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This research paper presents insights from the Future Resilience for African CiTies And Lands (FRACTAL) project regarding the co-production of climate services in urban sub-Saharan Africa and other low-income settings, advocating for a shift from product-focused outputs to transdisciplinary knowledge co-production processes centered on collaborative learning.

This research paper proposes three principles to operationalize the political function of co-production in disaster risk reduction, aiming to center local and Indigenous knowledge.

This working paper reflects on the Future Resilience of African CiTies and Lands (FRACTAL) project (2015-2021) to identify principles for co-producing climate services aimed at climate-resilient urban development in southern Africa.

This research paper describes the co-production of Climate Risk Narratives (CRNs) for Windhoek, Namibia, as part of the FRACTAL project. These narratives translate complex climate projections into non-technical, plausible future scenarios to help city decision-makers integrate climate risks into urban planning and policy, specifically influencing the city's Integrated Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan (ICCSAP).

This research paper proposes a shift in climate services from a supply-driven focus on products to a process-centric approach based on transdisciplinary collaboration. To facilitate this, the authors introduce the 'Tandem' framework, designed to guide the co-exploration and co-production of integrated climate information to support science-informed policy and climate-resilient decision-making.

This policy brief examines a case study from Edem Ani, Enugu State, Nigeria, to test the SEI Tandem framework for co-designing climate services. The project highlighted a critical need for localized, actionable climate and soil information to assist farmers with planting and harvesting schedules. It emphasizes the importance of distinguishing between direct users (farmers) and those who implement measures (government, NGOs), and suggests that the Tandem framework be expanded to include questions on inter-governmental coordination and synergies between adaptation and mitigation.