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The added value of the process in climate services co-production: Lessons from Niger

Vieri Tarchiani — Wed, 09 Oct 2024 10:08:35 +0000

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 and the benefits they provide to users, several authors, more recently, have focused their attention on the process. A climate service is understood as a cyclical process in which the different actors interact, exchange knowledge, and establish relationships and mutual trust. This co-production process serves primarily to bridge the gap between science and society and is particularly appropriate for developing countries. Several authors claim the benefit of the co-production process improving the service usability, but rarely the intrinsic value of the process is recognized. This study aims to describe the process and document its added value using the example of Niger as a case study, where two services addressing drought and floods have recently been developed, tested, and operationalized. This experience allows for inferring lessons that can be useful for researchers and practitioners in developed and developing contexts. The value of the collaboration between different disciplines (transdisciplinarity) and roles (complementarity), and the iterative and interactive learning process emerge as key elements allowing a continuous improvement of the services and the strengthened relationship among actors. The results of this process, albeit qualitatively described in the paper, could guide researchers and practitioners in adopting such an approach and could represent a tangible example for funders and policymakers of the process’s added value. Nevertheless, the article recognizes the need to develop a methodological framework for quali/quantitatively assessing the added value of the co-production process and suggests four dimensions to be considered in further research. Finally, the paper recommends the capitalization of pilot experiences through the national and global frameworks for climate services.

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Agromet

Web Editor — Fri, 10 Apr 2020 12:18:22 +0000

AGROMET
Training
Programme

An Initiative for Angola and Mozambique

A capacity-building training course to transfer the know-how on agrometeorological analysis.

Who is it for?

The 12 weeks training took place in Italy at CNR-IBE in Sesto Fiorentino (Florence) and coordinated by Dr Maurizio Bacci. The goal was to improve the technical capacity of Angola and Mozambique to provide agro-climatic information and services for rainfed agriculture. The project, financed by FAO, was organized by the World Meteorological Organization Regional Training Center in Italy, operated by the Institute for the BioEconomy (former Institute of Biometeorology) of the National Research Council.

The Participants

The participants of the training course come from Angola and Mozambique and work at the national level in the field of meteorology, agro-meteorology, climate, and agricultural engineering.

Boost Cooperation

The training programe aims at boost cooperation at the national and regional level in sensitive areas, and promote exchanges and collaboration. The strengthening of a network of technical institutions could encourage to share methodologies and harmonize information bases.

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AGROMET DOC

Web Editor — Thu, 09 Jan 2020 11:26:23 +0000

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AGROMET Promo

Web Editor — Thu, 09 Jan 2020 11:23:51 +0000

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