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Ensuring climate information guides long-term development

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  • Lindsey Jones

    (Overseas Development Institute (ODI))

  • Andrew Dougill

    (Sustainability Research Institute, School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds)

  • Richard G. Jones

    (Met Office Hadley Centre)

  • Anna Steynor

    (Climate System Analysis Group (CSAG), University of Cape Town, Environmental and Geographical Science)

  • Paul Watkiss

    (Paul Watkiss Associates)

  • Cheikh Kane

    (Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Le Sextant)

  • Bettina Koelle

    (Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre)

  • Wilfran Moufouma-Okia

    (African Climate Policy Centre (ACPC), United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA))

  • Jon Padgham

    (International START Secretariat)

  • Nicola Ranger

    (Research and Evidence Division, Department for International Development (DFID))

  • Jean-Pierre Roux

    (SouthSouthNorth (SSN))

  • Pablo Suarez

    (Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre
    Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, Boston University)

  • Thomas Tanner

    (Overseas Development Institute (ODI))

  • Katharine Vincent

    (Kulima Integrated Development Solutions (Pty) Ltd
    School of Architecture and Planning, University of the Witwatersrand)

Abstract

Many sub-Saharan countries are failing to include climate information in long-term development planning. Ensuring climate-resilient development requires a step change in how medium- to long-term climate information is produced, communicated and utilized in sub-Saharan Africa and elsewhere.

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  • Lindsey Jones & Andrew Dougill & Richard G. Jones & Anna Steynor & Paul Watkiss & Cheikh Kane & Bettina Koelle & Wilfran Moufouma-Okia & Jon Padgham & Nicola Ranger & Jean-Pierre Roux & Pablo Suarez &, 2015. "Ensuring climate information guides long-term development," Nature Climate Change, Nature, vol. 5(9), pages 812-814, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcli:v:5:y:2015:i:9:d:10.1038_nclimate2701
    DOI: 10.1038/nclimate2701
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    1. Surminski, Swenja & Barnes, Jonathan & Vincent, Katharine, 2022. "Can insurance catalyse government planning on climate? Emergent evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 153(C).
    2. Bhave, Ajay Gajanan & Conway, Declan & Dessai, Suraje & Stainforth, David A., 2017. "Barriers and opportunities for robust decision making approaches to support climate change adaptation in the developing world," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 68318, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
    3. Lindsey Jones & Clara Champalle & Sabrina Chesterman & Laura Cramer & Todd A. Crane, 2017. "Constraining and enabling factors to using long-term climate information in decision-making," Climate Policy, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 17(5), pages 551-572, July.
    4. Axel Michaelowa, 2021. "Solar Radiation Modification ‐ A “Silver Bullet” Climate Policy for Populist and Authoritarian Regimes?," Global Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science, vol. 12(S1), pages 119-128, April.
    5. Paul Watkiss & Federica Cimato, 2016. "The economics of adaptation and climate-resilient development: lessons from projects for key adaptation challenges," GRI Working Papers 235, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment.
    6. Surminski, Swenja & Barnes, Jonathan & Vincent, Katharine, 2022. "Can insurance catalyse government planning on climate? Emergent evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 113564, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.

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