Date: 2010
Author: HFP

Furthering the exchange between climate scientists and humanitarian and development policy makers.

Report of a one day workshop held in March 2010 to consider the importance, and difficulties, of ensuring that climate science can appropriately inform humanitarian and development planning. Attended by climate scientists from a range of universities and research institutes and policy makers from different government departments and non governmental organisations, discussion highlighted some of the major constraints to effective application of climate science, before developing the approaches through which the exchange initiative supported by HFP is proposing to develop climate information which is useful for humanitarian and development decision making.

Workshop presentations:

1.    Richard Washington, Humanitarian/Development advocacy and climate science

2.    Maarten van Aalst, Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre, Experience of supporting better use of climate science

3.    Emma Visman, HFP, The exchange approach and steps towards operationalising climate science

4.    Richard Ewbank, Christian Aid – proposal for exchange demonstration work

5.    Nick Hall, Plan International – proposal for exchange demonstration work

6.    Richard Washington, Climategate: Climate Scientist’s view

7.    Mike Edwards, Why humanitarian and development organsiations need to engage better with climate science

All documents can be downloaded below: