1. Linking Climate Information to Development Policy
African Climate Policy Centre
Charles Muraya
21 November 2018
Windhoek, Namibia
RA-I WIGOS Workshop on Automatic Weather Station (AWS) networks

2. ACPC Programme Components
Focus area 1: Research and analysis in support of climate-informed sustainable development
Focus area 2: Advisory services and technical assistance for the implementation of the Paris Agreement to enhance climate-smart development
Focus area 3: Human and institutional capacities for climate-smart investment in member States
Focus area 4: Spaces for science, policy and practice dialogues to catalyse common positions in support of Africa’s development agenda
Focus area 5: Generation, packaging and dissemination of knowledge products to key constituencies for climate-smart development
Focus area 6: Value for money in programme management, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and learning
Linking Climate Information to Development Policy

3. ACPC partnerships NMHSs RCCs WMO AfDB Research institutions
Climate science and climate information
Research institutions
Climate Research for Development in Africa (CR4D)
UNECA
Climate research, analytical work
AMCOMET, AMCEN, CAHOSCC, AGN
AUC
Parliamentarians
Civil society, Media, Youth, Women groups
Influencing policy and practice
Linking Climate Information to Development Policy

4. Weather and Climate Information Services (WISER)
ACPC intervenes in two pillars of WISER:
Output 1. Strengthened enabling environment for generation, uptake and use of weather and climate services to support sustainable development
Output 2. Intellectual leadership in climate science in Africa built through innovative evidence generation and learning.
Collaborates with the East African component of WISER.
uneca.org/wiser
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5. Output 1. Strengthening enabling environment for CIS
Customized SEB model for application in i) DRR, ii) agriculture, energy & water nexus using Vensim Software and shared with stakeholders;
Mapping of current projects/initiatives/ institutions in the CIS value chain;
A community of practice for CIS innovations online platform created and activated for use by various stakeholders in CIS;
The WMO CIS data sharing standards and protocols reviewed in context of application in Africa and recommendations provided;
Established an RCOFs knowledge sharing partnership – to develop RCOFs best practices.
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6. Output 2. Intellectual leadership in climate science
Established the Climate Research for Development in Africa (CR4D) Secretariat;
CR4D governance structures including Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC), Institutional Collaboration Platform (ICP) and Oversight Board created;
The 5-year CR4D strategic programme and three major thematic areas for the research grant management identified;
CR4D grant management mechanism framework established.
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7. RCOFs knowledge partnership
March 2018
Launch of knowledge exchange
Attended by WMO and all RCCs
WMO - Rationale for RCOFs
May 2018
Knowledge exchange partnership formalized at GHACOF49
Ideas for RCOFs best practices in:
Consensus seasonal forecasting
RCOFs organization
Stakeholder engagement, feedback
November 2018
Write-shop to draft an RCOFs guidelines and best practices document at WMO AWS workshop
All RCCs have confirmed participation
Publication to be submitted to WMO for review
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8. Sectoral engagements, during forums, feedback
RCOFs process
NNMHs- 1
NNMHs- 2
NNMHs- 3 ….
Organization of RCOFs
Sectoral engagements, during forums, feedback
Consensus weather forecasts
Feedback
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9. WMO ACMAD ICPAC AGRYHMET SADC-CSC CEMAC-RCC EAC WASCAL PACJA WISER EA
RCOFs knowledge partnership Members
WMO
ACMAD
ICPAC
AGRYHMET
SADC-CSC
CEMAC-RCC
EAC
WASCAL
PACJA
WISER EA
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10. Data sharing practices
Based on WMO resolution 40
Objectives:
Review the application of the resolution
Identify best practices and success stories
Highlight barriers to data sharing
And ultimately provide recommendations to promote their use to support CIS uptake in the African continent
Requirements of Res 40
All members (NMHSs) shall provide on a free and unrestricted basis, essential data and products for the provision of services in support to protection of life, property.
WMO
Regional Climate Centers (RCCs)
NMHSs
- Collect terrestrial data
- Upper air observations
- Use combination of AWS and other observation equipment
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11. more info: murayac@un.org
THANK YOU!
more info:
UNECA.ORG/ACPC