Global Climate Change

In a crowded banquet hall in Niamey, a dozen people gather around a large piece of paper, chatting excitedly in Hausa and French. They are a diverse...

Across the climate information services (CIS) sector, a number of topics are emerging at the forefront for new research and learning. These include...

In the Dagana district of Senegal, Moustapha Aminata walks out to his rice paddies and looks to the sky for signs of rain. In 2009, floods wiped out his crop, but now dry years seem to come around more frequently than ever and Moustapha worries about how he and his family will withstand another year of low yields.

"Climate sensitive information needs to reach the right people for the appropriate decision that needs to be made...it is not just about useful...