Improving our understanding of African weather and climate - this includes research into the global drivers of African climate; enhancing the observational platforms with fields campaigns and satellites; improving the prediction of climate over Africa.
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See feature on Horn of Africa drought>> Lead scientists: Dr Ros Cornforth, Dr Charlie Williams |
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 Assessing impacts on food and crops - crop modelling, water and land management
Lead scientists: Professor Tim Wheeler, Dr Emily Black |
This includes research into the use of weather and climate data in decison-making, the practicality of potential adaptation measures as varied as index insurance and resettlement, and ways of enhancing rural livelihoods to increase resilience to change. Lead scientists: Dr Alex Arnall, Dr Henny Osbahr, Dr Emily Boyd, Dr Sarah Cardey, Dr Ruth Evans |
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 Supporting capacity building - this includes aspects of training and development addressed to farmers and researches and also aspects of communication and policy engagement.
Lead scientists: Dr Roger Stern |
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