2022
DOI: 10.3389/fclim.2022.908662
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Identifying the Barriers and Opportunities in the Provision and Use of Weather and Climate Information for Flood Risk Preparedness: The Case of Katakwi District, Uganda

Abstract: The provision of weather and climate information (WCI) can help the most at-risk communities cope and adapt to the impacts of extreme events. While significant progress has been made in ensuring improved availability of WCI, there remain obstacles that hinder the accessibility and use of this information for adaptation planning. Attention has now focused on the “usability gap” to ensure useful and usable WCI informs practise. Less attention has however been directed on barriers to the active production and use… Show more

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“…It would be difficult to make use of data that one does not understand or is not aware of its existence. While previous literature indicates that provision of usable climate information includes the capabilities of the users to inform active practice [39], the same is expected to apply across other types of information that enable more effective decision making, meaning the officers would need to have their capacity increased.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…It would be difficult to make use of data that one does not understand or is not aware of its existence. While previous literature indicates that provision of usable climate information includes the capabilities of the users to inform active practice [39], the same is expected to apply across other types of information that enable more effective decision making, meaning the officers would need to have their capacity increased.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The agricultural officers are not guided by any regulations from their office or national government on how to share the information. Mitheu in her study on identifying barriers and opportunities in provision and use of weather and climate information [39], noted that for the information to be usable, the packaging in terms of language, timeliness of sharing the information and the method of dissemination are critical. Lack of these guidelines leaves a gap that needs to be addressed by the Counties to ensure more effective use of geospatial information for crop production.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Whilst this information helped to inform the description of the impact of the projected climate changes, a comprehensive literature review, including over three hundred different sources, provided information to link these physical effects with possible socio-economic outcomes. As disaster datasets must consider a global scope, data normally miss the resolution necessary to record the effects at community level, so the use of gray literature, including NGO reports and local newspaper interviews, is essential in gaining a better understanding of events (Mitheu et al, 2022).…”
Section: Assessment Of Riskmentioning
confidence: 99%