Meteorological Early Warning Systems to Build Resilience to Acute Climate‐Induced Shocks

The “Meteorological Early Warning Systems to Build Resilience to Acute Climate‐Induced Shocks” was purposed to empower local communities and vulnerable agriculturists in Uganda with an innovative early warning weather system for severe weather across the drought prone “cattle corridor”, the accident prone areas of Lake Victoria, Kyoga, and Wamala, and Uganda’s flash-flood prone highlands. Leveraging the nearly ubiquitous use of cell phones across the country, CHAI partnered with mobile operators and the Uganda National Meteorological Authority to provide low-cost, on-demand access to weather and agricultural information to more than 16 million Ugandan via cellphones and free access to 8 million Airtel subscribers.

The project deployed low-cost automatic weather stations which were able to provide location-specific forecasts that enabled farmers and fisher folk to make informed decisions.

The project was undertaken by five partners, led by Trans African Hydro-Meteorological Observatory (TAHMO), there were three local partners, namely Climate Change Adaptation Innovation (CHAI), African Centers for Lightning and Electromagnetics, and Human Network International and one international partner Earth Networks International.

The project deployed low-cost automatic weather stations which were able to provide location-specific forecasts that enabled farmers and fisher folk to make informed decisions.

The project was undertaken by five partners, led by Trans African Hydro-Meteorological Observatory (TAHMO), there were three local partners, namely Climate Change Adaptation Innovation (CHAI), African Centers for Lightning and Electromagnetics, and Human Network International and one international partner Earth Networks International.