Seasonal and sub-seasonal Agro-climate advisory services: challenges and opportunities enhancing resilience in pastoral and agro-pastoral areas of Ethiopia

This presentation is about seasonal Agro-climate or pastoral climate outlook which is a collaborative effort between Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, IQQO, and Alliance Bioversity and CIAT. It discusses the ongoing current activities, challenges in creating high-quality seasonal forecasts, and the potential benefits of this work.

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1. Liyuneh Gebre Addis Ababa, ILRI Campus, April 8, 2024 Seasonal and sub-seasonal Agro-climate advisory services: challenges and opportunities enhancing resilience in pastoral and agro-pastoral areas
2. Doc ID 2 Agro-climate advisories  Provides an overview of the agro-meteorological conditions and forecasts for the upcoming season.  Assist the pastoral and agro-pastoral community to a range of adaption strategies to manage uncertainty and protect their livelihoods.  Empower the decision-making through evidence-based scientific insights to the community.  A tool for peace-building by helping communities avoid conflicts over natural resources like water and pasture.  Build climate-resilient pastoral community through efficient resource management.
3. Doc ID 3 EFFECTIVE EARLY WARNINGS Source: WMO/TD No. 1559
4. Doc ID 4 Agro-climate Advisory from EIAR, AB & CIAT & IQQO to lowlands
5. Doc ID 5 Continued...
6. Doc ID 6 Advisory for Waterpoints in Afan-Oromoo... • Disseminated via EIAR pastoral directorate and IQQO (Yabelo Pastoral and Dry land Agriculture Research Center). • Incorporated local:language Afan-Oromoo
7. Doc ID 7 Livestock Movement Rangeland Management Waterpoint Management Livestock Health Market Information Pastoral Agro-Climate Advisory Climate Security Seasonal & sub-seasonal Forecast
8. Doc ID 8 Challenges  improving the forecast quality for waterpoints and rangeland.  limitation of integration and co-development with stakeholders.  limitation in dissemination mechanisms and feedback loop.  Integrating the location based bundled advisory.  incorporating additional local languages.
9. Doc ID 9 Opportunities for Agro-climate Advisory
10. Doc ID 10 Thank You Liyuneh Gebre Agrometerology and Geospatial Researcher Climate & Computational Science Research Directorate Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research liyenew@gmail.com