This policy document presents the following key messages to decision makers in Africa:

-Current monitoring systems are not adequate for supporting growth and sustainable development.
-Climate services in Africa are not well developed.
-Scientific understanding of the African climate system is limited, and the level of understanding varies significantly from region to region.
-The African Climate Policy Centre can play a role as a knowledge broker at the science-development-policy interface.

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Organization: UNECA, African Union Commission, African Development Bank

Topics: Science, Risk Reduction/Management

Type of material: Policy Document

Publication date: 2013

Language: English