http://www.fao.org/in-action/naps/resources/webinars/en/
The NAP-Ag webinar on Climate Information Services in Adaptation Planning for Agriculture will provide insights into the role of Climate Information Services (CIS) in planning for adaptation in agricultural sectors. Country case studies and extended exploration of best practices will create a strong learning environment for country-to-country exchange on institutional arrangements, and gaps in Climate Information Services for the implementation and formulation of National Adaptation Plans. This webinar is a follow up to the March 2017 peer-to-peer exchange on “Effective Climate Information Services for Agriculture in ASEAN.”
National Adaptation Plan Zambia Country ExperienceUNDP Climate
The NAP-Ag webinar on The Role of Climate Information Services in Adaptation Planning for Agriculture provided insights into the role of Climate Information Services (CIS) in planning for adaptation in agricultural sectors.
Institutional Framework for Planning and Provision of Climate Information Ser...UNDP Climate
The NAP-Ag webinar on The Role of Climate Information Services in Adaptation Planning for Agriculture provided insights into the role of Climate Information Services (CIS) in planning for adaptation in agricultural sectors.
Programme on Climate Information for Resilient Development in AfricaUNDP Climate
The NAP-Ag webinar on The Role of Climate Information Services in Adaptation Planning for Agriculture provided insights into the role of Climate Information Services (CIS) in planning for adaptation in agricultural sectors.
Climate Information for Resilient Development and Adaptation (CIRDA) and its ...NAP Events
Presentation by: Bonizella Biagini
4.1 Climate services in support of NAPs
This event will bring together experts involved in the provision of climate services and testimony from countries of how climate services are being used to support decision-making and effective adaptation. The event will start with brief statements, and will be followed by a panel discussion, where participants from the floor will have the opportunity to engage the panelists with questions or comments. The panel will demonstrate the practical benefits of climate services in support of climate risk management and adaptation to climate variability and change. It will also provide lessons learned through various activities being implemented at regional and national level.
The communication of National Adaptation M&E Systems | Timo Leiter, GIZNAP Global Network
Presentation by Timo Leiter, GIZ, on "The communication of National Adaptation M&E Systems" at the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Global Network's Targeted Topics Forum in Lilongwe, Malawi, in February 2017.
Reporting on desertification finance under the UNCCD (Mr. Philippe Saner and Mr. Matthias Haeni, University of Zurich on behalf of the Global Mechanism Secretariat)
National Adaptation Plan Zambia Country ExperienceUNDP Climate
The NAP-Ag webinar on The Role of Climate Information Services in Adaptation Planning for Agriculture provided insights into the role of Climate Information Services (CIS) in planning for adaptation in agricultural sectors.
Institutional Framework for Planning and Provision of Climate Information Ser...UNDP Climate
The NAP-Ag webinar on The Role of Climate Information Services in Adaptation Planning for Agriculture provided insights into the role of Climate Information Services (CIS) in planning for adaptation in agricultural sectors.
Programme on Climate Information for Resilient Development in AfricaUNDP Climate
The NAP-Ag webinar on The Role of Climate Information Services in Adaptation Planning for Agriculture provided insights into the role of Climate Information Services (CIS) in planning for adaptation in agricultural sectors.
Climate Information for Resilient Development and Adaptation (CIRDA) and its ...NAP Events
Presentation by: Bonizella Biagini
4.1 Climate services in support of NAPs
This event will bring together experts involved in the provision of climate services and testimony from countries of how climate services are being used to support decision-making and effective adaptation. The event will start with brief statements, and will be followed by a panel discussion, where participants from the floor will have the opportunity to engage the panelists with questions or comments. The panel will demonstrate the practical benefits of climate services in support of climate risk management and adaptation to climate variability and change. It will also provide lessons learned through various activities being implemented at regional and national level.
The communication of National Adaptation M&E Systems | Timo Leiter, GIZNAP Global Network
Presentation by Timo Leiter, GIZ, on "The communication of National Adaptation M&E Systems" at the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Global Network's Targeted Topics Forum in Lilongwe, Malawi, in February 2017.
Reporting on desertification finance under the UNCCD (Mr. Philippe Saner and Mr. Matthias Haeni, University of Zurich on behalf of the Global Mechanism Secretariat)
Adaptation Sector Integration: Perspectives from the agriculture and land-use...NAP Global Network
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National Monitoring and Evaluation System of the Joint National Action Plan f...NAP Global Network
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Malawi: what does the Paris Agreement’s transparency framework mean for LDCs?IIED
A presentation by Yamikani Idriss on Malawi's experience of reporting on their experiences implementing the Paris Agreement.
Yamikani Idriss is the environmental officer responsible for environmental planning, monitoring and research in the Ministry of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining in Malawi. He is also a climate change negotiator and a technical expert reviewer to the UNFCCC.
The presentation was delivered on Tuesday, 4 August 2020 during the webinar hosted by IIED `What does the Paris Agreement’s transparency framework mean for LDCs?´.
More details: https://www.iied.org/what-does-paris-agreements-transparency-framework-mean-for-ldcs
Presentation of status of reporting on Rio-marked ODA, OOF and disbursement data, and “Green” multilateral finance (Ms. Mariana Mirabile, OECD DAC Secretariat).
Mainstreaming EbA into Thailand’s NAPs and Opportunities for the Agricultural...ExternalEvents
The NAP-Ag webinar on Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) and National Adaptation Planning: Opportunities for the Agricultural Sectors will provide an overview of how EbA can be effectively integrated into agriculture sectors’ adaptation strategies and broader national adaptation planning processes. The webinar will focus on mainstreaming EbA in the formulation and implementation of National Adaptation Plans (NAPs). Both global presentations and a presentation from Thailand and Nepal, a NAP-Ag partner country will outline opportunities, experiences and approaches in mainstreaming EbA into adaptation policy planning processes and strategies at different scales. This slideshow was presented by Jaruwan Ngamsing
A New Vision for Weather and Climate Services in Africa - Executive SummaryGreg Benchwick
The collection, analysis and distribution of reliable climate and weather information has the potential to greatly benefit efforts by African nations to reduce poverty, build resilience and adapt to a changing climate. An upcoming UNDP publication will examine the climate information and services space in sub-Saharan Africa, taking a critical look at what hasn’t worked, why it’s important and possible solutions.
This comprehensive peer-reviewed report is being prepared by the UNDP’s Programme on Climate Information for Resilient Development in Africa (CIRDA), a four-year programme supporting work in 11 African Least Developed Countries with $50 million from the Global Environment Facility’s Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF). As such it builds on the expertise of the CIRDA technical team, the products of several workshops, and initial consultations between CIRDA experts and public and private representatives in partner countries.
The full report is due out soon. To receive the full report, email Greg Benchwick at gregory.benchwick@undp.org.
Slide presentations developed to demonstrate how Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) be used to address climate change, and why ICTs are a crucial part of the solution – i.e. in promoting efficiency, Green Growth & sustainable development, in dealing with climate change and for climate and environmental action. These slide presentations were delivered in February 2011 in Seongnam, near Seoul in Korea.
These presentations were developed and delivered over 2.5 days on the occasion of a Regional Training of Trainers Workshop for upcoming Academy modules on ICT for Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change Abatement. These modules were developed as part of the Academy of ICT Essentials for Government leaders developed by the United Nations (UN) Asia Pacific Centre for ICT Training (APCICT), based in Songdo City, in the Republic of South Korea.
These presentations were developed in 2011, and are somewhat out of date, but most of the principles still apply. Module 10, which has been published, does not include much of the information outlined in these presentations, which are fairly technical. They were developed to address a significant gap in understanding of the technical basis of using ICTs for climate action and because there is a clear bias in development circles against the importance of dealing with climate change mitigation in developing countries. These presentations are an attempt to redress this lack and are published here with this purpose in mind.
The author, Richard Labelle, is presently working on updating these presentations to further highlight the importance of addressing climate change and the important role that technology including ICTs, play in this effort.
Adaptation Sector Integration: Perspectives from the agriculture and land-use...NAP Global Network
Presentation by Beau Damen, FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, our Targeted Topics Forum (TTF) on the theme of “High-Level Political Support and Sectoral Integration of Adaptation” held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, from September 21-23, 2016.
M&E PROGRESS REPORT: KIRIBATI JOINT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN (CC &DRM)NAP Global Network
Presented by Ianeta Iororimo in September 2020 at the Virtual Learning Event on Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) for National Adaptation in Pacific Small Island Developing States organized by organized by the NAP Global Network in collaboration with the Pacific Resilience Partnership (PRP)
National Monitoring and Evaluation System of the Joint National Action Plan f...NAP Global Network
Presented by Viliami Takau in September 2020 at the Virtual Learning Event on Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) for National Adaptation in Pacific Small Island Developing States organized by organized by the NAP Global Network in collaboration with the Pacific Resilience Partnership (PRP)
Malawi: what does the Paris Agreement’s transparency framework mean for LDCs?IIED
A presentation by Yamikani Idriss on Malawi's experience of reporting on their experiences implementing the Paris Agreement.
Yamikani Idriss is the environmental officer responsible for environmental planning, monitoring and research in the Ministry of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining in Malawi. He is also a climate change negotiator and a technical expert reviewer to the UNFCCC.
The presentation was delivered on Tuesday, 4 August 2020 during the webinar hosted by IIED `What does the Paris Agreement’s transparency framework mean for LDCs?´.
More details: https://www.iied.org/what-does-paris-agreements-transparency-framework-mean-for-ldcs
Presentation of status of reporting on Rio-marked ODA, OOF and disbursement data, and “Green” multilateral finance (Ms. Mariana Mirabile, OECD DAC Secretariat).
Mainstreaming EbA into Thailand’s NAPs and Opportunities for the Agricultural...ExternalEvents
The NAP-Ag webinar on Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) and National Adaptation Planning: Opportunities for the Agricultural Sectors will provide an overview of how EbA can be effectively integrated into agriculture sectors’ adaptation strategies and broader national adaptation planning processes. The webinar will focus on mainstreaming EbA in the formulation and implementation of National Adaptation Plans (NAPs). Both global presentations and a presentation from Thailand and Nepal, a NAP-Ag partner country will outline opportunities, experiences and approaches in mainstreaming EbA into adaptation policy planning processes and strategies at different scales. This slideshow was presented by Jaruwan Ngamsing
A New Vision for Weather and Climate Services in Africa - Executive SummaryGreg Benchwick
The collection, analysis and distribution of reliable climate and weather information has the potential to greatly benefit efforts by African nations to reduce poverty, build resilience and adapt to a changing climate. An upcoming UNDP publication will examine the climate information and services space in sub-Saharan Africa, taking a critical look at what hasn’t worked, why it’s important and possible solutions.
This comprehensive peer-reviewed report is being prepared by the UNDP’s Programme on Climate Information for Resilient Development in Africa (CIRDA), a four-year programme supporting work in 11 African Least Developed Countries with $50 million from the Global Environment Facility’s Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF). As such it builds on the expertise of the CIRDA technical team, the products of several workshops, and initial consultations between CIRDA experts and public and private representatives in partner countries.
The full report is due out soon. To receive the full report, email Greg Benchwick at gregory.benchwick@undp.org.
Slide presentations developed to demonstrate how Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) be used to address climate change, and why ICTs are a crucial part of the solution – i.e. in promoting efficiency, Green Growth & sustainable development, in dealing with climate change and for climate and environmental action. These slide presentations were delivered in February 2011 in Seongnam, near Seoul in Korea.
These presentations were developed and delivered over 2.5 days on the occasion of a Regional Training of Trainers Workshop for upcoming Academy modules on ICT for Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change Abatement. These modules were developed as part of the Academy of ICT Essentials for Government leaders developed by the United Nations (UN) Asia Pacific Centre for ICT Training (APCICT), based in Songdo City, in the Republic of South Korea.
These presentations were developed in 2011, and are somewhat out of date, but most of the principles still apply. Module 10, which has been published, does not include much of the information outlined in these presentations, which are fairly technical. They were developed to address a significant gap in understanding of the technical basis of using ICTs for climate action and because there is a clear bias in development circles against the importance of dealing with climate change mitigation in developing countries. These presentations are an attempt to redress this lack and are published here with this purpose in mind.
The author, Richard Labelle, is presently working on updating these presentations to further highlight the importance of addressing climate change and the important role that technology including ICTs, play in this effort.
SV4D: The project, the reality observed and the challenges to be addressedWaldir Moreira
This presentation was given in the International Workshop on Affordable Wireless Connectivity Solutions (AWCS), on December 13th, 2017 in Lagos, Nigeria.
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The Roadmap to a Lifesaving Digital EcosystemWilliam Roberts
This report details the work the Royal National Lifeboat Institution Innovation Team undertook to explore how the emerging ecosystem of people, devices, software and enterprises could be leveraged to help save life. The report gathers insight from over 50 subject matter experts from a myriad of technical disciplines and sectors and sets a strong foundation for an exciting few years of technological development, innovation and demonstration.
Copernicus Climate Change Service - An introductionCopernicus ECMWF
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This is the presentation for the seventh session of a workshop CTO developed on the Management of Universal Service Access Funds (USAFs), held in Cameroon. It analyses interventions and the formats of existing USAFs and presents the best practices in the processes.
Take stock of emerging uses of ICT across sectors and of good practices in Africa and in other countries, including how ICTs are changing business models in strategic sector of Agriculture.
Latin America Researc Visit to FedUni Centre for eResearch and Digital Innova...Helen Thompson
Under the Australia Awards Fellowship (AAF), the Victorian State Government’s Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources Division of International Education has organised and sponsored a delegation of Latin-American Universities’ senior research administrators and researchers to visit Victorian universities in September.
FedUni hosted the delegation on Wednesday 23 September at Mt Helen
Digital4Climate-Leveraging Digital innovations & data for climate action Soren Gigler
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Synthetic fiber production is a fascinating and complex field that blends chemistry, engineering, and environmental science. By understanding these aspects, students can gain a comprehensive view of synthetic fiber production, its impact on society and the environment, and the potential for future innovations. Synthetic fibers play a crucial role in modern society, impacting various aspects of daily life, industry, and the environment. ynthetic fibers are integral to modern life, offering a range of benefits from cost-effectiveness and versatility to innovative applications and performance characteristics. While they pose environmental challenges, ongoing research and development aim to create more sustainable and eco-friendly alternatives. Understanding the importance of synthetic fibers helps in appreciating their role in the economy, industry, and daily life, while also emphasizing the need for sustainable practices and innovation.
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http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/iateflwebinar2024
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Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
This webinar will introduce you to my framework, highlighting the key competencies I identified from my research. It will also show how anybody involved in language teaching (any language, not just English!), teacher training, managing schools or developing language learning materials can benefit from using the framework.
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Case study: Programme on Climate Information for Resilient Development in Africa (CIRDA)
1. Case study:
Programme on Climate Information for Resilient
Development in Africa (CIRDA)
Dr. Joost Hoedjes
Country Support Specialist on Hydrology
CIRDA Programme, UNDP
NAP-Ag webinar on Climate Information Services in Adaptation Planning for
Agriculture
17 August 2017
2. Information for Adaptation
Lack of CI is a major cause
of low adaptive capacity
in Africa
Data must be accurate,
comprehensive, timely,
and consistently
maintained (sustainable)
Data must be
communicated and
understood by end users
(policy makers,
communities, etc.)
2
CIRDA Programme designed in response to African LDCs’ recognition that adaptation can not
be achieved without reliable climate and weather information – currently not sufficiently
available
Image of global radar network: Source WMO Radar Database
http://wrd.mgm.gov.tr/db/search-basic.aspx?l=en
http://wrd.mgm.gov.tr/db/search-basic.aspx?l=en
3. Realities on the ground
3
Accessibility
Power and Communications
Quality Control
Pictures from actual field missions
6. Support
• Data and tech transfer
• Identify and reach end users
• Mainstream/integrate weather/climate
information into development planning (NAPs)
• Financial sustainability planning/PPP
partnerships
11 Partner countries.
Objectives
• Support NMHS’s in their efforts to collect, analyse
and disseminate climate information for long term
planning and adaptation
• Provide timely, high quality climate information to
reach the last mile
• Enable policy makers and vulnerable communities
to make informed decisions
• Save lives and livelihoods
What is CIRDA
Benin
Burkina
Faso
Ethiopia
The Gambia
Liberia
Malawi
SãoTomé
and Príncipe
Tanzania
Uganda
Zambia
Sierra Leone
7. CIRDA VALUE ADD
7Design Thinking
Clients
Deploy
Maintai
n
Select
appropriate
technology for
environment
Ensure sustainability
of the network
through revenue
generation / resource
mobilisation /
facilitating user
feedback
Engineering Design
Continuous Improvement
Established LTA’sEstablished LTA’s
8. Non-traditional approaches have potential to support the
development and sustainability of weather observing
networks
8
Emphasis is on hydrometeorological systems engineering and leapfrog
technologies to establish the above sequence of actions.
9. A new vision for climate services
Technologies are now available that can provide high quality climate and weather
information at low cost and can be linked to mobile communication
9
Images from the site installation in Uganda: Sensors were installed on Mobile
Telecommunications towers, guaranteed power, security – communications still an
issue
Integrated Lightning
sensor with all in one
AWS
•Temp / Humidity
•Pressure
•Wind Speed / Dir
•Solar radiation
•Separate Automatic
Rain-gauge
10. What are the advantages
Shared hosting services on cloud platforms – data is available in real time
10
Real Time Network view Real Product view (Operational)
11. The private sector link
•Companies providing weather
observation, analysis and communications
are increasingly able to support NHMSs
•There are many commercial needs for
weather services (eg aviation, agriculture,
etc.) that can potentially provide revenue
supporting NHMSs
Partnerships will contribute more broadly to sustainable development goals
There is a continued need to support NHMS to provide CI as a public good
particularly to the poorest and most vulnerable
12. ‘The Last Mile’
Engaged with the Brown Institute for Media Innovation (Columbia University) and IRI to
promote the Climate Action Hackathon to create software applications to end users.
Some of the products they developed in 24 hours:
The Last Mile is the final, most crucial stage for CI. It focuses on the end user, the
communities and policy makers.
- Knife’s Edge : Analysis “dashboard” to enable ag extension
officers to infer climate/weather information for their practice
and application; collated, analysed data can then be sent to
farmers via push SMS or by scheduling in person meetings
- Climar: climate information sharing platform that provides
tailored advice in 4 local African languages to different sectors of
the economy (call in push service)
- #mLisho: SMS (text messages) providing sustainability and market
information to nomadic pastoralists based on predictions of range
land productivity
- Climate Frame: Frames data by defining specific actions that are
executed when defined weather events occur; Information
provided pictorially via sms
13. Conclusions
Climate Information (Data, Products, Services) is necessary to develop strong NAPs
Many vulnerable countries still need reliable data
Technology transfer/purchase is not enough without local capacity, including training, operation and
maintenance
Gathering and processing data in not sufficient without communication to the end users (including
policymakers)
NAPs preparation and implementation offer an opportunity to identify this gap at the national level
and to access the necessary resources to address this issue
Innovative cost effective technologies, public-private partnerships, focus on user needs all aid in
ensuring sustainability
Need for end-to-end approaches that include the last mile!
13
14. 14
A New Vision for
Weather and Climate Services
in Africa
http://adaptation-undp.org/resources/communications-
products/new-vision-weather-and-climate-services-africa
Editor's Notes
This is the picture of the Squall Line that Ulrich took from Burkina Faso. It is pretty cool, and very poignant in terms of climate change that is already a reality and that we need to adapt (sorry but it is the ex REDD person talking here)
This slide supports the basis for CIRDA: to fill a major gap in adaptation planning as recognized by the LDCs themselves (country driven). The slide also shows the lack of coverage in LDCs and some middle income countries (Africa of course, SIDS, Africa, China) vs the extensive amount of WMO compliant stations reporting in developed economies (look at US, Europe, Australia). Also, such data as is being collected in Africa has traditionally too often been for global climate modeling (i.e. WMO) but does not have the geographic coverage, content, or communication required for providing early alerts. The last bullet also allows us to begin to introduce the concept of the last mile.
Most hydromet services in Africa are unable to meet national climate and weather service needs (World Bank, STAP-GEF). Lack of training, funds, equipment is ill suited for needs and realities and little if any money is provided for maintenance.
Many stations/sites are neglected because they can only be reached by off road vehicles.
Although training is provided to technicians, there is no follow up of quality control of installations. (Pic shows pressure sensor that is not plugged in since there was no money to buy an extension cord. The second shows a rain gauge that has no power because the solar panel power station is facing 180 degrees from where the sun is). NOTE PICTURES ARE FROM CIRDA FIELD MISSIONS IN THE PAST YEAR
Some equipment purchase is inadequate for the field. This DAVIS weather station is considered a good quality “hobby” weather station. To get data, the user must drive to it and download data manually through the custom interface. Usually there is no battery and they have to improvise. That is Joost connecting the interface to the UNDP car battery.
Collected data is not communicated.
For example, in Uganda the data from AWS is sent via modem to the UNMA head office server where it is stored but not communicated since there is no common interface platform.
The manual station to the right of the picture is still used by the observer to craft the SYNOP (text based meteorological data) via sms and email to the Automatic Message Switching System (AMSS). This data is then submitted to the WMO GTS network only
Collected data is not communicated.
For example, in Uganda the data from AWS is sent via modem to the UNMA head office server where it is stored but not communicated since there is no common interface platform.
The manual station to the right of the picture is still used by the observer to craft the SYNOP (text based meteorological data) via sms and email to the Automatic Message Switching System (AMSS). This data is then submitted to the WMO GTS network only
Image from http://info.publicintelligence.net/WIFA_Project_Outline_Executive_Summary.pdf
The image shows the basic components of the AWS system that is mounted on the cell tower. The installation process can take up to 3 hours with good experience to complete. The standard AWS installation takes up to 3 days min to complete.
While there have been concerns regarding the data quality from the sensors and whether they will be affected by the towers and the placement of the sensors above ground (all at 10m), these issues have been addressed by research and will be further validated in the CIRDA program. The meso-scale network is operational at over 8000 locations globally.
See station density in weather Philippines application http://weather.com.ph//
Cellular networks are expanding and are a good way to reach the last mile as the information can be easily tailored. The real time product views show processed model output data, combine with lightning and proxy radar (derived from lightning data). All the products can be made available as ‘building blocks” that can be ingested into third party systems i.e. national weather service websites, commercial website portals. In the case of Uganda, UNMA has authorized a trial of data to be submitted to the HNI 3 2 1 service .
For the last point -- revenue sharing -- the very recent Uganda example is our best illustration. With 500K from the SCIEWS project they were able to leverage 500K in services from Earth Networks with the potential of leveraging an extra 1 million in shared revenue. This was not a complicated agreement and was a win-win all around. Uganda’s enabling action have also brought more attention to the met services and the government duplicated their initial budget.
Collecting and processing information is not enough for adaptation, it needs to be communicated. This requires data to be stored in a format that makes it easily accessible for app development.
Partnerships and networks (both traditional and new) are key to reaching ‘the last mile’. This is why information should be open and focus on end users. New technologies provide great opportunities.
CI needs to be packaged so that it is relevant and actionable. Application development
Also it is KEY to state that information needs to be made available in a manner that is accessible for the development of applications (in API format for example). Our hackers were able to develop apps thanks to the info provided by Speedwell, Awhare and IRI. Information by Zambia Met and other met departments was not accessible to them (not in API format). By making information available and open it creates an opportunity for people like our hackers to develop applications needed to communicate climate information in a manner that is relevant. HERE IS THE MOMENT TO ALSO INTRODUCE OUR DIGITIZATION WORK WITH IEDRO WHO SHARES THIS PHILOSHPY.