2018 Training of Trainers (ToT)
2018 Training of Trainers (ToT) for to Build capacity for Establishment of National Frameworks for Climate Services across Sahel in Africa
Dates: February 6-9, 2018
Venue: Niamey, Niger (ACMAD’s headquarters)
The need for improved understanding/ prediction of the climate system, provision and use of climate information to increase resilience in vulnerable sectors of society and economy is recognized as a major challenge in the process to combat climate change.
The Project for Climate Services for Increased Resilience in Sahel (CSIRS) funded by USAID and Norwegian Refugee Council was developed under the leadership of the Global Framework for Climate Services at the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) to enable better management of risks and opportunities arising from climate variability and change by strengthening climate services provision capacities of Regional Climate Centres and National Meteorological Services over the Sahel region of Africa.
The ToT is an activity of CSIRS project designed to equip the region with experts having the required competencies to support planning and establishment of National Frameworks for Climate Services (NFCS) through a series of consultation workshops or events across Africa.
NFCS is a multi-disciplinary and multi institutional collaborative mechanism at the national level involving NMHSs and their stakeholders to provide climate services to combat climate change therefore contributing to sustainable development. Establishment of NFCS is essential for the implementation of the Paris agreement, the Sendai framework for Disaster Risks Reduction and the sustainable development goals at National level.