Erik Kolstad
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New “Testbed Handbook” for Madagascar
During the cyclone season in early 2025, ACACIA ran a series of weekly forecasting testbeds bringing together Madagascar’s national meteorological service (DGM), ACACIA scientists, and humanitarian stakeholders, including Croix-Rouge Malagasy (CRM). These hour-long online sessions created a regular space for… Continue reading
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ACACIA Participation in REPRESA Training and Workshop in Ampefy, Madagascar
From 12–15 May 2025, three staff members from Météo Madagascar, all of whom are supported by WMO as part of ACACIA, took part in a regional training and workshop organised by the REPRESA (Resilience and Preparedness to Tropical Cyclones across… Continue reading
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Connecting climate services to local needs in the Awash Basin
by Asaminew Teshome As part of ACACIA’s commitment to co-production and inclusive climate services, extended peer communities have been established in both Madagascar and Ethiopia. These communities bring together stakeholders from across sectors—such as water, agriculture, disaster management, and meteorology—to guide project… Continue reading
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ACACIA at the ECMWF annual seminar
During the ECMWF annual seminar in Bonn in April, both Erik Kolstad and Linda Hirons from ACACIA gave invited presentations. They also presented a poster by Joshua Talib. This material is available online; click here for Erik’s slides, here for… Continue reading
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ECMWF accelerates transition to fully open data – a game-changer for ACACIA partners
By Erik Kolstad and Joshua Talib In a surprising and highly appreciated move, ECMWF has announced it will complete its transition to fully open data by 1 October 2025, a full year ahead of schedule. This means that the entire ECMWF Real-time… Continue reading
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Calling weather by its right name
ACACIA researchers are coming to see that the way we scientifically name weather systems has consequences. Names affect how societies mobilise, and how prepared they are. Continue reading
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Tropical storm Dikeledi
This post will updated as new forecasts came in (follow the latest forecasts from the ECMWF here). Latest update: 10 January, 09:30 UTC The tropical storm Dikeledi (picture from Zoom Earth on 9 January) is moving fast towards the northern… Continue reading
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ACACIA kickoff meeting in Bergen, Norway
by Thomas Hovmøller Ris (NORCE) and Erik Kolstad A crocodile, an elephant, and a giraffe. You think Africa. So did many of the members of the ACACIA project when they – as an icebreaker – created animals out of pieces… Continue reading
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On the cusp of the storm season in Madagascar
By Scott Bremer, WP1 lead In November 2024, some members of the ACACIA project team visited Madagascar for a preliminary study of the Sofia region case, and a first glimpse at how the communities there live with cyclones, storms and… Continue reading
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Follow us on LinkedIn 🌍
We’re excited to announce our official ACACIA LinkedIn page! Follow us to stay connected with the latest updates on: We hope you will join the conversation, engage with our content, and be part of this journey towards climate resilience. 👉 Follow us on LinkedIn and stay… Continue reading
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