Pilot Study in Kenya and Ethiopia Aims to Identify Link Between Climate Change and Extreme Weather

In the first-of-its-kind experiment on African soil, Kenya and Ethiopia will use models to accurately measure how much climate change really contributes to events such as floods or drought.

The project, introduced this week in Nairobi, will look at an extreme event that has affected one or both the countries in the recent past and “attribute” a certain percentage of its severity and likelihood to climate change.

The pilot, expected to start by March 2017 once a case study is selected, is the result of a collaboration between institutions of the two countries and the university of Oxford in the UK, which will provide the knowledge to start out.

Scientists see this as an important step forward towards the global knowledge of climate dynamics and hope to build a compelling, evidence-based case for better risk preparedness in the continent.

http://www.climatechangenews.com/2016/12/09/africa-gears-up-for-first-of-a-kind-climate-impact-study/

Geof Wilson

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