Dealing with uncertainty: integrating local and scientific knowledge of the climate and weather
While climate science has made great progress in the projection of weather and climate information, its uptake by local communities remains largely elusive. This paper describes two innovative approaches that strengthen understanding between the providers and users of weather and climate information...
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| author | Kniveton, Dominic Visman E Tall, Arame Diop, M. Ewbank R Njoroge E Pearson L |
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| description | While climate science has made great progress in the projection of weather and climate information, its uptake by local communities remains largely elusive. This paper describes two innovative approaches that strengthen understanding between the providers and users of weather and climate information and support-appropriate application: (1) knowledge timelines, which compare different sources and levels of certainty in community and scientific weather and climate information; and (2) participatory downscaling, which supports users to translate national and regional information into a range of outcomes at the local level. Results from piloting these approaches among flood-prone communities in Senegal and drought-prone farmers in Kenya highlight the importance of co-producing ‘user-useful’ climate information. Recognising that disaster risk management actions draw on a wide range of knowledge sources, climate information that can effectively support community-based decision-making needs to be integrated with local knowledge systems and based on an appreciation of the inherent uncertainty of weather and climate information. |
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| spelling | CGSpace757822025-02-19T14:32:39Z Dealing with uncertainty: integrating local and scientific knowledge of the climate and weather Kniveton, Dominic Visman E Tall, Arame Diop, M. Ewbank R Njoroge E Pearson L climate change agriculture food security While climate science has made great progress in the projection of weather and climate information, its uptake by local communities remains largely elusive. This paper describes two innovative approaches that strengthen understanding between the providers and users of weather and climate information and support-appropriate application: (1) knowledge timelines, which compare different sources and levels of certainty in community and scientific weather and climate information; and (2) participatory downscaling, which supports users to translate national and regional information into a range of outcomes at the local level. Results from piloting these approaches among flood-prone communities in Senegal and drought-prone farmers in Kenya highlight the importance of co-producing ‘user-useful’ climate information. Recognising that disaster risk management actions draw on a wide range of knowledge sources, climate information that can effectively support community-based decision-making needs to be integrated with local knowledge systems and based on an appreciation of the inherent uncertainty of weather and climate information. 2015-01 2016-06-23T02:16:59Z 2016-06-23T02:16:59Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/75782 en Limited Access Wiley Kniveton D, Visman E, Tall A, Diop M, Ewbank R, Njoroge E, Pearson L. 2015. Dealing with uncertainty: integrating local and scientific knowledge of the climate and weather. Disasters 39(s1):s35-s53. |
| spellingShingle | climate change agriculture food security Kniveton, Dominic Visman E Tall, Arame Diop, M. Ewbank R Njoroge E Pearson L Dealing with uncertainty: integrating local and scientific knowledge of the climate and weather |
| title | Dealing with uncertainty: integrating local and scientific knowledge of the climate and weather |
| title_full | Dealing with uncertainty: integrating local and scientific knowledge of the climate and weather |
| title_fullStr | Dealing with uncertainty: integrating local and scientific knowledge of the climate and weather |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dealing with uncertainty: integrating local and scientific knowledge of the climate and weather |
| title_short | Dealing with uncertainty: integrating local and scientific knowledge of the climate and weather |
| title_sort | dealing with uncertainty integrating local and scientific knowledge of the climate and weather |
| topic | climate change agriculture food security |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/75782 |
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