Climate and Society Publication:

A Better Climate for Development

Molly Hellmuth, PhD

Director, Climate and Society Publication
International Research Institute for Climate and Society
 Background: Knowledge
Management Process

• partner-owned,
• demand- driven,
• connect science &
practice,
• inform policy and
practice.
 …Learning from Climate Risk
Management in Practice
Climate Risk Management:
• seeks to promote sustainable development by
helping to manage vulnerability associated
with both short term climate variability and
longer term climate change.
• In particular, in climate-sensitive areas such
as agriculture, water resources, food security,
health and disaster risk management.
CSP 1: Informing ClimDev-Africa
Partnership
• AfDB, AU, UNECA, GCOS, NOAA
• Science, Practitioners,
Policymakers
• Ownership and Buy-in
• Credible Message
• Collective Vision

Demand Driven
• 5 case example contributions

Knowledge Mgmt Process

• Meetings, Workshops

Launched
• 8th AU Heads of State Summit
 Case Studies
• Malaria control in southern Africa
• Stephen J. Connor, Joaquim Da Silva, and Samson Katikiti

• Flood management in Mozambique

• Filipe Lucio, Americo Muianga, and Mike Muller

• Food security in Ethiopia

• Teshome Erkineh

• Agriculture in Mali
• Daouda Diarra and Pauline Dibi Kangah

• Drought insurance in Malawi

• Daniel Osgood and Duncan Warren
 Malaria Control in Southern Africa
Authors: S.J. Connor, J. Da Silva, & S. Katikiti

Malaria Outlook Forum Monitoring Surveillance

Flood Management in Mozambique
Authors: Filipe Lucio, Americo Muianga, and Mike Muller
Flood management in Mozambique
Authors: Filipe Lucio, Americo Muianga, and Mike Muller

• Use of climate forecasts in

contingency plans since 1996
• Mobilization of ‘Flood Team’

• Tropical Cyclone Early

Warning System
• Color coded messages
including flags are used to
warn the population

• Development of Community
Based Disaster Risk
Management System
 Relevant Conclusions
• Climate information is most effective when integrated into
decision making frameworks
• Reducing climate-related risks requires multi-level
stakeholder coordination and communication
• Climate information must be credible if it is to be used in
decision making
• Economic analysis of the value of climate services is lacking
• Orient meteorological services towards achieving
development outcomes
CSP 2: Does Index Insurance Work?
Partnership
• IFAD, IRI, NOAA, Oxfam, Swiss Re,
UNDP, WB, WFP

Contributors
• Practitioners, Researchers,
Development

Knowledge Mgmt Process

• Meetings, Workshops, Roundtables
• 17 case contributions

Context
• Poverty Reduction and Development
CSP 3: A Better Climate for
Disaster Risk Management
 CSP 3 Process
• Understanding current use of
climate information for DRM:
– Technical Advisors in the Field
– Gaps, Opportunities and Needs
– 5-6 case studies

• Connecting Science and

Practitioners:
– Workshops, Humanitarian and
Climate Communities
 Thank You

Dissemination to global audience

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