Climate and Society

Disaster Risk Reduction Stakeholders Training Workshop (Windhoek, Namibia, 27-28 August 2011)

The Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Disaster Risk Reduction Unit, in partnership with the World Bank’s Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) and United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) hosted a disaster risk reduction (DRR) stakeholders training workshop in Windhoek, Namibia, from 27-28 August 2011

Fifteenth Southern Africa Regional Climate Outlook Forum (SARCOF-15)

The Southern Africa Development Community Climate Services Centre (SADC CSC) held its Fifteenth Southern Africa Regional Climate Outlook Forum (SARCOF-15), in Windhoek, Namibia, between 29 and 30 August 2011.

CSIR-Kulima-UCT project to integrate climate change into planning in the SADC Region

CSIR-Kulima-UCT project to integrate climate change into planning in the SADC Region

Kulima interprets range of seasonal forecasts for RIACSO as part of CSIR-Kulima-UCT project

Kulima interprets range of seasonal forecasts for RIACSO as part of CSIR-Kulima-UCT project

IPCC Special Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation

The IPCC launched its ‘Special Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation’ on 18 November 2011.

Side Events at COP 17

A selection of Side Event summaries from COP 17, held in Durban between 28 November and 9 December 2011 - focussing on new developments in the use of climate and weather information to support decision-making in Africa and beyond

Strengthening Climate Services in Africa with support from WMO, Norwegian Government

The Government of Norway and the WMO have agreed to support climate services in Africa under the Global Framework for Climate Services

South African Weather Services soon to issue air pollution warnings

South African Weather Services soon to issue air pollution warnings

Media coverage of responses to the proposed Weather Services Amendment Bill

Examples of media coverage of responses to the proposed Weather Services Amendment Bill

Bridging the Gap: Experiences of communicating climate information between producers and end-users in southern Africa

This paper, by Claire Davis, Alec Joubert, Willem Landman, Katharine Vincent, Tracy Cull and Emma Archer van Garderen, was presented at the recent Planet Under Pressure conference, held in London in March, in a session on "Making climate science useful: effective dialogue between climate scientists and humanitarian and development 'end users'"

South Africa withdraws contorversial Weather Services Amendment Bill