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ISIpedia recently published a study that assesses the current needs of climate services in West Africa and provides implications for development of future climate services, in conjunction with CLIMAP, a Senegalese initiative that will provide climate projections designed especially for the agriculture sector.

Sub-Saharan Africa would need to boost investments from $20 billion in 2023 to $100 billion a year by 2030 to contribute to the COP28 goal of tripling renewable energy installations by 2030.

Sub-Saharan Africa has immense potential for renewable energy, including solar and wind, Bill Hare told Africa Rendez-vous. "However, the high cost of capital and lack of adequate infrastructure are holding back the development of these projects. We need to create public-private partnerships and further involve multilateral development banks to provide financing on preferential terms,” he said.

This paper analyses the implication of climate change-related temperature increase, heat extremes, changes in precipitation for food and water security, coastal communities, and livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Indigenous seasonal climate forecasts produced by local elders and professional traditional forecasters in Kandi, Glazoué and Zè increased a maize producer’s net income by at least 3%.