LINKING SEASONAL PREDICTIONS TO DECISION-MAKING AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT IN THE GREATER HORN OF AFRICA

Authors

• Tsegaye Tadesse, University of Nebraska - LincolnFollow
• Tonya Haigh, University of Nebraska - LincolnFollow
• Nicole Wall, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
• Andualem Shiferaw, University of Nebraska - LincolnFollow
• Ben Zaitchik, The Johns Hopkins University
• Shimelis Beyene, Addis Ababa University
• Getachew Berhan, Addis Ababa University
• Jacob Petr, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

10-9-2015

Abstract

Seventy-six participants, including experts from seven countries from the Greater Horn of Africa (GHA) and project coinvestigators from the United States, met to discuss experimental seasonal prediction models and products for the GHA, to engage decision-makers and users in the assessment of hydroclimatic information requirements, and to use feedback to build a framework to support decision-making and disaster management. In pre- and postworkshop surveys, workshop participants were asked how the utility of forecasts to decision-makers might be improved. Their recommendations are presented