Workshop report: Training and Development of Downscaled Seasonal Forecasts for Pilot Districts, Kigali, Rwanda

This report summarizes the discussions, analysis and interactions during IRI postdoctoral research scientist Asher Siebert’s one-week stay in Rwanda in late August 2016 as part of the CCAFS-Rwanda project. The overall aim of this project is help farmers in Rwanda to be better adapted to climate v...

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Autores principales: Siebert, Asher, Kagabo, Desire M., Vuguziga, Floribert
Formato: Informe técnico
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/77377
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description This report summarizes the discussions, analysis and interactions during IRI postdoctoral research scientist Asher Siebert’s one-week stay in Rwanda in late August 2016 as part of the CCAFS-Rwanda project. The overall aim of this project is help farmers in Rwanda to be better adapted to climate variability and any climate change they may face, and, in doing so, to help improve food security and agricultural outcomes. Seasonal forecasting and downscaling methods were discussed, and a particular national forecast made with the Climate Predictability Tool (CPT) and was shared, along with downscaled results in probability of exceedance format. In country meteorology participants were trained in CPT. Further discussions addressed longer-term collaborative work on both climatology and further seasonal prediction work, particularly with regard to El Nino/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and the Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD). Discussions with experts at CIAT and the Rwanda Agriculture Board also addressed the prospect of using the Water Requirement Satisfaction Index (WRSI) as a monitoring and climate/agriculture risk management tool in the future.
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spelling CGSpace773772024-01-23T12:04:07Z Workshop report: Training and Development of Downscaled Seasonal Forecasts for Pilot Districts, Kigali, Rwanda Siebert, Asher Kagabo, Desire M. Vuguziga, Floribert agriculture climate change food security This report summarizes the discussions, analysis and interactions during IRI postdoctoral research scientist Asher Siebert’s one-week stay in Rwanda in late August 2016 as part of the CCAFS-Rwanda project. The overall aim of this project is help farmers in Rwanda to be better adapted to climate variability and any climate change they may face, and, in doing so, to help improve food security and agricultural outcomes. Seasonal forecasting and downscaling methods were discussed, and a particular national forecast made with the Climate Predictability Tool (CPT) and was shared, along with downscaled results in probability of exceedance format. In country meteorology participants were trained in CPT. Further discussions addressed longer-term collaborative work on both climatology and further seasonal prediction work, particularly with regard to El Nino/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and the Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD). Discussions with experts at CIAT and the Rwanda Agriculture Board also addressed the prospect of using the Water Requirement Satisfaction Index (WRSI) as a monitoring and climate/agriculture risk management tool in the future. 2016-10-20 2016-10-24T12:27:53Z 2016-10-24T12:27:53Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/77377 en Open Access application/pdf Siebert A, Kagabo DM, Vuguziga F. 2016. Training and Development of Downscaled Seasonal Forecasts for Pilot Districts, Kigali, Rwanda, August 2016. CCAFS Workshop Report. Copenhagen, Denmark: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS).
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Workshop report: Training and Development of Downscaled Seasonal Forecasts for Pilot Districts, Kigali, Rwanda
title Workshop report: Training and Development of Downscaled Seasonal Forecasts for Pilot Districts, Kigali, Rwanda
title_full Workshop report: Training and Development of Downscaled Seasonal Forecasts for Pilot Districts, Kigali, Rwanda
title_fullStr Workshop report: Training and Development of Downscaled Seasonal Forecasts for Pilot Districts, Kigali, Rwanda
title_full_unstemmed Workshop report: Training and Development of Downscaled Seasonal Forecasts for Pilot Districts, Kigali, Rwanda
title_short Workshop report: Training and Development of Downscaled Seasonal Forecasts for Pilot Districts, Kigali, Rwanda
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topic agriculture
climate change
food security
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/77377
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