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  1. NewsletterHappenings In-house version 18 December 2020, No.1885 Workshops and trainings Upskilling climate change experts in Mali: Training begins with live project synopsis Atraining program initiated by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency is upskilling climate change professionals in Mali from various streams ranging from agriculture and pastoralism to ecology, meteorology and biochar technology. The launch of the training started with the seven participants presenting a synopsis of the live project that they intend to take up to benefit their institutes. The participants are from national institutions and agencies such as the Office du Niger, Mali-Météo, Laboratory of the Tropical Ecology (Laboratoire d’Ecologie Tropicale (LET) and the National Agency for Environment and Sustainable Development. They will have access to the latest research and development in their fields of work and network with colleagues from other countries to improve their knowledge of new working methods. Regional experts in home countries and Swedish experts will supervise the trainees. The Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI), an expert agency under the Swedish Ministry of the Environment, is implementing the training program in West Africa. The program focuses on integrating available climate information in a holistic way to facilitate sustainable adaptation measures and therefore places great emphasis on the end-users of climate information. The ongoing training program is for 10 months including 3 weeks in Sweden. The training consists of 10 training modules including theoretical scientific content and practical tools. The topics include – Climate data, Impact of climate change on water resources, Impact of climate change on agriculture, Vulnerability analysis and risk assessment, Climate change mitigation, Adaptation and preventive actions, Decision making in a situation of uncertainty, Institutional development and Climate information and communication services. At the workshop launch, each candidate presented the details of a live project that they will work on during the training. Each project caters to the climate change aspect of the program objectives in the participant’s organization. Snapshots of the live projects Building climate resilience of pastoralists: Studying the impact of climate change on pastoralists and the Ms Sow Coumba Kone and Mr Mamadou Diakité, participants from Mali-Météo preparing their project brief. Photo. A. Diama, ICRISAT
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