EPRN Rwanda is implementing through ANAPRI a project to integrate the Atlas into tools to address potential policy questions
Adaptation to climate change being Africa’s top priority, it is important to make use of decision support tools and technologies to ensure the process is accelerated and done effectively. These tools and technologies enable better understanding of local risks and vulnerabilities that impede development. In Africa climate and weather extremes, especially, flush floods, prolonged droughts, heatwaves, erratic precipitations and sea level rise exacerbate poverty, food insecurity, water scarcity, resource driven conflict and displacement on the continent. By 2030, it is estimated that about 118 million of extremely poor people on the continent will be exposed to these extreme hazards hence there is need for technologies and tools that provide factual data to guide decision making for effective adaptation. One of the technologies has been developed by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), the African Agriculture Adaptation Atlas tool. It is a resource hub which offers access to a variety of tools, data, guidelines, and reports related to climate adaptation. This is a regional initiative to strengthen capacity to generate, disseminate, and use climate data and information as a decision support tool which can support stakeholders in understanding, and developing adaptation actions. As part of the process of increasing the effectiveness and usability as well as getting constructive feedback to improve the tool, the Economic Policy Research Network (EPRN) is implementing through ANAPRI a project to integrate the Atlas into tools to address potential policy questions This is supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF).
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