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: Food Security
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
To address these risks, the Climate Outlook Forum (COF) which feeds into the Food Security Outlook (FSO) process has been developed as a user-developed tool for the Greater Horn of […]
Food Security Outlook Forum (FSO)
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 […]