Francisco (Paco) Orozco-Meléndez, PhD Student, University of BergenJesse Schrage, Researcher, NORCE Twice a year, the ACACIA project gathers actors involved in anticipatory action into Extended Peer Communities (EPCs), both in Ethiopia and in Madagascar.  This year, we were able to… Continue reading

In July, the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre, one of our partner organisations, posted a new podcast episode about our project (se blog post here). It is part of the Climate Carrot series and was recorded during our annual… Continue reading

In the beginning of July, ACACIA’s WP5 ran a Python programming workshop in Addis Ababa, hosted by the Ethiopian Meteorological Service. The workshop was intended to build a basis for a sub-seasonal forecasting “hackathon” that we plan to organize later… Continue reading

ACACIA’s sister project, SAFE4ALL Africa, is inviting people to share their climate-related experiences as part of a new storytelling initiative. The initiative aims to collect real stories from people and communities who have experienced the impacts of climate change in… Continue reading

Co‑Producing Climate Information to Strengthen Decision‑Making in Madagascar on WMO Day From 23 to 25 March 2026, stakeholders from across Madagascar came together for a three‑day workshop combining the evaluation of the ClimSA programme with a hands‑on co‑production of climate… Continue reading

From 14–17 March 2026, ACMAD and ICPAC, supported by WISER PASS, convened a pan‑African symposium in Kigali, Rwanda, bringing together national meteorological and hydrological services (NMHSs), Regional Climate Centres (RCCs), universities and international partners. The symposium aimed to: A continent‑wide… Continue reading

Our project team just spent three fun and highly productive days together in Addis. About 30 people participated in interactive discussions and presentations of recent work and future plans. Some of the teams even met on the days before and… Continue reading

A 5-day Training of Trainers (ToT) event for the ICPAC team was conducted by CSAG in Naivasha, Kenya between 29 September and 3 October under joint funding from WISER-PASS and ACACIA.  ICPAC remains at the forefront of co-production of climate… Continue reading