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Climate and Society  Publication:  

 A Better Climate for Development

Molly Hellmuth, PhD Director, Climate and Society Publication International Research Institute for Climate and Society 

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Background: Knowledge

Management Process

• partner-owned,

• demand- driven,• connect science &

practice,

• inform policy andpractice. 

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…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.

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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

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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

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Malaria Control in Southern AfricaAuthors: S.J. Connor, J. Da Silva, & S. Katikiti 

Malaria Outlook Forum Monitoring Surveillance

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Flood Management in MozambiqueAuthors: Filipe Lucio, Americo Muianga, and Mike Muller

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Flood management in MozambiqueAuthors: Filipe Lucio, Americo Muianga, and Mike Muller

• Use of climate forecasts incontingency plans since 1996

• Mobilization of ‘Flood Team’ 

• Tropical Cyclone EarlyWarning System

• Color coded messagesincluding flags are used towarn the population

• Development of CommunityBased Disaster RiskManagement System

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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 beused in decision making

• Economic analysis of the value of climate services is

lacking• Orient meteorological services towards achieving

development outcomes

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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

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CSP 3: A Better Climate for 

Disaster Risk Management

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CSP 3 Process

• Understanding current use ofclimate 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

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Thank You

iri.columbia.edu/csp

Dissemination to global audience

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