Future Climate for Africa - Pilot Phase: Zambia Technical Report

Study included workshops, as well as primary and secondary research of climate science and its applications

From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
1 January 2014
Country:
Zambia
Document Type:
Technical Report
Theme:
Climate and Environment
Authors:
Suarez, P., Koelle, B., Jones, R., Bachofen, C., Coughlan, E., Mudenda, W.

Abstract

Future Climate for Africa (FCFA) is a new five-year international research programme jointly funded by the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC). The aim of the FCFA programme is to support research to better understand and improve confidence in predictions of climate variability and change across sub-Saharan Africa on timescales to inform adaptation. The programme will have a major focus on climate science and modelling, underpinned by the principles of informing real decisions, with emphasis on enhancing the usefulness of climate science and projections, and on adoption of a multidisciplinary approach.

The FCFA Zambia pilot study comprised multi-sector, multi-stakeholder workshops, as well as primary and secondary research of climate science and its applications. This endeavour, led by the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre in collaboration with the Met Office Hadley Centre (MOHC) and the Zambia Red Cross Society (ZRCS), yielded the following recommendations for the consideration of policymakers and for DFID.

Citation

Koelle, B.; Bachofen, C.; Suarez, P.; Jones, R.; Coughlan, E.; Mudenda, W. Future Climate for Africa - Pilot Phase: Zambia Technical Report. DFID, London, UK/NERC, London, UK (2014) 28 pp.

Published 1 January 2014
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