The KADI project envisions the development of knowledge and co-production of climate services through an African observation and data research infrastructure. Within this framework, the project team in Kenya organised a workshop to bring together stakeholders of weather and climate information provided by the Kenya Meteorological Department for a discussion on how to understand user … Continue reading “Understanding user needs and co-producing climate services in Kenya”

Earlier in April 2024, KADI partners from the Resilience Academy visited the premises of Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) in Helsinki. The FMI is housed on the same building as the ICOS Head Office, therefore this was the ideal opportunity to hear about the FMI’s activities in Africa as well as share ICOS’ work in KADI. … Continue reading “KADI partners visit the Finnish Meteorological Institute in Helsinki”

In this report, we highlight the stakeholder engagement and partnerships of the Abidjan City Pilot in terms of the roles, resources and expertise that would be useful for the pilot. In this pilot, the climate service that will be designed is a particulate pollution warning system through a PM2.5 measurements network and an effective communication … Continue reading “Stakeholder engagement events in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire”

In February 2024, a research article on the African Regional Greenhouse Gases Budget (2010–2019) by Yolandi Ernst and colleagues was published in Global Biochemical Cycles. As part of the Regional Carbon Cycle Assessment and Processes Phase 2 (RECCAP2) initiative of the Global Carbon Project, the paper addresses the policy-relevant objectives of RECCAP2 through a comprehensive … Continue reading “New publication shows Africa’s carbon sink capacity is decreasing”

One of the objectives of the KADI project is to support AU-EU policy cooperation. This involves liaising with other AU-EU projects or initiatives. At the end of January 2024, KADI met with the African Union Commission to discuss collaboration with the  GMES and Africa project. GMES and Africa is for the development of services for … Continue reading “KADI cooperates with the African Union”

KADI Dar es Salaam stakeholder workshop gathered together 25 participants from various backgrounds. The workshop day was not just full of dialogue, but also good food, laughter, team building activities, brief presentations, and new connections. One of the KADI project aims is to co-design climate services for urban context in three African cities – Abidjan, … Continue reading “Community-based approaches for transformative climate services”

Online workshop: Validating African climate service and research infrastructure needs and challenges July 1st (in English) 9am – 2pm SAST (UTC+2) – registration form July 8th (in French) 9am – 2pm GMT (UTC+0) – registration form KADI organises an online workshop in July 2024 to discuss, validate and improve findings from the project activities. We … Continue reading “KADI Stakeholder Cooperation”

The KADI project was represented at the 5th Africa Climate Talks at the 10th Session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD-10) in April 2024 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. This article provides some context and highlights and interventions from the project’s perspective. Africa’s GDP is reduced by 5% annually because of climate change. … Continue reading “KADI at the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development”

14-19th April, 2024 Vienna (Austria) and online The EGU General Assembly 2024 brings together geoscientists from all over the world to one meeting covering all disciplines of the Earth, planetary, and space sciences. The EGU aims to provide a forum where scientists, especially early career researchers, can present their work and discuss their ideas with … Continue reading “KADI at the EGU24”

COP28 side event, 6 December 2023, 16:45- 18:15 UTC+4 SE Room 6 and online ▶ Full programme here (PDF) ▶ See the concrete impact of local climate action in this Resilience Academy video Transformative climate services are crucial to leverage efficient climate mitigation actions. By mobilising available knowledge, resources and skills, accounting for local realities and using actual data from observations, … Continue reading “KADI side event at COP28: CLIMATE SERVICES FOR DECISION-MAKERS”

As part of the KADI project, we invite 15 participants from the African continent to join a four-day training course on coastal oceanographic and carbon data collection, analysis and sharing. The course will take place in Gqeberha, South Africa 12-15 March 2024. The course will encompass sensor overview, hands-on training, fieldwork, data collection, data analysis … Continue reading “Training course on coastal carbon science and monitoring (Algoa Bay, South Africa)”

To connect to and collaborate with the African earth observation community, KADI participated in the  7th symposium of the African Group on Earth Observations (AfriGEO) which held in Swakopmund, Namibia from 18-23rd September 2023. KADI was presented in the session, ‘Data and Infrastructure’ which focused on existing infrastructure, barriers to data sharing, best case scenarios … Continue reading "KADI Participation at the 7th Symposium of the African Group on Earth Observations"