NERC and DfID funded SHEAR project, ForPAc: Towards Forecast Based Preparedness Action. Led from @SussexGeog Working on #ForecastBasedAction
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23 Oct 2020
Paper alert ⬇️Evaluation and validation of TAMSAT‐ALERT soil moisture and WRSI, for taking drought early action. As @vlboult says, this work is testament to huge collaborative effort w/ @UniofReading @KenyaRedCross, @ndmakenya @icpac_igad @MeteoKenya @SussexGeog
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29 Nov 2021
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
29 Nov 2021
So pleased our new @ForPAc_SHEAR paper led by @Buinah is out! It provides a C/S of Kenya's 🇰🇪drought management system & how it could become more anticipatory - helping to fill the knowledge gap about mainstreaming Forecast-based Action. Open access👀bit.ly/3xweUDw
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ForPAc Project retweeted
10 Dec 2020
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/
10 Dec 2020
A reminder to join us at the 8th Global Dialogue Platform today! From 11:10-12:00 CET, a SHEAR session hosted by the University of Sussex, explores "the key to long-term sustainability of anticipatory action" #earlyaction #anticipation
@AnticipationHub
live.anticipation-hub.org/gl…
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ForPAc Project retweeted
10 Dec 2020
I will be talking on the contribution of @ForPAc_SHEAR's research in advancing forecast-based action in Kenya.
10 Dec 2020
A reminder to join us at the 8th Global Dialogue Platform today! From 10:10-11:00 CET, our SHEAR session asks: "How can research contribute towards the development of protocols for early action?" #earlyaction #research
@AnticipationHub
live.anticipation-hub.org/gl…
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30 Nov 2020
Starting bright and early this morning with 2-weeks of training with KMD @MeteoKenya on producing SPI & Tamsat soil moisture forecast products
30 Nov 2020
We're kicking-off a busy week here at @TAMSAT_Reading, starting with @vlboult delivering training on TAMSAT-ALERT soil moisture forecasting to @MeteoKenya! @ForPAc_SHEAR's Prof Martin Todd begins by introducing the context of the training.
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12 Oct 2020
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
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Read here: futureclimateafrica.org/copr…
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20 Jul 2020
Busy morning's zoom workshop with colleagues in UK & Kenya! @SHEAR_Programme
20 Jul 2020
Kicking-off the week with a workshop-filled Monday! First up, @vlboult @emily_black3 are joining the @ForPAc_SHEAR team to deliver training on forecast-based action for @NDMA_Kenya's County Drought Coordinators
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28 Jan 2020
⚠️🌦️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
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20 Jan 2020
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
20 Jan 2020
Back to work after wonderful @ForPAc_SHEAR @SHEAR_Programme mtg last week. We spent time learning from stakeholders & reflecting about what worked & what didn't in our forecast pilots in Nairobi & Kitui last yr. We've got a lot to say & do in 2020! #climatescience #actionresearch
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ForPAc Project retweeted
17 May 2019
@FATHUM_NERC @LANDSLIP_NERC @ForPAc_SHEAR @SHEAR_Programme SHEAR PhD students, postdocs & researchers have made it to the end of #GP2019Geneva Busy & productive week!
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ForPAc Project retweeted
13 May 2019
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
ane4bf-datap1.s3.eu-west-1.a…
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ForPAc Project retweeted
28 Feb 2019
Our first Summary for Decision Makers is out. Impacts and Advisories for the coming 🌧️ rainfall season 👉🏿 bit.ly/2HbMgzD
#ClimateServices #ClimateInformation #DRM
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18 Feb 2019
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? 💦⚠️
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30 Jan 2019
End of a very productive meeting for the team in sunny Kenya! @SHEAR_Programme #collaboration #actionresearch
30 Jan 2019
Over past 2 days @ForPAc_SHEAR team pieced together 2 years of work on forecast skill assessment, institutional mapping & stakeholder engagements to plan how we can introduce forecasts to drought planning in Kenya. Best day on the job #timeforatusker
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14 Jan 2019
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
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ForPAc Project retweeted
10 Jan 2019
Changes in temperature and precipitation extremes in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania @ForPAc_SHEAR rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.co…
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30 Nov 2018
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
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12 Nov 2018
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
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ForPAc Project retweeted
23 Oct 2018
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.
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ForPAc Project retweeted
23 Oct 2018
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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