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Mozambique - Country-level Climate Data Summary
Submitted by andrea on Fri, 2009-12-04 03:02
Summary:
These country-level climate data summaries were prepared with funding from the UNDP National Communication Suport Programme (NSCP) and the UK government Department for International Development (DfiD) in order to address the climate change information gap for developing countries by making use of existing climate data to generate a series of country-level studies of climate observations and the multi-model projections made available through the WCRP CMIP3. A consistent approach has been applied for 52 developing countries in order to produce an 'off the shelf' analysis of climate data, and also make available the underlying data for each country for use in further research.
For more information: UNDP Climate Change Country Profiles
For each of the 52 countries, a report contains a set of maps and diagrams demonstrating the observed and projected climates of that country as country average timeseries as well as maps depicting changes on a 2.5° grid and summary tables of the data. A narrative summarises the data in the figures, and placing it in the context of the country's general climate.
A dataset containing the underlying observed and model data for that country, is made available for use in further research projects. The files are smaller and more manageable than the global fields made available by the PCMDI, and in text format which can be easily downloaded, read and manipulated.
Source: University of Oxford, School of Geography and the Environment. Accessed on 3 December 2009 at: http://country-profiles.geog.ox.ac.uk/.
Mauritius - Country-level Climate Data Summary
Submitted by andrea on Fri, 2009-12-04 02:59
Summary:
These country-level climate data summaries were prepared with funding from the UNDP National Communication Suport Programme (NSCP) and the UK government Department for International Development (DfiD) in order to address the climate change information gap for developing countries by making use of existing climate data to generate a series of country-level studies of climate observations and the multi-model projections made available through the WCRP CMIP3. A consistent approach has been applied for 52 developing countries in order to produce an 'off the shelf' analysis of climate data, and also make available the underlying data for each country for use in further research.
For more information: UNDP Climate Change Country Profiles
For each of the 52 countries, a report contains a set of maps and diagrams demonstrating the observed and projected climates of that country as country average timeseries as well as maps depicting changes on a 2.5° grid and summary tables of the data. A narrative summarises the data in the figures, and placing it in the context of the country's general climate.
A dataset containing the underlying observed and model data for that country, is made available for use in further research projects. The files are smaller and more manageable than the global fields made available by the PCMDI, and in text format which can be easily downloaded, read and manipulated.
Source: University of Oxford, School of Geography and the Environment. Accessed on 3 December 2009 at: http://country-profiles.geog.ox.ac.uk/.
Malawi - Country-level Climate Data Summary
Submitted by andrea on Fri, 2009-12-04 02:51
Summary:
These country-level climate data summaries were prepared with funding from the UNDP National Communication Suport Programme (NSCP) and the UK government Department for International Development (DfiD) in order to address the climate change information gap for developing countries by making use of existing climate data to generate a series of country-level studies of climate observations and the multi-model projections made available through the WCRP CMIP3. A consistent approach has been applied for 52 developing countries in order to produce an 'off the shelf' analysis of climate data, and also make available the underlying data for each country for use in further research.
For more information: UNDP Climate Change Country Profiles
For each of the 52 countries, a report contains a set of maps and diagrams demonstrating the observed and projected climates of that country as country average timeseries as well as maps depicting changes on a 2.5° grid and summary tables of the data. A narrative summarises the data in the figures, and placing it in the context of the country's general climate.
A dataset containing the underlying observed and model data for that country, is made available for use in further research projects. The files are smaller and more manageable than the global fields made available by the PCMDI, and in text format which can be easily downloaded, read and manipulated.
Source: University of Oxford, School of Geography and the Environment. Accessed on 3 December 2009 at: http://country-profiles.geog.ox.ac.uk/.
Eritrea - Country-level Climate Data Summary
Submitted by andrea on Thu, 2009-12-03 07:18
Summary:
These country-level climate data summaries were prepared with funding from the UNDP National Communication Suport Programme (NSCP) and the UK government Department for International Development (DfiD) in order to address the climate change information gap for developing countries by making use of existing climate data to generate a series of country-level studies of climate observations and the multi-model projections made available through the WCRP CMIP3. A consistent approach has been applied for 52 developing countries in order to produce an 'off the shelf' analysis of climate data, and also make available the underlying data for each country for use in further research.
For more information: UNDP Climate Change Country Profiles
For each of the 52 countries, a report contains a set of maps and diagrams demonstrating the observed and projected climates of that country as country average timeseries as well as maps depicting changes on a 2.5° grid and summary tables of the data. A narrative summarises the data in the figures, and placing it in the context of the country's general climate.
A dataset containing the underlying observed and model data for that country, is made available for use in further research projects. The files are smaller and more manageable than the global fields made available by the PCMDI, and in text format which can be easily downloaded, read and manipulated.
Source: University of Oxford, School of Geography and the Environment. Accessed on 3 December 2009 at: http://country-profiles.geog.ox.ac.uk/.
Ethiopia - Country-level Climate Data Summary
Submitted by andrea on Thu, 2009-12-03 07:11
Summary:
These country-level climate data summaries were prepared with funding from the UNDP National Communication Suport Programme (NSCP) and the UK government Department for International Development (DfiD) in order to address the climate change information gap for developing countries by making use of existing climate data to generate a series of country-level studies of climate observations and the multi-model projections made available through the WCRP CMIP3. A consistent approach has been applied for 52 developing countries in order to produce an 'off the shelf' analysis of climate data, and also make available the underlying data for each country for use in further research.
For more information: UNDP Climate Change Country Profiles
For each of the 52 countries, a report contains a set of maps and diagrams demonstrating the observed and projected climates of that country as country average timeseries as well as maps depicting changes on a 2.5° grid and summary tables of the data. A narrative summarises the data in the figures, and placing it in the context of the country's general climate.
A dataset containing the underlying observed and model data for that country, is made available for use in further research projects. The files are smaller and more manageable than the global fields made available by the PCMDI, and in text format which can be easily downloaded, read and manipulated.
Source: University of Oxford, School of Geography and the Environment. Accessed on 3 December 2009 at: http://country-profiles.geog.ox.ac.uk/.
Comoros - Country-level Climate Data Summary
Submitted by andrea on Wed, 2009-12-02 03:27
Summary:
These country-level climate data summaries were prepared with funding from the UNDP National Communication Suport Programme (NSCP) and the UK government Department for International Development (DfiD) in order to address the climate change information gap for developing countries by making use of existing climate data to generate a series of country-level studies of climate observations and the multi-model projections made available through the WCRP CMIP3. A consistent approach has been applied for 52 developing countries in order to produce an 'off the shelf' analysis of climate data, and also make available the underlying data for each country for use in further research.
For more information: UNDP Climate Change Country Profiles
For each of the 52 countries, a report contains a set of maps and diagrams demonstrating the observed and projected climates of that country as country average timeseries as well as maps depicting changes on a 2.5° grid and summary tables of the data. A narrative summarises the data in the figures, and placing it in the context of the country's general climate.
A dataset containing the underlying observed and model data for that country, is made available for use in further research projects. The files are smaller and more manageable than the global fields made available by the PCMDI, and in text format which can be easily downloaded, read and manipulated.
Source: University of Oxford, School of Geography and the Environment. Accessed on 3 December 2009 at: http://country-profiles.geog.ox.ac.uk/.
Kenya - Country-level Climate Data Summary
Submitted by andrea on Tue, 2009-11-24 08:04
Summary:
These country-level climate data summaries were prepared with funding from the UNDP National Communication Suport Programme (NSCP) and the UK government Department for International Development (DfiD) in order to address the climate change information gap for developing countries by making use of existing climate data to generate a series of country-level studies of climate observations and the multi-model projections made available through the WCRP CMIP3. A consistent approach has been applied for 52 developing countries in order to produce an 'off the shelf' analysis of climate data, and also make available the underlying data for each country for use in further research.
For more information: UNDP Climate Change Country Profiles
For each of the 52 countries, a report contains a set of maps and diagrams demonstrating the observed and projected climates of that country as country average timeseries as well as maps depicting changes on a 2.5° grid and summary tables of the data. A narrative summarises the data in the figures, and placing it in the context of the country's general climate.
A dataset containing the underlying observed and model data for that country, is made available for use in further research projects. The files are smaller and more manageable than the global fields made available by the PCMDI, and in text format which can be easily downloaded, read and manipulated.
Source: University of Oxford, School of Geography and the Environment. Accessed on 23 November 2009 at: http://country-profiles.geog.ox.ac.uk/.
Integrating Climate Change Risk into Community-Level Livestock and Water Management in the Northwestern Lowlands
Submitted by andrea on Wed, 2009-11-18 02:10Summary:
Evidence of climate change, including drought variability is well documented in the country’s National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA, 2007) and Initial National Communication (INC, 2001). Occurrence of dry spells and seasonal and multi-year droughts are more frequent, and increasingly severe. Eritrea’s INC highlights projections of up to a 4.1 o C temperature rise by approximately 2050. Rainfall projections indicate reductions in lowland regions and a decrease in basin runoff by, on average, 29.5% in an adjacent basin area. Resultant impacts on water resources and agriculture will adversely affect food security.
Eritrea’s NAPA identified that the livestock production system and related livelihood opportunities of pastoralists are highly vulnerable to long-term climate change, including variability, especially in north-western Eritrea. Recent records showed that frequent droughts and strong inter-annual precipitation variability between 1992 and 2004 have contributed towards the annual deaths of thousands of livestock, especially cattle and camels in Kerkebet. Aside from overall grazing shortages during such droughts, thermal stress through higher temperatures has been observed in livestock, increasingly exceeding thresholds that animals can tolerate. This has led to a change of grazing patterns, including the shortening of grazing hours, resulting in decreased feed intake. This interferes with animal productive and reproductive functions, and will be worsened under anticipated climate change scenarios for the region. With crop cultivation and animal husbandry accounting for 60 percent of rural incomes, and people in Eritrea’s north-western lowland areas depending almost exclusively on livestock production, the expected climatic changes will have serious repercussions on rural poverty and well-being.
Adaptation Experience:
The adaptive capacity of local pastoralists and community members will be enhanced by piloting irrigation technologies and management practices that support climate change resilient dry-season crop production, and integrating climate risks into rangeland management systems in Kerkebet. Further an overall enabling policy and planning framework for up-scaling of CCA will be set at the Anseba Zoba-level, and effective CCA-related knowledge management to support and inform policy and rangeland related decision-making processes will be set up.
Results and Learning:
The project will also be useful in contribution to adaptation learning and potentially promoting replicability not only in Eritrea (e.g. an additional 50,000 people live in the eastern lowlands), but the entire dry land of East Africa where extensive pastoralist livestock production is practiced. The project will contribute to the GEF portfolio on adaptation through UNDP-GEF’s Adaptation Learning Mechanism (ALM).
Sustainability:
The expected local adaptation benefits include that the population of eight villages representing more than 1,800 households living in the arid western lowlands of Eritrea will have secure livelihoods to resist the impacts of climate change, whilst also expanding their livelihood options and skills into less climate sensitive sectors.
Replication:
Great attention has been paid in the project design to ensure that the intervention generates experiential learning to contribute to national dialogue on the replicability of this intervention as an adaptation measure. Information on the cost-effectiveness of the intervention over time will be generated, together with an analysis of supporting government policy needed.
Cultivating success: the need to climate-proof Tanzanian agriculture
Submitted by andrea on Wed, 2009-11-04 00:36
Summary:
Cultivating success: the need to climate-proof Tanzanian agriculture
Authors: Muyeye Chambwera and James MacGregor
Publisher: International Institute for Environment and Development
September 2009
“All farming is a gamble with nature. The impacts of climate change, however, can pit farmers against impossible odds - particularly in poor, geographically vulnerable nations with largely agrarian economies. Tanzania is one such country.
Enabling Activities to Facilitate the Preparation of a National Adaptation Plan of Action (NAPA)
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Project details
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Implementing Agency:
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)Implementing Agency and Partnering Organizations:
Ministry of Lands, Environment, Forestry, Water and Natural ResourcesSummary:
The objectives of NAPAs are: -To serve as simplified and direct channels of communication for information relating to the urgent and immediate needs for adaptation in Senegal -To facilitate capacity building for the preparation of national communications, and addressing urgent and immediate adaptation needs. Linkages to ongoing activities: Under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Rwanda has begun the preparation of its first national communication.
Project Status:
Under Implementation
