Early Warning System: Building Agricultural Systems Resilience through Effective Early Climate Action in Nigeria

Early Warning Systems is a three-year project funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation that aims to meet the demand for relevant and timely climate information to support decision-making in the agriculture and allied sectors.

This project focuses on improving the analytical capability of climate stakeholders, enhancing the capacity to support locally tailored climate analytics and information services, aligning national early action infrastructure to improve regional impact, and enhancing the operational governance and cross-cutting aspects of Early Warning Systems.

TARGETS

80 Climate Officials

Climate data analysis and visualization training

60 Stations

Establishing one agrometeorological station in each of the six geopolitical zones.

3 Languages

Communication mechanisms in three main languages

40 Climate Officials

Crop modelling training for applying climate data in decision-making.

Stakeholder Needs Assessment

A stakeholder analysis matrix or stakeholder map

Sustainability Plan

Sustainability Plan including formalized multi-agency governance arrangements and policy frameworks

Financial Road Map

A roadmap for financing infrastructure needs, costs, funding sources, business case, and a PPP financing model.

OUR ROLE

We are identifying and addressing core gaps in Nigeria’s infrastructure for climate early action and related Early Warning Systems (EWS), focusing on risk management and resilience in agriculture and related sectors.