BACKGROUND
The Intra-ACP Climate Services and related Application (ClimSA) Programme takes place within the framework of an existing Financing Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific group of States Secretariat (ACP Secretariat) and the European Union (EU). The goal of the SADC ClimSA Programme is to contribute to the efforts of SADC Member States countries to adapt to climate change and climate variability by providing science-based climate prediction and information services into national and regional planning processes. It aims to strengthen the climate service value-chain through building the capacities of decision-makers at all levels to make effective use of climate information and services.
WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES
The main aim of the workshop is to share with SADC Member States experts the theoretical and practical knowledge required to approach water management in the WEFE (Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems) Nexus context and enhancing climate services applications, with a specific emphasis on the water component.
In this respect, the specific objectives of the training are:
- Enhance the understanding of the WEFE Nexus approach;
- Assess the climate variability impacts at sectoral level;
- Train users on the Climate Variability module use and application in the SADC region
- Discuss the issue of environmental data standardization management through the Environmental Monitoring Systems (EMS) tool;
- Identify potential synergies and interests in the use of the approaches/tools and the identification of new needs to effectively support current and future water management challenges in Southern Africa region.
The workshop takes place from 10-14 June 2024 in Johannesburg, South Africa. All sessions and presentations of the workshop can be found in the meeting agenda.
PRESENTATIONS FROM THE WORKSHOP
DAY 1 (10 June 2024)
DAY 2 (11 June 2024)
- Climate Variability Module - Practical Session: Estimation of CV Indicators - Precipitation (JRC)
- Climate Variability Module - Practical Session: Estimation of CV Indicators - Heatwaves (JRC)
- Climate Variability Module - Practical Session: Estimation of CV Indicators - SPI (JRC)
- Climate Variability Module - Practical Session: Estimation of CV Indicators - Dry Spells (JRC)
- Analysis of 5-Days-Max Precipitation (JRC)
DAY 3 (12 June 2024)
- WEFE Nexus in Developing Countries (JRC)
- Case Study: Climate Variability and Agriculture in Southern Africa (JRC)
- Environmental Data Management Systems: Ground Legacy Datasets and Monitoring Networks’ Data (JRC)
DAY 4 (13 June 2024)
OUTPUT E-NEXUS CV
- Angola*
- Botswana*
- Comoros*
- DR Congo
- Lesotho*
- Madagascar*
- Malawi*
- Mauritius*
- Mozambique*
- Namibia*
- Seychelles*
- South Africa (dry spells data: here)
- Swaziland*
- Tanzania*
- Zambia*
- Zimbabwe*
- Overall: BOX GADM, GLOBAL
* updated (dry spells data added): 2024-07-02
INPUT EMS TOOL
- Data file locational data*
- Data file timeseries data*
- Template file locational data
- Template file timeseries data
*Exemplary data from river discharge stations and associated time series (mean monthly discharge) in Cape Town region from the GRDC data portal, Federal Institute of Hydrology (BFG); owner of the original data: South Africa - Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS)
ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS AND INFORMATION
- Anghileri, D., Pastori, M., Marcos-Garcia, P., Umlauf, G., Crestaz, E., Seliger, R., … Carmona-Moreno, C. (2024). Global water challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa and how to strengthen science-policy dialogues on transboundary governance and cooperation. Journal of Environmental Management.
- Crestaz, E., Seliger, R., Cattaneo, L., Umlauf, G., Iervolino, A., Pastori, M., … Carmona Moreno, C. (2023). Environmental monitoring system: An open source information system with a case study over the transboundary Senegal River Basin. Ispra. https://doi.org/10.22214/ijraset.2023.51826
- Masante, D., McCormick, N., Vogt, J., Carmona-Moreno, C., Cordano, E., & Ameztoy, I. (2018). Drought and Water Crisis in Southern Africa. https://doi.org/10.2760/81873
- Pastori, M., Udias, A., Cattaneo, L., Koundouno, J., & Carmona-Moreno, C. (2022). Bioenergy sources from agricultural crop residues - An assessment at regional level in the Senegal River Basin. Ispra.
- Pastori, M., Crestaz, E., Anghileri, D., Seliger, R., Marcos-Garcia, P., & Carmona-Moreno, C. (2023). Simulation of small reservoir management in view of competing water resources in rural Africa: A pilot study in Burkina Faso. Ispra.
- Pastori, M., Marcos Garcia, P., Umlauf, G., Crestaz, E., Seliger, R., Iervolino, A., … Carmona Moreno, C. (2022). State of the art priorities and challenges in transboundary basins in Africa - Scientific support. Ispra.