[SDI-Africa] New report on how climate science could be better used for supporting adaption in African agriculture

[Kate Lance]

http://www.egs.uct.ac.za/~gina/SEI%20Policy%20brief%202008%20Climate%20Science%20in%20Africa.pdf (policy brief)
http://www.egs.uct.ac.za/~gina/SEI%20Rockefeller%20Africa%20Climate%20Report%204April08.pdf (full report)
The Stockholm Environment Institute has recently published a policy brief and report on how climate science could be better used for supporting adaption in African agriculture. Climate change is expected to place considerable additional stress on the biophysical, economic, political and social systems that determine livelihood security in Africa. Accordingly there is a growing need for "anticipatory adaptation", in other words, proactive rather than reactive management of climate change risk.
Successful anticipatory adaptation requires the best available information concerning the nature of future climate risks: therefore it is vital that climate science is used more effectively in adaptation decision making. 
The report makes following recommendations (which have a whole lot in common with developing spatial data infrastructure):
Improve access to historical climate data 
Strengthen skills for applying climate science
Bridge the gap between information producers and information users
Create ‘platforms’ for collaborative action and information sharing
Build on existing organisations and networks
Develop records of ‘good’ adaptation
Focus aid to better support adaptation
 
[Source: FARA Blog]


      
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