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Cham : Springer International Publishing AG, 2021

1 online resource (186 pages)

ISBN 9783030611606 (electronic bk.)

ISBN 9783030611590

Print version: Conway, Declan Climate Risk in Africa Cham : Springer International Publishing AG,c2021 ISBN 9783030611590

Introduction -- The FREE Framework of Heuristic Decision-Making.

Case Studies -- FRACTAL -- HyCRISTAL -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Co-production: Learning from Contexts -- Introduction -- Co-production in Climate Services -- Principles of Co-production -- Tailor to Context and Decision -- Deliver a Timely and Sustainable Service -- Build Trust -- Embrace Diversity and Respect Differences -- Enhance Inclusivity -- Keep Flexible -- Support Conscious Facilitation -- Communicate in Accessible Ways -- Ensure Value-Add for All Involved -- Improve Transparency of Forecast Accuracy and Certainty -- Case Studies -- AMMA-2050 -- FRACTAL -- UMFULA -- Identifying and Overcoming Challenges -- Trust -- Power and Respecting Different Forms of Knowledge -- Institutional Factors: Roles, Mandates and Incentives -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: Decision-Making Heuristics for Managing Climate-Related Risks: Introducing Equity to the FREE Framework ---

Introduction -- The FREE Framework of Heuristic Decision-Making.

Intro -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- About the Contributors -- Abbreviations -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1: Key Issues and Progress in Understanding Climate Risk in Africa -- Introduction -- Planning for Adaptation and Building Resilience -- Decisions and Planning Needs Are Changing the Nature of Climate Information That Is Required -- Status of Climate Model Projections -- How Can We Improve the Use of Climate Information for Adaptation and Building Resilience? -- Conclusion and Outline of Following Chapters -- References -- Chapter 2: Climate Information: Towards Transparent Distillation -- Introduction -- Constructing Robust and Reliable Climate Information -- Robust Information -- Model Realism -- Model Evaluation -- Reliable Information and Reducing Uncertainty -- Sources of Uncertainty -- Reducing Uncertainty -- Climate Information Distillation ---

Lesson 1: Trust and Relationships Are Key to Sharing Data and Information Needed to Build a Compelling Case for Managing Climate Risks.

Flexible, Robust, Economic No/Low Regrets and Equitable (FREE) -- Communicating Climate Information Across Science and Policy and FREE -- Participatory Impact Pathways Analysis (PIPA) -- Towards Forecast-Based Preparedness and Action -- Strengthening Flood-Resilient Urban Planning in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (AMMA-2050) -- Discussion of FREE as Framework to Support Climate-Resilient Decision-Making -- References -- Chapter 5: Creating Useful and Usable Weather and Climate Information: Insights from Participatory Scenario Planning in Malawi -- Introduction -- Climate Services, Co-production and Participatory Scenario Planning -- Evolution of PSP in Malawi -- Experiences of PSP in the Districts of Karonga and Mulanje -- How Have Farmers Used PSP Information in Previous Seasons? -- To What Extent Is the Information Credible, Salient and Legitimate? ---

Lesson 1: Trust and Relationships Are Key to Sharing Data and Information Needed to Build a Compelling Case for Managing Climate Risks.

Summary of PSP Benefits and Barriers -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6: High Stakes Decisions Under Uncertainty: Dams, Development and Climate Change in the Rufiji River Basin -- Adaptation Decision-Making in Tanzania’s Rufiji River Basin -- Approach -- From Climate Uncertainty to Performance of Specific Sector Metrics -- Can We Reduce Uncertainty by Excluding Climate Model Projections? -- Performance Indicators Informed by Model Weighting -- Discussion and Recommendations -- References -- Chapter 7: Integrating Climate Risks into Strategic Urban Planning in Lusaka, Zambia -- Introduction -- Climate Vulnerabilities in Lusaka -- Strategic Urban Planning as a Means of Mainstreaming Climate Action in Cities -- Integrating Climate Information into the Strategic Planning Process in Lusaka -- Lessons on Integrating Climate Risk into Urban Planning in African Cities ---

Flexible, Robust, Economic No/Low Regrets and Equitable (FREE) -- Communicating Climate Information Across Science and Policy and FREE -- Participatory Impact Pathways Analysis (PIPA) -- Towards Forecast-Based Preparedness and Action -- Strengthening Flood-Resilient Urban Planning in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (AMMA-2050) -- Discussion of FREE as Framework to Support Climate-Resilient Decision-Making -- References -- Chapter 5: Creating Useful and Usable Weather and Climate Information: Insights from Participatory Scenario Planning in Malawi -- Introduction -- Climate Services, Co-production and Participatory Scenario Planning -- Evolution of PSP in Malawi -- Experiences of PSP in the Districts of Karonga and Mulanje -- How Have Farmers Used PSP Information in Previous Seasons? -- To What Extent Is the Information Credible, Salient and Legitimate? ---

Lesson 2: Enable a Variety of Stakeholders to Engage with Climate Information -- Lesson 3: There Needs to Be an Enabling Legal, Policy and Financing Framework -- Lesson 4: Prepare to Meet Resistance -- Skilled Intermediaries and City Exchange Visits Help -- References -- Chapter 8: Supporting Climate-Resilient Planning at National and District Levels: A Pathway to Multi-stakeholder Decision-Making in Uganda -- Introduction -- A Pathway to Multi-stakeholder Decision-Making -- Applying the Pathway to Multi-stakeholder Decision-Making in Mukono: Process and Outcomes -- Interdisciplinary Research: Developing Plausible Scenarios of the Potential Impact of Climate Change on Defined Populations -- Technology and Data: Preparation for Uncertainty Through Realistic ’What If’ Scenarios Using IDAPS -- Capacity Building -- Governance and Advocacy: Scaling Up Co-management and Social Learning Through Participatory Communications (Visual Methods Research) -- Discussion and Conclusion: The Importance of Multi-stakeholder Approaches for Climate-Informed Rural Decision-Making -- References -- Chapter 9: Conversations About Climate Risk, Adaptation and Resilience in Africa -- Introduction -- Who Is or Needs to Be in the Conversation? -- How Have These Conversations Taken Place? -- What Are Conversations Based On? -- Considerations Relevant for Tailoring Climate Information to Make Adaptation Decisions -- What Have Been the Outcomes of These Conversations? -- Focusing Conversations on the Need for Action -- References -- Index.

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