Climate information and services in BRACED countries
- 07/12/2015
BRACED’s Knowledge Manager has released its first Resilience Intel, based on climate information and services in BRACED countries. The downloadable report, entitled "Climate information and services in BRACED countries", looks at the opportunity to integrate climate services into resilience programming. By adapting climate information to specific contexts and within an overall resilience programme, BRACED will create an enabling environment for better access, use and application of weather and climate information.
Key messages
• Access to, use and application of weather and climate information in Africa and Asia is increasing.
• Yet end-users face various challenges in applying the information they receive. This is related to the quality of the information products, not having information at appropriate scales and difficulties in communicating and interpreting the information produced. Climate information should be service-orientated and integrated into decision making from national through to the community level.
• The success of resilience programmes will depend on their ability to create opportunities to strengthen climate services in country. Additional support is needed to (i) strengthen the capacity of information providers, so they are able to produce more localised, timely and accurate climate information; and (ii) institutionalise two-way communication, between producers and endusers, so those who need it can continue to use information over time to build resilience.
• BRACED presents an opportunity tointegrate climate services into resilience programming. By adapting climate information to specific contexts but within an overall resilience programme, BRACED will create an enabling environment for better access, use and application of weather and climate information.
The report is the first in a series of "Resilience Intel".
Cover photo credit: CIAT - Neil Palmer
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