GHACOF is a regional forum of climate scientists, climate information users, experts and decision-makers to develop a regional climate outlook consensus.
FOLLOW OUR LIVE STREAM NOW as moderator @ThorleifssonT talks to providers and users of #climateservices at the #Climateservicesmeeting2018. They will discuss gaps in delivering climate services & explore if technology can provide new solutions. WATCH: https://t.co/12rr9tEOMH
Climate services involves a variety of actors from global to local level all with different roles and responsibilities. We need to acknowledge, appreciate and capitalise on this, working from local to global and vice versa to build resilience in Africa #climateservices#Africa
"30.6 million people were internally displaced in 2017, more than 60% displaced by disasters. It is key to use knowledge, science & collaboration to prepare for a changing weather pattern and climate". Keynote speach by @KStorholt at our #climateservicesmeeting2018#earlywarning
We need to know needs on the ground and use the expertise of communicators to get meteorologists' message across all the value chain, from government agencies down to end users, Stephen Mooney from #UKaidWISER@DFID_UK @DFID_Climate @NORCAPweb#climateservicesmeeting2018
"The fact that #climateinformation needs to focus on what users need is still something we need to fix" says Benjamin Lamprey, acting director of the African Centre of Meteorological Application and Development #ACMAD#climateservicesmeeting2018@NORCAPweb