Outlook : Special Edition on African climate science

The Future Climate For Africa (FCFA) programme, funded by DFID and NERC, aims to improve the scientific understanding of sub-Saharan African climate on decadal timescales and enhance the uptake of this information in long-term development planning. The programme's 18-month scoping phase evaluates user needs against current scientific capabilities through case studies in Malawi, Zambia, Rwanda, Accra, and Maputo. FCFA posits that technical accuracy alone is insufficient for better decision-making; instead, success depends on understanding the political economy, institutional settings, and social processes that influence how climate science is communicated and used.

• While seasonal climate data is frequently used in African humanitarian and development actions, there is a significant lack of knowledge regarding how long-term climate information is utilized in decision-making and the obstacles preventing its uptake.
• The FCFA programme argues that improving the precision of climate science is not enough to improve decision-making; equal importance must be placed on communication and the socio-political and institutional contexts of the decision-makers.

APA

Jones, L., Roux, J., Scott, C., & Tanner, T. (2014). Outlook : Special Edition on African climate science. Climate and Development Knowledge Network. https://cdkn.org/resource/outlook-special-edition-african-climate-science

Chicago

Jones, Lindsey, JP Roux, Charlotte Scott, and Tom Tanner. Outlook : Special Edition on African climate science. Climate and Development Knowledge Network, 2014. https://cdkn.org/resource/outlook-special-edition-african-climate-science.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |last1=Jones |first1=Lindsey |last2=Roux |first2=JP |last3=Scott |first3=Charlotte |last4=Tanner |first4=Tom |title=Outlook : Special Edition on African climate science |publisher=Climate and Development Knowledge Network |date=13 November 2014 |url=https://cdkn.org/resource/outlook-special-edition-african-climate-science |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{jones2014outlook, author = {Jones, Lindsey and Roux, JP and Scott, Charlotte and Tanner, Tom}, title = {{Outlook : Special Edition on African climate science}}, institution = {Climate and Development Knowledge Network}, year = {2014}, month = nov, url = {https://cdkn.org/resource/outlook-special-edition-african-climate-science}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }