Climate information and long-term decision making in Africa

Stories of change from Climate and Development Knowledge Network CDKN

From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
1 January 2014
Document Type:
Briefing
Theme:
Climate and Environment
Authors:
Jones, L., Tanner, T., Roux, J-P., Scott, C.

Abstract

The impacts of climate change in Africa will be significant and long-term. Long-lived infrastructure and development planning are likely to be particularly affected. Factoring climate change into their design and implementation is, therefore, vital to development outcomes. Yet we know very little about how long term climate information is used in African decision-making. While seasonal climate information is increasingly embedded in development and humanitarian actions across Africa, our knowledge of the barriers to, and opportunities for, the uptake of long term climate information is comparatively scant. It is this knowledge gap that the Future Climate For Africa (FCFA) scoping phase seeks to fill.

Citation

Jones, L.; Roux, J-P.; Scott, C.; Tanner, T. Climate information and long-term decision making in Africa. CDKN Global, London, UK (2014) 8 pp.

Published 1 January 2014
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