DEWFORA

Improved Drought Early Warning and FORecasting to strengthen preparedness and adaptation to droughts in Africa

Coordinatore	STICHTING DELTARES    more  Organization address address: Rotterdamseweg 185 city: DELFT postcode: 2629HD contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Micha Cognome: Werner Email: send email Telefono: 31883358207 Fax: 31883358582
Nazionalità Coordinatore	Netherlands [NL]
Totale costo	4˙403˙104 €
EC contributo	3˙490˙000 €
Programma	FP7-ENVIRONMENT Specific Programme "Cooperation": Environment (including Climate Change)
Code Call	FP7-AFRICA-2010
Funding Scheme	CP-FP-SICA
Anno di inizio	2011
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2011-01-01   -   2013-12-31

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	STICHTING DELTARES  Organization address address: Rotterdamseweg 185 city: DELFT postcode: 2629HD contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Micha Cognome: Werner Email: send email Telefono: 31883358207 Fax: 31883358582	NL (DELFT)	coordinator	446˙784.00
2	"UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION -UNESCO"  Organization address address: PLACE DE FONTENOY 7 city: PARIS postcode: 75352 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Robert Cognome: De Bruijn Email: send email Telefono: +31 15 2151860 Fax: +3115 2122921	FR (PARIS)	participant	344˙099.00
3	JRC -JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE- EUROPEAN COMMISSION  Organization address address: Rue de la Loi 200 city: BRUSSELS postcode: 1049 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Engelen Cognome: Kris Email: send email Telefono: +39 0332 785018 Fax: +39 0332 785631	BE (BRUSSELS)	participant	318˙120.00
4	WATERNET TRUST  Organization address address: KPMG BOTSWANA city: GABORONE contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: David Cognome: Love Email: send email Telefono: 2634336725 Fax: 2634336740	BW (GABORONE)	participant	285˙969.00
5	EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM-RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS  Organization address address: Shinfield Park city: READING postcode: RG2 9AX contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Stefan Cognome: Eberle Email: send email Telefono: 441189000000 Fax: 441190000000	UK (READING)	participant	255˙420.00
6	WR Nyabeze and Associates  Organization address address: "No.400, 16th Road & New Road - Block K East, 1st floor - Central Park, Randjiespark ." city: MIDRAND postcode: 1685 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Munyaradzi Cognome: Elton Email: send email Telefono: 27113156791 Fax: 27113122418	ZA (MIDRAND)	participant	215˙856.00
7	MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES AND IRRIGATION  Organization address address: Korniche El-Nil city: Giza postcode: 12666 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Amel Cognome: Azab Email: send email Telefono: 20242183450 Fax: 20242183450	EG (Giza)	participant	213˙168.00
8	UNIVERSIDADE DO PORTO  Organization address address: PRACA GOMES TEIXEIRA city: PORTO postcode: 4099 002 contact info Titolo: Prof. Nome: Rodrigo Cognome: Maia Email: send email Telefono: +351 225081916 Fax: +351 225081446	PT (PORTO)	participant	199˙050.00
9	Helmholtz-Zentrum Potsdam Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum  Organization address address: Telegraphenberg city: POTSDAM postcode: 14473 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Claas Cognome: Schippmann Email: send email Telefono: +49 331 2881620 Fax: +49 331 2881628	DE (POTSDAM)	participant	171˙746.00
10	POTSDAM INSTITUT FUER KLIMAFOLGENFORSCHUNG  Organization address address: Telegrafenberg 31 city: POTSDAM postcode: 14412 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Susanne Cognome: Ziche Email: send email Telefono: 493313000000 Fax: 493313000000	DE (POTSDAM)	participant	168˙618.00
11	UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE MADRID  Organization address address: Calle Ramiro de Maeztu 7 city: MADRID postcode: 28040 contact info Titolo: Prof. Nome: Gonzalo Cognome: Leon Email: send email Telefono: 34913366048 Fax: 34913365797	ES (MADRID)	participant	150˙465.00
12	Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Zaragoza / International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies  Organization address city: Zaragoza postcode: 50059 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Dunixi Cognome: Gabiña Email: send email Telefono: +34 976 716000 Fax: +34 976 716 001	ES (Zaragoza)	participant	147˙000.00
13	COUNCIL FOR SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH  Organization address address: "Meiring Naude Road, Brummeria 46" city: PRETORIA postcode: 1 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Francois Cognome: Engelbrecht Email: send email Telefono: 27128413942 Fax: 27128412597	ZA (PRETORIA)	participant	133˙884.00
14	DINDER CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LIMITED  Organization address address: FIRST HARA 3 A H city: KHARTOUM postcode: MENSHYA contact info Titolo: Prof. Nome: Elftatih Cognome: Eltahir Email: send email Telefono: +249 121 964 556 Fax: +249 185 31 3361	SD (KHARTOUM)	participant	122˙850.00
15	IGAD CENTRE FOR CLIMATE PREDICTION AND APPLICATION  Organization address address: Dagoretti Corner - Ngong Road city: NAIROBI postcode: 100 contact info Titolo: Prof. Nome: Laban Cognome: Ogallo Email: send email Telefono: +254 20 3514426 Fax: +254 20 3878343	KE (NAIROBI)	participant	91˙443.00
16	INSTITUT AGRONOMIQUE ET VETERINAIRE HASSAN II  Organization address address: AVENUE ALLAL EL FASSI MADINAT AL city: RABAT postcode: 10101 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Mohammed Iqbal Cognome: Jazouli Email: send email Telefono: 212538000000 Fax: 212538000000	MA (RABAT)	participant	86˙346.00
17	STICHTING WETLANDS INTERNATIONAL  Organization address address: HORAPARK 9 city: EDE GLD postcode: 6717 LZ contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Bas Cognome: Van Weert Email: send email Telefono: +31 318 660910 Fax: +31 318 660950	NL (EDE GLD)	participant	82˙947.00
18	UNIVERSIDADE EDUARDO MONDLANE  Organization address address: "Reitoria Da Universidade, Praca 25 De Junho 257" city: MAPUTO postcode: 200 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: João Cognome: Matsinhe Email: send email Telefono: 25821475315 Fax: 25821475312	MZ (MAPUTO)	participant	56˙235.00

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'The principal aim of the DEWFORA proposal is to develop a framework for the provision of early warning and response to mitigate the impact of droughts in Africa. The proposal has been built to achive three key targets: 1. Improved monitoring: by improving knowledge on drought forecasting, warning and mitigation, and advancing the understanding of climate related vulnerability to drought – both in the current and in the projected future climate. 2. Prototype operational forecasting: by bringing advances made in the project to the pre-operational stage through development of prototype systems and piloting methods in operational drought monitoring and forecasting agencies. 3. Knowledge dissemination: through a stakeholders platform that includes national and regional drought monitoring and forecasting agencies, as well as NGO’s and IGO’s, and through capacity building programmes to help embed the knowledge gained in the community of African practitioners and researchers.

To achieve these targets, the DEWFORA consortium brings together leading research institutes and universities; institutes that excel in application of state-of-the-art science in the operational domain; operational agencies responsible for meteorological forecasting, drought monitoring and famine warning; and established knowledge networks in Africa. The consortium provides an excellent regional balance, and the skilled coordinator and several partners have worked together in (European) research projects, implementation projects and capacity building programmes, thus building efficiently on previous and ongoing projects in Europe and Africa.

The main impact of DEWFORA will be to increase the effectiveness of drought forecasting, warning and response. DEWFORA will provide guidance on how and where drought preparedness and adaptation should be targeted to contribute to increased resilience and improved effectiveness of drought mitigation measures.'

Introduzione (Teaser)

Drought and the possible increase of drought events due to climate change could have a severe impact on Africa, unless the continent can predict and mitigate related disasters. As such, the EU is supporting the development of early warning systems and response strategies in the region.

Descrizione progetto (Article)

The Dewfora project has established that at-risk areas in Africa often focus more on drought relief efforts than on adapting to the risk. But both strategies are important and the project aims to provide solutions where existing capacities or resources are lacking.

The team have devised a risk-based approach for establishing and mapping drought vulnerability and hazards. In addition, they are developing high resolution predictions of future climate scenarios, which project a drier southern Africa and wetter eastern Africa.

Researchers are in the process of drafting a framework for the improvement of early drought warning systems, which should be completed during the second half of the project. It is hoped that through close collaboration among scientists, water management agencies and decision makers, the project results will inform policies.

Similar African initiatives have been brought in to achieve these goals and links have been established with related Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) projects. The team have also participated in major events, including the COP17 conference in South Africa and the 2012 World Water Forum in France.

To engage the public, and with the hope of creating a lasting impact, Dewfora will also develop training courses and a YouTube movie once all the project results are in.