Overcoming challenges in the availability and use of climate data in Africa

Dinku, Tufa. 2018. Overcoming challenges in the availability and use of climate data in Africa. ICT Update (87) 14.

Availability of and access to climate data and information products is critical to achieving climate resilient development. However, climate information is not widely used in Africa. Useful information is often not available or, if it does exist, is inaccessible to those that need it most. Efforts are being made to alleviate the problem of data availability and use.