Climate Information Services Providers in Kenya

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作者：

World Bank Group

来源地址：

http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23768

关键词：

METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES;  NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES;  VISIBILITY;  DATA PROCESSING;  METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION;  COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES;  TEMPERATURE;  PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP;  CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION STRATEGIES;  RELATIVE HUMIDITY;  CLIMATE EVENT;  WIND SPEED;  WMO;  SUNSHINE;  METEOROLOGY;  VALUE CHAIN;  WIND;  INFORMATION;  CLIMATE STATISTICS;  ATMOSPHERE;  CLIMATE EVENTS;  COPYRIGHT;  INCENTIVES;  BUSINESS MODELS;  PRICE;  HUMIDITY;  SOLAR RADIATION;  AEROSOLS;  AIR;  SEVERE WEATHER;  EXTREME WEATHER;  SATELLITE;  DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM;  FERTILIZERS;  RADIATION;  COMMUNICATIONS;  INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE;  TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE;  TROPICS;  TEMPORAL SCALES;  REGIONAL CLIMATE;  TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS;  FLOODS;  INFORMATION SERVICES;  CAPACITY;  ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES;  SURFACE TEMPERATURES;  CLIMATE ADAPTATION;  PRODUCTIVITY;  GLOBAL WARMING;  CLIMATE VALUE;  TEMPORAL RESOLUTION;  CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE;  MARKETING;  SEA LEVEL RISE;  RAINFALL;  INFORMATION SERVICE;  MATERIAL;  HYDROLOGICAL INFORMATION;  CLIMATE PREDICTION;  CLIMATE MODELS;  COMMUNICATION MEDIA;  CLIMATE PREDICTIONS;  CAPABILITIES;  GREENHOUSE GASES;  TELEPHONE;  RAINFALL DATA;  LAND USE;  CLIMATE- SENSITIVE SECTORS;  CLIMATE VARIABILITY;  PHONE;  EMISSION;  GREENHOUSE;  CLIMATE CHANGE ISSUES;  ECOSYSTEM;  LEAD;  CHEMICALS;  CLIMATE SYSTEMS;  CLIMATE CHANGE;  IPCC;  SCIENCE;  DROUGHT;  ASSESSMENT OF CLIMATE RISKS;  GLOBAL CLIMATE;  SEASONAL CLIMATE;  RESULTS;  MOBILE PHONE;  CLIMATE DATA;  RADIATIVE FORCING;  CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS;  CLIMATE;  CLIMATE RISK;  COLORS;  CLIMATE SYSTEM;  CLIMATE SCIENCE;  MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES;  FOREST;  CLIMATE RISKS;  PRIVATE SECTOR;  HYDROLOGICAL SERVICES;  INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY;  LIGHTNING;  FERTILIZATION;  SEASON;  WEATHER PATTERNS;  QUERIES;  ADMINISTRATION;  REGULATORY CONSTRAINTS;  CLIMATE EXPERTS;  RESULT;  CLIMATE FORECASTS;  ICT;  CLIMATE RESILIENCE;  SECURITY;  LICENSES;  NETWORK;  BUSINESS;  CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION;  CLIMATE IMPACTS;  TEMPERATURES;  RAIN;  INNOVATION;  CLIMATE CHANGE FUND;  CLIMATE PROJECTIONS;  THUNDERSTORM;  COMMUNICATION;  EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS;  CLIMATE APPLICATIONS;  PHOTO;  CLIMATE INFORMATION;  GASES;  PHOTOS;  TECHNOLOGIES;  EVAPORATION;  SEASONS;  FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE;  PRICES;  EXTREME WEATHER EVENT;  USES;  LONG-TERM CLIMATE CHANGE;  CLOUD COVER;  ENERGY;  Report;  Rapport;  Informe; 

年份：

2016

出版地：

Washington,USA

语种：

English

摘要：

Agriculture is a major driver of the Kenyan economy, contributing 54 percent to the national gross domestic product (GDP) and accounting for 65 percent of total export earnings. Kenya's GDP growth is highly correlated with the sector's performance, and its performance is highly volatile. The frequency and intensity of severe weather events has increased, and will be further exacerbated as a result of climate change. The country's overwhelming reliance on rain-fed agricultural production systems renders it highly vulnerable to food supply disruptions and shortages. Climate information services (CIS) include immediate and short-term weather forecasts and advisories and longer-term information about new seeds and technologies and market developments. CIS is especially useful in helping farmers to manage risks in what is already an exceptionally risky sector in which to operate, and in offsetting much of the uncertainty that so often constrains decision making and innovation. CIS is a relatively new area in extension service delivery. Case studies reported on in this report reveal that only a small number of Kenyan farmers currently access CIS.