Climate information and services in BRACED countries

Resilience Intel, December 2015, Issue No. 01:

This paper summarises and assesses existing weather and climate information for BRACED programme countries. It describes some of the drivers of weather (such as El Niño and the Asian monsoon), and how these contribute to variability in Africa and Asia. It then reviews information on existing climate services available in and/or for BRACED countries, highlighting state-of-the-art approaches and products in each area. The paper highlights some problems in the use of this available information, including issues of quality, appropriateness of scale and how information is communicated and interpreted.