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

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