Major boost for drought, flood forecasting efforts
Kenya’s drought and flood forecasting efforts have received a major boost with the launch of a project led by the University of Sussex that is aimed at establishing effective early warning systems.
Once implemented, the project is expected to improve the country’s capacity to detect and mitigate droughts and floods.
The project is spearheaded by Towards Forecast-based Preparedness Action (ForPAc), a research consortium working on early warning and humanitarian action.
The group brings together world-renowned researchers in the United Kingdom and East Africa.
It seeks to improve drought and flood forecasts as well as overcome barriers to acting on such predictions.
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