A Gap Analysis for the implementation of the Global Climate Observing System programme in Africa
This report is the main output from a Gap Analysis, financed by the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DfID) as a major contribution to a Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) workshop to address climate and development issues in sub-Saharan Africa. The requirement is to assess key gaps in the use of climate information from the perspective of the decision-making community at household, community, district, national and regional levels, for a range of sectors, with particular emphasis on health, agriculture and water.
The report was prepared by a group of people with broad, deep and diverse
experience with climate sensitive development problems, and with climate and
development communities in Africa. It was strengthened by review by a larger
community of development experts (Appendix E). An earlier draft of this
report, along with GCOS Regional Action Plans (RAP) for Western and Central
Africa and for Eastern and Southern Africa, formed the foundation for
discussions at the April 2006 joint GCOS / UN Economic Commission for Africa
(ECA) workshop, Climate for Development in Africa (Appendix A). The
objective of the workshop was to initiate development of an implementation
plan that makes development interests central to activities that address
deficiencies in Africa’s provision of climate information and
services.
Contact information |
International Research Institute for Climate Prediction (IRI), Columbia University (2006) - IRI Technical Report 06-01
(email: tsegay@iri.columbia.edu) Phone: +845-680-4455 ; Fax: 845-680-4866 |
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News type | Inbrief |
File link |
http://www.eldis.org/cf/rdr/rdr.cfm?doc=DOC22551 |
Source of information | The International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI) |
Keyword(s) | Global Climate Observing System |
Subject(s) | RISKS AND CLIMATOLOGY |
Relation | http://www.semide.net/topics/Obs |
Geographical coverage | Africa |
News date | 12/09/2006 |
Working language(s) | ENGLISH |