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Institutionalising co-production of weather and climate services: learning from the African SWIFT and ForPAc projects

Visman, Emma ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5215-1818; Hirons, Linda; Todd, Martin; Mwangi, Emmah; Dione, Cheikh; Gudoshava, Masilin; Otieno, George; Ahiataku, Maureen; Quaye, David; Lawal, Kamoru; Talib, Joshua ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4183-1973; Fletcher, Jennifer; Diop, Abdoulahat; Diedhiou, Tidiane; Ndiaye, Diabel; Oloniyan, Eniola; Nying'uro, Patricia; Kiptum, Chris; Kilavi, Mary; Adefisan, Elijah; Indasi, Victor; Waruru, Shamton; Taylor, Andrea; Woolnough, Steve. 2022 Institutionalising co-production of weather and climate services: learning from the African SWIFT and ForPAc projects. Leeds, University of Leeds, 11pp.

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Abstract/Summary

There is growing recognition of the multiple benefits of co-production for forecast producers, researchers and users in terms of increasing understanding of the skill, decision-relevance, uptake and use of forecasts. This policy brief identifies lessons learnt from two operational research projects, African SWIFT and ForPAc, on pathways for embedding co-production into operational weather and climate services as the new standard operational procedure. Experiences across these projects identifies the following potential pathways for institutionalising co-production practises within operational weather and climate services: • Changing mindsets and systems to enable co-production of enhanced forecasts and systematic approaches for their use. • Strengthening in-country institutional links between operational forecasting centres and academic institutions to develop sustainable and improved forecasting capacities to meet users’ evolving weather and climate information needs. • Ensuring continued access to raw forecast data from global forecasting centres to continue and further develop new and improved decision-relevant forecasts. • Formalising user engagement in co-production, through agreeing standard and continuity of representation and commitment to providing regular feedback. • Mainstreaming stakeholder engagement and co-production in meteorological training, forecasting operations and environmental research. • Working through existing channels, such as agricultural and livestock extension services, and harnessing social media and remote ways of working to develop sustainable forms of continuous user engagement. • Establishing monitoring systems to demonstrate the benefits of investing in forecasting capacities. • Incentivising collaboration between complementary initiatives. • Addressing the risks of operationalising new and improved weather and climate services in resource- constrained environments.

Item Type: Publication - Report (Project Report)
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): 10.48785/100/99
UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas: Hydro-climate Risks (Science Area 2017-)
Funders/Sponsors: UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), Science for Humanitarian Emergencies and Resilience (SHEAR) programme, UK Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (formerly the Department for International Development (DfID)
Additional Information. Not used in RCUK Gateway to Research.: Full text freely available via Official URL link.
NORA Subject Terms: Meteorology and Climatology
Date made live: 07 May 2024 08:04 +0 (UTC)
URI: https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/537377

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