Improving access to climate-related information for adaptation

French version available in IDRC Digital Library: Amélioration de l'accès à des renseignements sur le climat aux fins d'adaptationIn sub-Saharan Africa, inadequate capacity to collect, analyze and disseminate climate-related information, combined with poor farmer knowledge and skills in using such information, are a significant constraint to productive farming. In response, IDRC research is using information and communication technologies to support more timely, accurate and localized weather forecasting, and building scientific understanding of climate change impacts at local level