Climate forecasting to serve communities in West Africa

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dc.contributor.authorTall, Arame
dc.date.accessioned2012-04-12T13:45:10Z
dc.date.available2012-04-12T13:45:10Z
dc.date.copyright2010
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractThe recent Red Cross experience acting on forecasts in west Africa provides examples of how climate information can be linked to decisions and serve development in low-income regions, and how climate and weather forecasts may become useful to communities at risk from climatic events, provided that the obstacles thwarting these communities’ access to and use of forecasts are clearly identified and overcome.en
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dc.identifier.citationTall, A. (2010). Climate Forecasting to Serve Communities in West Africa. Procedia Environmental Sciences, 1, 421-431. doi:10.1016/j.proenv.2010.09.030en
dc.identifier.issn1878-0296
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/48744
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevieren
dc.subjectCLIMATE VARIABILITYen
dc.subjectSEASONAL FORECASTINGen
dc.subjectEARLY WARNING SYSTEMSen
dc.subjectCOMMUNITYen
dc.subjectRED CROSSen
dc.subjectWEST AFRICAen
dc.subjectVULNERABILITYen
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENTen
dc.subjectAIR-SEA INTERACTIONSen
dc.subjectAGROMETEOROLOGYen
dc.subjectHYDROLOGYen
dc.titleClimate forecasting to serve communities in West Africaen
dc.typeJournal Article (peer-reviewed)en
idrc.copyright.holderElsevier
idrc.copyright.oapermissionsourceCC BY-NC-ND 3.0en
idrc.dspace.accessOpen Accessen
idrc.project.number104391
idrc.project.titleAfrican Climate Change Fellowshipen
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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