Lisa Ilboudo Nébié: Studying Food Security, Environmental Changes and Migration in West Africa
Nébié studies how environmental changes impact communities around the world, and how communities adapt.
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IRI Commits to Principles for Locally Led Adaptation
The International Research Institute for Climate and Society has joined more than 40 governments and leading institutions to commit to a new set of principles that ensure climate adaptation is led by local people. ‘The Principles for Locally Led Adaptation’ are informed by the voices and priorities of women and men who are most affected […]
Q&A: Gloriose Nsengiyumva on Building Farmer-Inclusive Climate Services
Seasonal climate forecasts can help farmers stave off poverty and hunger. Nsengiyumva helps farmers in Africa interpret those forecasts and helps bring them into the design and development process of new climate services.
Building the Digital Road: Climate Services for 300 Million Small-Scale Producers
Digital climate advisory services (DCAS), such as this project in Ghana, are a proven way to help build resilience in the agricultural sector. DCAS refer to the provision of climate-related information to farmers via digital tools and platforms. They can include online portals, mobile applications as well as more traditional, digitally-enabled services like radio and […]
Climate Services for Locally-Led Adaptation
During a session of the Gobeshona Global Conference on January 21, 2021, Ángel G. Muñoz and Carmen González Romero led a discussion on climate services ecosystems, a concept which they and others at the International Research Institute for Climate and Society introduced recently in a paper in the World Meteorological Bulletin. Muñoz and González described […]
January Climate Briefing: La Niña Eyes Spring Departure
Read our ENSO Essentials & Impacts pages for more about El Niño and La Niña. In mid-January, the tropical Pacific sea-surface temperatures were well below average and into the moderate strength La Niña range. All atmospheric parameters also indicated La Niña conditions. A new set of model runs predicts La Niña conditions are likely to dissipate by May-June 2021, with […]
December Climate Briefing: La Niña Shows Signs of Receding
Read our ENSO Essentials & Impacts pages for more about El Niño and La Niña. In mid-December, the tropical Pacific sea-surface temperatures were well below average and into the moderate strength La Niña range. All atmospheric parameters also indicated La Niña conditions. A new set of model runs predicts moderate or possibly strong La Niña conditions through 2020, approaching a […]
November Climate Briefing: La Niña Staying for the Holidays
Read our ENSO Essentials & Impacts pages for more about El Niño and La Niña. In mid-November, the tropical Pacific sea-surface temperatures were well below average and into the moderate strength La Niña range. All atmospheric parameters also indicated La Niña conditions. A new set of model runs predicts moderate or possibly strong La Niña conditions through 2020, approaching a […]
ENACTS Climate Services Initiative Ripples Across East Africa with WISER Support
Somalia, South Sudan and a number of other East African countries are now developing their own powerful climate analysis and visualization tools for decision making, using the Enhancing National Climate Services (ENACTS) approach. These efforts were made possible through a partnership with the Kenya-based IGAD Climate Prediction and Application Center (ICPAC) and with funding from […]
Helping Vietnam’s Coffee Sector Become More Climate Resilient
A new platform aims to use digital technology to help Vietnamese coffee farmers lower costs, boost yields and increase profits.