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  1. ClimAfrica - Climate change predictions in Sub-Saharan Africa: impacts and adaptation ClimAfrica Name of the Speaker

  2. ClimAfrica - Climate change predictions in Sub-Saharan Africa: impacts and adaptation CLIMAFRICA Climate change predictions in Sub-Saharan Africa: impacts and adaptations European Commission – FP7 3.5 M€ / 4.6 M€ 48 months: 1 Oct 2010 – 30 Sep 2014 Key Words Climate Predictions; Climate Impacts; Vulnerabilities; Adaptation; Case Studies; Agriculture and Water Resources; Socio-economic analysis

  3. ClimAfrica - The Project Consortium • Partnership • 18 institutions: • 9 Europe • 8 Africa • + FAO • Project coordinator: CMCC – Italy • www.cmcc-org • Local • case studies: • Burkina Faso • Congo • Ghana • Malawi   • Sudan • Togo • Kenya • Ethiopia • Tanzania

  4. ClimAfrica – Main Objectives Develop improved climate predictions on seasonal to decadal time scale Assess climate impacts in water resources and agriculture sectors Evaluate the vulnerability of ecosystems and population to inter-annual variations and decadal trends in climate Suggest and analyse new adaptation strategies suited to SSA Develop a new concept of medium term warning system for food and water security Analyse the economic impact of climate change on agriculture and water resources and the cost-effectiveness of potential adaptation measures

  5. ClimAfrica – Work Packages WP2 climate predictability and forecasts WP7 project management WP8 dissemination WP6 case studies WP1 past climate variability WP3 climate impacts WP5 Socio- economic implications WP4 Medium-term warning system vulnerability, adaptation

  6. ClimAfrica - Climate change predictions in Sub-Saharan Africa: impacts and adaptation antonio.bombelli@cmcc.it elisa.grieco@cmcc.it THANKS!

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