DOWN2EARTH

Find out more about our work by watching our project video👉youtube.com/watch?v=9g_06j…

🌍 Wrapping up Day 2 of our joint workshop with @ConferEU & @D2E_Project! We've shared insights, identified gaps, & reflected on policy impacts. Tomorrow: World Café with EU stakeholders. Stay tuned! #ClimateServices #ClimateAdaptation #SustainableFuture

🌾 New crop yield forecast using machine learning, scalable for the #HornofAfrica. 🌧️ Improved predictions of rainy season onset for the #GHA. 🎓 Massive Open Online Course (#MOOC) for journalists in collaboration with @bbcmediaaction, @FocusAFRICA_EU, and @D2E_Project. 2/3

🌍💧 This morning, the @D2E_Project team kicked off their Climate into Water and Land Information in Drylands (#CUWALID) model training at #ICPAC. The model—a key component of the Project—integrates #anticipatoryaction, where risk levels are considered to develop different humanitarian responses. It uses an impact-based seasonal forecast to track water balance in drylands by combining climate simulation, hydrological modeling, and user engagement. Over the next two weeks, #ICPAC staff and stakeholders from #Ethiopia, #Kenya, and #Somalia will collaborate on hydrology and climate modeling. #ClimateActionNow #Down2Earth

Changing weather patterns are irrevocably changing the lives of people like Mohammed. On #WorldEarthDay2024 find out more about our project in Somalia and Kenya called #Down2Earth: bbc.co.uk/mediaaction/wh… #WorldEarthDay

The #EGU24 PICO session on Human Water Feedbacks was a big success! Thanks to all the speakers and the interested audience. @IleenStreefkerk presented her work on drought adaptation in East Africa and gathered a nice crowd. @VU_IVM @D2E_Project

📑 Our second #PolicyBrief is out! The paper presents key insights on safeguarding lives, livelihoods, and infrastructure through enhanced #flood early warning systems in the #HornofAfrica. Read and download ➡️ bit.ly/3wBsA3X #CONFER #EarlyWarning4All #ClimateActionNow

Huge congratulations to Down2Earth PhD @TimBusker for winning the OSPP Award at EGU23! 🎉

This week @cardiffuni and @BristolUni and @icpac_igad are organising a hydrological modelling #CUWALID training under @D2E_Project. The training aims at building the capacity of key ICPAC's staff on the application of CUWALID model,and is taking place at University of Bristol,UK.

Today we attended the 1st day of the GA of the @D2E_Project where science meets policy and action for better #EW for the Horn of Africa drylands. @_kmichaelides @_blissville @FAOSomalia @FAOSWALIM

It was a very productive week long workshop with @D2E_Project consortium, including @icpac_igad, @cardiffuni @BristolUniWater and many other, looking at how we can implemebt the science-policy nexus in the Horn of #Africa #Drylands. More to come! @FAOSWALIM @FAOSomalia @ihedelft

📸ℹ️ Our media training for journalists in #Hargeisa is officially underway! Journalists drawn from several media outlets in the region are showcasing their remarkable work on #climatechange reporting, offering deep insights into their dedicated efforts to covering "the defining issue of our time”. The training also aims to demystify terms like 'above normal', 'normal', and 'below normal' rainfall, highlighting the crucial role of accurate context in reporting.

👨🏾‍💻📻📺🎙️ ICPAC, alongside @D2E_Project, @MeteoKenya, @WRA_KEN, @CA_Latest, and @ActionAid, is presently hosting a comprehensive three-day capacity development and engagements forum between media professionals and climate scientists in Isiolo, #Kenya. The workshop's overarching goal is to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and foster active participation in effectively communicating #climate information within communities. This initiative aligns with ICPAC's broader goal of aiding communities in adapting to the challenges posed by #climatechange. Notable media practitioners engaged in the workshop comprise journalists from esteemed entities such as @angaafradio, Nagaa Radio, @radioshahidi, Ibse Radio, @leshetatv, Garbatula Radio, @MerutvKe, and Isiolo TV.

🌍 Don't miss out on our upcoming webinar! 📢 Learn more about #ElNiño and #LaNiña phenomena, and how they shape #weather patterns in the East and Southern Africa region🌊🌞🌧️ 1/2 🗓️July 26, 2023 ⏰ 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (EAT) 🔗Register ➡️shorturl.at/disH7

Come and work with us on the D2E Project! Details here: #jobDetails=2093104_5463" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">krb-sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Search…

📰 November 2022, the FOCUS-Africa project, @D2E_Project & @ConferEU, hold two side events at #COP27. Showing project outputs and practical examples of how #ClimateServices are being used for resilience and adaptation in different sectors. Learn more ➡️ow.ly/ovfz50MO8KY

Our paper on a new stochastic potential evapotranspiration generator is out. Read more from the link. @_kmichaelides @_blissville @davemacleod111 @rosolemh2o @markocuthbert @QuichimboEA @D2E_Project gmd.copernicus.org/articles/16/55…

One of the contributors, @rhodaodongo discusses the drought #propagation & #impacts and links this to her research in the Horn of Africa in @D2E_Project. [1/10]

Today #COP27,DOWN2EARTH, CONFER, and FOCUS-Africa, organised the 2nd side event, shared experiences on models, climate projections and improve forecasting skill to support decision making for adaptation across region. #COP27  @icpac_igad, @D2E_project, @ConferEU, @FocusAFRICA_EU

Want to hear about #climatechange from those who are experiencing the impacts, on the ground in #EastAfrica? Check out the new @bbcmediaaction podcast series! Was great to hear more about it at the @ConferEU, @FocusAFRICA_EU & @D2E_Project #COP27 event this morning.