Africa: Interactions between local and scientific knowledge systems for weather and climate services
Climate change is having a signi cant impact on climate extremes in East and West Africa. It is increasing the frequency and intensity of droughts and oods and threatening already vulnerable rural livelihoods. One of the key objectives of the Chris- tian Aid-led Building Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Extremes and Disasters (BRACED) projects in Burkina Faso and Ethiopia has therefore been the development and delivery of accessible, timely, relevant weather and climate information involving the national meteorological (met) services in both countries along with the UK Met O ce. This infor- mation can then support household decision ma- king regarding livelihoods strategies, and therefore help to build the resilience of vulnerable people to climate shocks and stresses.