Les Services Agrométéorologiques pour les producteurs ruraux pour le développement et la durabilité de l’agriculture au Sénégal, Mauritanie, Mali, Burkina Faso et Niger
L’agriculture sahélienne depuis son origine est confrontée à la variabilité climatique qui a caractérisé son développement au cours des millénaires et a conduit les agriculteurs à adopter des stratégies fonctionnelles pour minimiser les risques. Dans la seconde moitié du XXe siècle, l’agrométéorologie s’est développée comme une science appliquée pour soutenir l’agriculture, réduire les risques climatiques […]
The added value of the process in climate services co-production: Lessons from Niger
Climate services are recognized as an essential tool for sustainable development in strategic and climate-sensitive sectors. In developing countries, particularly in Africa, the literature offers successful examples of application, especially in the agricultural sector, which is dramatically sensitive to climate variability and change. While, initially, particular emphasis was placed on the outcomes of these services […]
EWAfrica
2024 UPCOMING EVENT – INTERNATIONAL TRAINING COURSE EWAfrica: Enhancing Early Warningsfor Climate and Weather Extremes Supporting the Early Warnings for All Action Plan for Africa The Context Africa grapples with severe climate challenges—floods, droughts, cyclones, storms, and heatwaves—impeding socio-economic progress. From 1970 to 2021, Africa accounted for 35% of global weather-related fatalities, yet only 40% […]
Agricultural Meteorology School 3rd Edition 2023
Third Edition 2023 International School of Agrometeorology Agricultural Meteorology for Supporting Crop Production Bratislava, Slovakia 11-15 December 2023 About the third edition Crop production and natural resource management need innovative approaches to cope with climate challenges and geopolitical crises that increasingly threaten agriculture. Agrometeorology, through the development of new information, knowledge, and innovative tools can […]
Agricultural Meteorology School 2nd Edition 2022
Second Edition 2022 International School of Agrometeorology Agricultural Meteorology for Sustainable Water Management in Agroecosystems Bologna, Italy 5-9 September 2022 Who is it for? The 1-week face-to-face course “Agriculture meteorology for sustainable water management in agroecosystems” was designed with the aim to facilitate participants to increase their knowledge of novel scientific results, and advanced technologies […]
Agricultural Meteorology for a Climate Smart Agriculture. Course Report.
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Capacity-building initiatives on advanced Meteorology, Climatology and Climate change.
Agricultural Meteorology School 1st Edition 2021
1st Edition 2021 International School of Agrometeorology A capacity-building training course for young researchers and professionals Transfer the know-how on how Agricultural Meteorology can contribute to Climate Smart Agriculture Who is it for? The 2-weeks online course “Agriculture Meteorology for a Climate Smart Agriculture” intended to provide young researchers and professionals with high-level innovative knowledge […]
North-South cooperation to prevent natural disasters – 35 years of collaboration between the WMO Regional Training Centre in Italy and WMO in education and training
Competencies based innovative learning solutions for co-development of climate services in West Africa
In developing countries, and particularly in West Africa, the role of Climate Services (CS) for sustainable development is growing thanks to wide spreading collaboration among European institutions, including National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHS) research centers, universities, and homologue local institutions. Operationally, the implementation of CSs in developing countries is mainly pivoted on NMHS, which, […]
