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Who can eat information? Examining the effectiveness of seasonal climate forecasts and regional climate-risk management strategies [1]

Southern Africa is a region facing multiple stressors, including chronic, recurrent food insecurity and persistent threats of famine. Climate information, including seasonal climate forecasts, has been heralded as a promising tool for early-warning systems and agricultural risk management in southern Africa. Nevertheless, there is concern that climate information, for example climate forecasts, are not realizing their potential value in the region.

Original Source [2]

Publication Date: 
21/12/2006
Coleen Vogel [3], Karen O’Brien [4]
Climate Research [5]
33
111–122
Tags:
Climate Change [6], Weather Predictions [7], Information [8], Africa [9], Droughts [10], Famine [11], Food Security [12], Farmers [13], Agriculture [14], Rainfall Pattern [15], Climate Adaptation [16]
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[2] https://www.int-res.com/articles/cr_oa/c033p111.pdf
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[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/karen-o%E2%80%99brien
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/climate-research
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[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-security
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/farmers
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rainfall-pattern
[16] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-adaptation