Downscaling
Climate Models: What They Show Us and How They Can Be Used in Planning
Explore this guide from the Future Climate For Africa programme which provides a primer on global climate models (GCMs) and how to use them in planning.
Climate Change Impact on Pastures and Livestock Systems in Kyrgyzstan
The report describes the new livestock umbrella programme the Kyrgyz government with the support of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) aiming at helping the country to face not only today´s problems and constrains in the livestock sector but also future challenges.
Policy-ready projections: making climate models more useful to planners
This ACCC report looks at how climate models and climate model outputs can be made more useful to planners.
Developing regional climate change messages using multiple lines of evidence
This article provides guidance on how to build a message about changes in the regional climate (rather than the global climate).
Training of Trainers Workshop on Climate Change Science – Summary of Proceedings
ToT Climate science workshop summary
First Technical Assistance Workshop for ACCCA Pilot Action Teams
Advancing Capacity for Climate Change Adaptation (ACCCA) First Technical Assistance Workshop
Effective use of climate science to improve adaptation in Africa
Assess climate risk
Climate risk assessments identify the likelihood of current and future climate hazards and their impacts. For an assessment to be done, up to date data on current and projected future climate related hazards and vulnerabilities is needed, which needs to be collected and maintained. These risk assessments need to be prepared in collaboration with other assessments of risks related to disasters and sustainable development. The risk assessments need to be a living document involving the relevant decision-makers, who also need to become aware of and understand the risks and how they are best addressed. Assessing risks can inform current and future investment decisions and prioritization of climate action.
Before beginning a risk assessment, the organization in charge needs to establish goals and aims of the assessment, carry out a stakeholder analysis, as well as make a review of existing resources and data. Risk assessments can be done at various levels; national, regional and local, and for different sectors and organizations. Several overviews exist of how to carry out a climate risk assessment.
Resources:
C40 Climate risk assessment methodology
Cities are encouraged to publish their Climate Change Risk Assessment. The primary public reporting platform for cities is theCDP Cities, States and Regions Open Data Portal.