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We review the use and value of seasonal climate forecasting for agriculture in sub-SaharanAfrica (SSA), with a view to understanding and exploiting opportunities to realize more of its potential benefits. Interaction between the atmosphere and underlying oceans provides the basis for probabilisti...


Hansen, JamesMason SJSun LTall, Arame[Review of seasonal climate forecasting for agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa]Review of seasonal climate forecasting for agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa

This piece is an introduction to the seven other papers contained within this issue of Climate Risk Management.


Huysen, Tiff vanHansen, JamesTall, Arame[Scaling up climate services for smallholder farmers: Learning from practice]Scaling up climate services for smallholder farmers: Learning from practice

We review the use and value of seasonal climate forecasting for agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), with a view to understanding and exploiting opportunities to realize more of its potential benefits. Interaction between the atmosphere and underlying oceans provides the basis for probabilist...


Hansen, JamesMason SSun LTall, Arame[Review of seasonal climate forecasting for agriculture in sub- Saharan Africa]Review of seasonal climate forecasting for agriculture in sub- Saharan Africa

While climate science has made great progress in the projection of weather and climate information, its uptake by local communities remains largely elusive. This paper describes two innovative approaches that strengthen understanding between the providers and users of weather and climate informat...


Kniveton, D.Visman ETall, ArameDiop, M.Ewbank RNjoroge EPearson L[Dealing with uncertainty: integrating local and scientific knowledge of the climate and weather]Dealing with uncertainty: integrating local and scientific knowledge of the climate and weather

In Africa, hydro-meteorological disasters (HMDs) have hit with increasing frequency and magnitude in recent years, with detrimental impacts on local livelihoods. African countries display a patchwork of national policies and institutional frameworks to address these rising HMDs. This paper examin...


Tall, AramePatt AGFritz, Steffen[Reducing vulnerability to hydro-meteorological extremes in Africa. A qualitative assessment of national climate disaster management policies: accounting for heterogeneity]Reducing vulnerability to hydro-meteorological extremes in Africa. A qualitative assessment of national climate disaster management policies: accounting for heterogeneity

This paper addresses the need for more rigorous evaluation of climate service projects and investments given theexistence of little evidence on the actual value of climate services and the challenges that hamper current effortsto evaluate the impact of climate services for the agricultural communi...


Tall, ArameCoulibaly, Jeanne Y.Diop, Moustapha[Do climate services make a difference? A review of evaluation methodologies and practices to assess the value of climate information services for farmers: Implications for Africa.]Do climate services make a difference? A review of evaluation methodologies and practices to assess the value of climate information services for farmers: Implications for Africa.

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