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Scaling Up Climate Services for Farmers in Africa and South Asia Workshop Report December 10-12, 2012 Saly, Senegal

CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) Arame Tall Alexa Jay Jim Hansen

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Working Paper No. 40

Scaling Up Climate Services for Farmers in Africa and South Asia Workshop Report December 10-12, 2012 Saly, Senegal Working Paper No. 40 CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)

Arame Tall, Alexa Jay, Jim Hansen

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Correct citation: Tall, A., A. Jay, J. Hansen, 2013. Scaling Up Climate Services for Farmers in Africa and South Asia Workshop Report. CCAFS Working Paper no. 40. CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS). Copenhagen, Denmark. Available online at: www.ccafs.cgiar.org Titles in this Working Paper series aim to disseminate interim climate change, agriculture and food security research and practices and stimulate feedback from the scientific community. This document is published by the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), which is a strategic partnership of the CGIAR and Future Earth. The views in this document cannot be taken to reflect the official opinions of CGIAR or Future Earth. Contact: CCAFS Coordinating Unit - Faculty of Science, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Rolighedsvej 21, DK-1958 Frederiksberg C, Denmark. Tel: +45 35331046; Email: [email protected] Creative Commons License

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Abstract This report summarizes the proceedings of the workshop “Scaling Up Climate Services for Farmers in Africa and South Asia,” held in Saly, Senegal on December 10-12, 2012. The workshop brought together more than 100 experts from 30 countries and roughly 50 institutions to grapple with the challenge of supporting vulnerable farming communities through the production, communication, delivery and evaluation of effective agrometeorological information and advisory services; and to identify practical actions to address those challenges at scale.

Keywords climate services; agrometeorological advisory services; Africa; South Asia.

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About the authors Arame Tall is a Scientist working for CCAFS Theme 2: Adaptation through managing climate risk, based at the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT). Dr. Tall's work focuses on strengthening the contribution of the CGIAR to climate services for agriculture. Contact: [email protected], ICRISAT BP 320, Bamako, Mali. Alexa Jay is a staff associate at the International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI), working on partnership development, communication and coordination for CCAFS Theme 2: Adaptation through managing climate risk. Contact: [email protected] IRI, The Earth Institute, Columbia University, Lamont Campus, 61 Route 9W, Monell Building, Palisades, NY 10964-8000, USA. James Hansen is a Research Scientist at the International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI), where he leads CCAFS Theme 2: Adaptation through managing climate risk. He has worked on managing climate-related risk for agriculture and food security since 1996. Contact: [email protected], IRI, The Earth Institute, Columbia University, Lamont Campus, 61 Route 9W, Monell Building, Palisades, NY 10964-8000, USA.

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Acknowledgements The international workshop on “Scaling Up Climate Services for Farmers in Africa and South Asia,” held in Senegal on December 10-12, 2012, was made possible thanks to the generous support of the following organizations: the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the US Agency for International Development (USAID), Engility Corporation, and the Climate Services Partnership (CSP). The authors also thank Carla Roncoli, Edward Carr, Surabhi Mittal, and Balaji Venkataraman for their edits and additions.

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