Africa’s Climate Observing Networks: Challenges, Needs and Recommendations

This policy document provides the following keymessages to decision makers in Africa:

-Adequate climate observing systems are key to effective climate risk management.
-Observing networks in Africa have been deteriorating and need to be improved.
-Historical data have great value and, where not available, must be rescued and used in climate analyses.
-The African Climate Policy Centre (ACPC), an initiative of the UN Economic Commission for Africa, has a key role to play in facilitating improvements in Africa’s climate observing systems.