The mainstreaming of climate change and variability information into planning and policy development for Africa

Procedia Environmental Sciences

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 405-410

  Ogallo, L ^a  

^a IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre ICPAC   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Capacity building; Climate information and delivery systems; Knowledge development and management; Observations and climate database; Regional climate outlook forums; Research

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

CAPACITY BUILDING; CLIMATE INFORMATION; KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT; OBSERVATIONS AND CLIMATE DATABASE; REGIONAL CLIMATE;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

EID: 78650784746     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18780296     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.proenv.2010.09.028     Document Type: Conference Paper

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