can enhance peoples’ economic […]
R4 Rural Resilience Initiative in Ethiopia
In order to minimize the frequency of desert locust plagues and their associated food losses, locust-affected countries and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN) have […]
Desert Locust Information Service
Enhancing National Climate Time Series (ENACTS) aims to support decision-makers in climate-sensitive sectors by filling spatial and temporal gaps in existing climate observations and providing an array of derived products […]
Enhancing National Climate Time Series (ENACTS)
The Western Coast of South America Climate Outlook Forum (WCSACOF) is a regional network that fosters collaboration and data sharing between Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. It also […]
Regional and National Climate Outlook Forums in South America
The Central American Climate Outlook Forum (CA-COF) issues three seasonal outlooks per year and brings together the capacities of all seven weather services in the region. The Forum is organized by […]
Central American Climate Outlook Forum
Brazil’s Center for Weather Forecasting and Climate Studies (CPTEC) produces climate forecasts for the country that predict rainfall and temperature anomalies on a seasonal scale. CPTEC is considered to be […]
Seasonal Climate Forecasts to Aid Decision Making in Brazil
The Research Group on Climate Change Adaptation, Nigeria (RG-CCA-Nig) was formed in 2009 at Ebonyi State University (EBSU) to address issues of land management and the impacts of climate variability […]