ForPAc Project @ForPAc_SHEAR
NERC and DfID funded SHEAR project, ForPAc: Towards Forecast Based Preparedness Action. Led from @SussexGeog Working on #ForecastBasedAction forpac.org Joined September 2017-
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Our latest paper shows the potential & challenges in moving towards more anticipatory approaches for drought risk management in Kenya & lessons learned for mainstreaming FbA. Big team effort to write this! #coproduction @AnticipationHub @SHEAR_Programme @SHEAR_SSC @SussexGeog
Our latest paper shows the potential & challenges in moving towards more anticipatory approaches for drought risk management in Kenya & lessons learned for mainstreaming FbA. Big team effort to write this! #coproduction @AnticipationHub @SHEAR_Programme @SHEAR_SSC @SussexGeog
Join us at 10.10 GMT / 11.10 CET to talk about aligning EWS, building capacity and long term sustainability in anticipatory action, drawing from research in @ForPAc_SHEAR @LANDSLIP_NERC @FATHUM_NERC Link here: live.anticipation-hub.org
Join us at 10.10 GMT / 11.10 CET to talk about aligning EWS, building capacity and long term sustainability in anticipatory action, drawing from research in @ForPAc_SHEAR @LANDSLIP_NERC @FATHUM_NERC Link here: live.anticipation-hub.org
I will be talking on the contribution of @ForPAc_SHEAR's research in advancing forecast-based action in Kenya.
I will be talking on the contribution of @ForPAc_SHEAR's research in advancing forecast-based action in Kenya.
Starting bright and early this morning with 2-weeks of training with KMD @MeteoKenya on producing SPI & Tamsat soil moisture forecast products
Starting bright and early this morning with 2-weeks of training with KMD @MeteoKenya on producing SPI & Tamsat soil moisture forecast products
Our latest briefing now online about co-production within ForPAc & the many benefits of building partnerships between forecast producers and users, especially for FbA #casestudy @SHEAR_Programme Read here: futureclimateafrica.org/coproduction-m…
Busy morning's zoom workshop with colleagues in UK & Kenya! @SHEAR_Programme
Busy morning's zoom workshop with colleagues in UK & Kenya! @SHEAR_Programme
⚠️🌦️A super working paper from @Buinah @ICHA_Intl @SHEAR_Programme on integrating forecast-based early action into an existing early warning system with a C/S of our work in Kitui Available on our website: shorturl.at/aruv3 and here: shorturl.at/GNPT5 #actionresarch
Some highlights from our annual meeting last week in Kenya with wonderful colleagues @SHEAR_Programme @icpac_igad @ICHA_Intl @MeteoKenya @ndmakenya @SussexGeog @metoffice @OxfordPhysics @AtmosScience
Some highlights from our annual meeting last week in Kenya with wonderful colleagues @SHEAR_Programme @icpac_igad @ICHA_Intl @MeteoKenya @ndmakenya @SussexGeog @metoffice @OxfordPhysics @AtmosScience
@FATHUM_NERC @LANDSLIP_NERC @ForPAc_SHEAR @SHEAR_Programme SHEAR PhD students, postdocs & researchers have made it to the end of #GP2019Geneva Busy & productive week!
This afternoon, Martin Todd from #SHEAR @ForPAc_SHEAR will be presenting at an ignite session to 300 participants, sharing the role of SHEAR in #EWEA research: Enhancing the Link between #EWEA through Impact-Based Forecasts Today 14:30-16:00 Salle Obasi …4bf-datap1.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/wmod8_mhewc/s3…
Our first Summary for Decision Makers is out. Impacts and Advisories for the coming 🌧️ rainfall season 👉🏿 bit.ly/2HbMgzD #ClimateServices #ClimateInformation #DRM
ForPAc & @ICHA_Intl report on a recent training workshop held in Nairobi for county stakeholders is now online at forpac.org/resources All about probabilistic forecasts for heavy rain & the actions that can be taken in advance based on these - what % would you act on? 💦⚠️
End of a very productive meeting for the team in sunny Kenya! @SHEAR_Programme #collaboration #actionresearch
End of a very productive meeting for the team in sunny Kenya! @SHEAR_Programme #collaboration #actionresearch
Colleagues from @KenyaMetService & @icpac_igad having a productive research visit to the @MetOffice_Sci this week. Working together on understanding and forecasting high impact flood events #research #collaborate via @SHEAR_Programme
Changes in temperature and precipitation extremes in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania @ForPAc_SHEAR rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jo…
New open access paper from ForPAc team on the the extreme rainfall event in Nairobi during MAM rainy season this year. Brings together strengths across the project from climate science to risk management #interdisciplinarity @SHEAR_Programme @SussexGlobal bit.ly/2SlS3Vj
We've just updated our website to make it easier to use and easier for us to share latest developments and resources. You can find it here: forpac.org @SHEAR_Programme #MondayMotivation
On Friday 26th October 2018, the rainfall intensity expected along the coast will decrease to 30mm in 24 hours. These heavy rains will be accompanied by strong winds and large waves.
Heavy rainfall of more than 30mm in 24 hours is expected on 24th Wednesday October, 2018 over the coastal region of Kenya. The rainfall is expected to intensify to more than 40mm in 24hrs on Thursday 25th October 2018, along the south coast.

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