Adaptation Programme in Africa (GFCS APA) Phase II: Building Resilience in Disaster Risk Management, Food Security and Health

Funded by Norad, GFCS Adaptation in Africa Phase II (2017-2019 USD 4.3 million, NOK 36 million) builds on Phase I and aims to further improve national and regional coordination in Malawi and Tanzania.

The aim of the project is to enhance capacity of National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHS) to better anticipate and respond to extreme weather events and climate change. The implementation of Phase II is expected to improve climate services delivery for agriculture and food security, health, and disaster risk reduction.

An external evaluation of the previous Norway programmes highlighted that while good progress was accomplished, a second phase was needed to ensure sustainability of activities and processes started in Phase I. Phase II (Dec 2017- Dec 2019) of the GFCS Adaptation Programme in Africa is an extension of Phase I (2014-2017) and the purpose is to ensure the sustainability of Phase I efforts.

The Phase II project objective is that the lives of vulnerable populations are improved through enhanced access and understanding of high-quality, action-oriented climate services and policies supporting mainstreaming of climate services in development and adaptation planning.

Phase II project outcomes are that the

1. National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHS) can provide better climate services;
2. Climate information for food security is available to vulnerable communities;
3. Health professionals can make better use of climate information, benefitting the public health;
4. Vulnerable communities can reduce risk of disaster due to better climate information.