Pronosticos AClimateColombia: A system for the provision of information for climate risk reduction in Colombia

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationBioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agricultureen
cg.contributor.affiliationFederación Nacional de Arroceros, Colombiaen
cg.contributor.affiliationFederación Nacional de Cereales y Leguminosasen
cg.contributor.affiliationFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nationsen
cg.contributor.affiliationInstituto de Hidrología, Meteorología y Estudios Ambientales, Colombiaen
cg.contributor.affiliationUnited States Agency for International Developmenten
cg.contributor.affiliationCGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Securityen
cg.contributor.crpClimate Change, Agriculture and Food Securityen
cg.coverage.countryColombiaen
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2COen
cg.coverage.regionAmericasen
cg.coverage.regionSouth Americaen
cg.coverage.regionLatin America and the Caribbeanen
cg.creator.identifierSteven D. Prager: 0000-0001-9830-7008en
cg.creator.identifierDaniel Jiménez: 0000-0003-4218-4306en
cg.creator.identifierJulian Ramirez-Villegas: 0000-0002-8044-583Xen
cg.edition174en
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2020.105486en
cg.identifier.projectCCAFS: PII-LAM_AGROCLIMAS2en
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn0168-1699en
cg.journalComputers and Electronics in Agricultureen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.subject.ccafsCLIMATE SERVICES AND SAFETY NETSen
cg.volume174en
dc.contributor.authorSotelo, Stevenen
dc.contributor.authorGuevara, Edward D.en
dc.contributor.authorLlanos Herrera, Lizethen
dc.contributor.authorAgudelo, Diegoen
dc.contributor.authorEsquivel, Alejandraen
dc.contributor.authorRodríguez, Jeffersonen
dc.contributor.authorOrdoñez, Leonardoen
dc.contributor.authorMesa, Jeisonen
dc.contributor.authorMuñoz Borja, Luis Armandoen
dc.contributor.authorHowland, Fanny C.en
dc.contributor.authorAmariles, Sebastianen
dc.contributor.authorRojas, Alexanderen
dc.contributor.authorValencia, Jhon Jairoen
dc.contributor.authorSegura, Cristian Camiloen
dc.contributor.authorGrajales, Freddyen
dc.contributor.authorHernández, Franciscoen
dc.contributor.authorCote, Fabiánen
dc.contributor.authorSaavedra, Enriqueen
dc.contributor.authorRuíz, Franklynen
dc.contributor.authorSerna, Julietaen
dc.contributor.authorJiménez, Danielen
dc.contributor.authorTapasco, Jeimaren
dc.contributor.authorPrager, Steven D.en
dc.contributor.authorEpanchin, Peteen
dc.contributor.authorRamírez Villegas, Julián Armandoen
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-22T21:05:58Zen
dc.date.available2020-05-22T21:05:58Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/108300
dc.titlePronosticos AClimateColombia: A system for the provision of information for climate risk reduction in Colombiaen
dcterms.abstractClimate variability poses major risks to agricultural production around the world, including in Colombia. Despite progress, major gaps still exist for the continuous provision of climate services for the Colombian agricultural sector. These gaps include lack of capacities in farming communities and technical assistants to understand and use seasonal forecast information, as well as the systematic provision of agro-climatic information. Here, we describe a user-centered digital agro-climatic forecast system that addresses several of these gaps. The system, named, “Pronosticos AClimateColombia,” and available at https://pronosticos.aclimatecolombia.org, formalizes the processing of climate and crop information from quality control, forecasting, and tailoring to crop-specific decision-making processes. The design, development and evaluation process captured user needs through regular engagement with key stakeholders ranging from the Ministry of Agriculture, the National Meteorological Service (IDEAM), as well as farmer organizations and farmers in a range of agricultural areas. We describe the process of design, testing and deployment of the system, in which forecast generation is performed as a series of automated steps, with agro-climatic forecasts issued on the 7th day of every month with a rolling lead-time of six months. We show that the constant gathering of user requirements and feedback resulted in users expressing substantial interest in using the system, though with some limitations on the level of understanding of the provided information. The limitations indicate a need for improved capacity at the local level. This underscores the importance of cyclical, continuous, feedback and discussion processes for climate services.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen
dcterms.bibliographicCitationSotelo S, Guevara E, Llanos-Herrera L, Agudelo D, Esquivel A, Rodríguez J, Ordoñez L, Mesa J, Muñoz Borja LA, Howland FC, Amariles S, Rojas A, Valencia JJ, Segura CC, Grajales F, Hernández F, Cote F, Saavedra E, Ruiz F, Serna J, Jimenez D, Tapasco J, Prager SD, Epanchin P, Ramirez-Villegas J. 2020. Pronosticos AClimateColombia: A system for the provision of information for climate risk reduction in Colombia. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. 174:105486.en
dcterms.extent105486en
dcterms.issued2020-07en
dcterms.languageenen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0en
dcterms.publisherElsevieren
dcterms.subjectclimate changeen
dcterms.subjectagroclimatic zonesen
dcterms.subjectmaizeen
dcterms.subjectriceen
dcterms.subjectfood securityen
dcterms.subjectreductionen
dcterms.subjecthorticultureen
dcterms.subjectforestryen
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen

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