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Thursday, September 11, 2014

The value of climate information for adaptation, risk reduction and resilience in Africa


Facing Uncertainty: the value of climate information for adaptation, risk reduction and resilience in Africa
Added to the Using Climate Information Theme by Fiona Percy from CARE

Climate change is not only a concern for the future. Ongoing and visible changes in temperature and rainfall patterns and increased frequency, severity and unpredictability of extremes in weather and climate are already having devastating impacts on productivity, economies and above all, on the livelihoods of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable. Added to these, longer term, slow onset impacts from rising temperatures and sea levels threaten development and economic growth at local,...

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