On the second day this sub-theme focused on a range of issues related to climate service delivery for development including: bridging the gaps and best practices for climate science, policy and practice; climate information and analysis for risk management and adaptation; and, frontiers of research and development for climate science, services and policy. From these deliberations the following recommendations were made on this sub-theme: National Agencies are the most important link in the climate services chain from global to local and as such governments are encouraged to invest on national and sub-national agencies and their climate services that reach communities. The Conference noted the key role played by the regional climate outlook forums and suggested a continuation of improvements in communicating to the users. Regional institutions such as ICPAC and AGRHYMET; Africa wide institutions such as ACPC and ACMAD; Advance Research Institutions such as UK Met Office and Global Institutions such as WMO and GCOS are called for stepping up efforts. The Conference noted that the research and science community need skilful and actionable forecasts, coupled with effective communication and the “knowing market” to improve the link between research and use. Climate science research in Africa is not well coordinated and usually undertaken in ad-hoc fashion. Key Institutions in Africa and outside Africa should work together to identify research frontiers that advances Africa’s development and urged to implement them. The conference welcomes the important collaborative initiative undertaken by various institutions in this regard and the CCDA-II participants support the 2013 African Climate Science Conference. Sustainable Energy Access for All Africans by 2030 The second plenary and roundtable discussion was on sustainable energy access for all Africans by 2030. This was chaired by Mr. Philippe Niyongabo. This was followed by the roundtable discussion between Dr. Jacques Moulot, Prof. Abeeku Brew-Hammond, Prof. Ogunlade Davidson, Dr. Felix Dayo, Ms. Faith Odongo, Dr. Kevin Urama with Dr. Youba Sokona and Dr. Yacob Mulugetta facilitating the discussion, including audience participation. The roundtable discussion first covered the role of oil, gas and renewable energy sources such as hydro, geothermal, wind, solar and bioenergy in the energy mix of African countries. The cost of energy and availability of various energy sources was discussed along with the need for technology to exploit energy resources on one hand
On the second day this sub-theme focused on a range of issues related to climate service delivery for development including: bridging the gaps and best practices for climate science, policy and practice; climate information and analysis for risk management and adaptation; and, frontiers of research and development for climate science, services and policy. From these deliberations the following recommendations were made on this sub-theme: National Agencies are the most important link in the climate services chain from global to local and as such governments are encouraged to invest on national and sub-national agencies and their climate services that reach communities. The Conference noted the key role played by the regional climate outlook forums and suggested a continuation of improvements in communicating to the users. Regional institutions such as ICPAC and AGRHYMET; Africa wide institutions such as ACPC and ACMAD; Advance Research Institutions such as UK Met Office and Global Institutions such as WMO and GCOS are called for stepping up efforts. The Conference noted that the research and science community need skilful and actionable forecasts, coupled with effective communication and “knowing the market” to improve the link between research and use. Climate science research in Africa is not well coordinated and usually undertaken in ad-hoc fashion. Key Institutions in Africa and outside Africa should work together to identify research frontiers that advances Africa’s development and urged to implement them. The conference welcomes the important collaborative initiative undertaken by various institutions in this regard and the CCDA-II participants support the 2013 African Climate Science Conference. Sustainable Energy Access for All Africans by 2030 The second plenary and roundtable discussion was on sustainable energy access for all Africans by 2030. This was chaired by Mr. Philippe Niyongabo. This was followed by the roundtable discussion between Dr. Jacques Moulot, Prof. Abeeku Brew-Hammond, Prof. Ogunlade Davidson, Dr. Felix Dayo, Ms. Faith Odongo, Dr. Kevin Urama with Dr. Youba Sokona and Dr. Yacob Mulugetta facilitating the discussion, including audience participation. The roundtable discussion first covered the role of oil, gas and renewable energy sources such as hydro, geothermal, wind, solar and bioenergy in the energy mix of African countries. The cost of energy and availability of various energy sources was discussed along with the need for technology to exploit energy resources on one hand