Providing Seasonal-to-Interannual Climate Information for Risk Management and Decision-making

Seasonal Climate Prediction and Adaptation Using Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Agriculture Systems in Southern Africa: A Review

“…Climate information appears to be particularly important and in many cases a prerequisite for coping and adapting to the negative impacts of climate variability and change, given that most of the rural livelihoods in southern Africa depend on climate and environmental dynamics (Goddard et al, 2010). What is emerging from a number of studies is that farmers tend to make decisions on farming practices based on potential evidence of climate occurrences, particularly in relation to rainfall patterns (Goddard et al, 2010;Mapfumo et al, 2015;Roudier et al, 2014).…”

Farmers’ Perception and Willingness to Pay for Climate Information in Burkina Faso

“…It consists of publishing seasonal forecasts from climate models to farmers (Klopper, Vogel, & Landman, 2006). These seasonal predictions usually provide information on the probability of the starting and ending dates of the rainy season, the length of the season, the number of rainy days, the annual cumulative rainfall, the average and maximum duration of dry spells during the rainy season (Traore et al, 2014;Goddard et al, 2010). Various studies showed that climate information are integrated in farmers' decisions especially in the United States (Carberry et al, 2002), Mexico (Adams et al, 2003), Argentina (Podesta et al, 2002), Lesotho (Ziervogel, Bithell, & Washington, 2005), Australia (Hammer et al, 2001), Data were collected using a structured questionnaire referring to farmers' socio-economic characteristics and planted crop (Table 1).…”

Improving Climate Risk Management at Local Level – Techniques, Case Studies, Good Practices and Guidelines for World Meteorological Organization Members

“…One of the first steps for effective communication is to ensure two-way communication channels, where information providers and users can interact equally and explain misunderstandings. Before starting a CRM process, it is paramount to build and apply "climate information chains" 30 , as discussed above. This involves a complex network of institutions involved in the end-toend process of CRM, i.e.…”

“…This is exemplified by a young member of a remote community in Ecuador drawing a risk map for his location based on all the experiences, impacts and weaknesses their community has evidenced, but with a better understanding of how the vulnerability was built and the main climate hazards that threaten this community 31 . There is indeed considerable evidence to show that if communities at risk are actively involved in information collection and analyses then they are far more likely to rely on that information than if it is just provided to them from 'outside' 30 . Information is also regarded as credible to local actors if it is collected and reported by individuals recognized by the central bureaucracy and locals as responsible observers with minimal political motive, such as teachers or extension workers 32 .…”