Projects Database

Regional Climate Prediction and Risk Reduction in the Greater Horn of Africa

Project Leader:

Maxx Dilley
(mdilley@iri.columbia.edu)

Earth Institute Contact:

Locations: Burundi, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda

Description:
The project aims to improve climate forecasts and applications in order to reduce disaster risks and promote economic development.

EI Unit:
The International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI)

Cross Cutting Themes:
Hazards and Risk

Climate and Society

Core Disciplines:
Social Sciences

Cross-Disciplinary

Address:
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory 61 Rt. 9W PO Box 1000 Palisades, NY 10964

Project Web Site:
http://iri.columbia.edu/

Collaborating Institutions:
Drought Monitoring Center, Nairobi (DMCN), WMO, Inter-African Bureau of Animal Research, and Famine Early Warning System of the USAID.

Funding Agency:
The USAID is providing $682,000 for two years, as part of a $1.5 million joint effort with regional partners.

Last Modified: 12-31-1969