The way forward in East Africa:Plans developed for implementing the climate analogues tool. Presentation given by Flora Mer (CIAT) during a Climate Analogues tool training.

1. The way forward in East Africa:
Plans developed for implementing the
climate analogues tool

2. The way forward by Ethiopian Team
to implement climate analogues tool
No. Activity Due Date
1 Submitting written report to National Meteorology Agency (NMA) August 11-15
and Ethiopian Agricultural Institute of Research (EIAR) on the
training workshop
2 Present the tool to selected professionals from EIAR and NMA to August
familiar them with the work that can be done with the tool.
3 Formulate thematic area for the anticipated pilot and Establish August
working group during the introductory workshop.
4 Plan for a case study in detail September/2012
Selection of reference site and specific crop
Climate data preparation
Collection of other biophysical and socioeconomic data
Field visits at reference sites
Etc
5 Execute the case study (September/12 – August/13)
6 Present the result in a larger workshop and get feedback (Sep/13)
7 Scale up the pilot for a comprehensive analogues exercise in a larger Beyond September 2013
scale of space and thematic area.
Note: we expect continuous technical support from the Climate Analogue developers team and CCAFS. The first report will be
delivered in September and the subsequent reports will be sent on quarterly basis
Focal Point: Andualem Shimeles andushime@gmail.com
Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR)

3. The way forward by Kenyan Team to
implement climate analogues tool
Who might benefit from the analogue?
Institutions – KARI; KMD; Universities – UoN, JKUAT, Egerton, KU, Moi University, Maseno, MUST; MoA; MoLD; MEMR;
MoWI; WRMA
NGO’s – CARE International; ABCIC; Oxfam; IIED, Red Cross – Climate Centre; World Vision; Action AID; IUCN; APHRC;
KCCWG
How to approach each partner?
Creation of awareness – national stakeholder meeting – practitioners
Creation of awareness – national stakeholder meeting – policy makers
Capacity building – technical practitioners and policy makers
When?
Next meeting – country team meeting – by end of September 2012. Progress report will be given quarterly through
email but first report will be given by 10th of October 2012 .
Expect to achieve within 6 months from October 2012
CONTACT PERSON
Contact person – Maurine Ambani
Country team
Cromwell Lukorito – cblukorito@gmail.com
Michael Okoti – michaeldominion@gmail.com
John Yumbya – j.yumbya@abcic.org
Reuben Ruto – jeriot2005@yahoo.com
Tabitha Muchaba – t.muchaba@cgiar.org
Fred Atieno
Pius Mwenda
Wilson Gitau

4. The way forward by Tanzanian Team
to implement climate analogues tool
Who might benefit from the analogue?
Government Ministries and Institutions: Health, agriculture, livestock
Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Cooperatives (MAFC), Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries Development, Ministry of Health, Vice President’s
Office: Environment, Ministry of Water, COSTECH, Local Government Authorities
Research Institutions:
NARIs
Universities: SUA,UDSM,ARU,UDOM,NIMST
Livestock Research Institutes
NGOs: working on CC lines and users
CARE, MVIWATA-FARMERS Organizations, World Vision, INADES, PELUM, VECO, OXFAM
NAPA’s – approach the development
How to approach each partner?
Training, Meeting, E-mail, National Team with right stakeholders: CC decision makers
Approach:
Country training workshop on the use of climate analogue tool
Consultation with Decision Makers face-to-face meetings
Stakeholders’ workshops
Establish Online Community of Practices
E-mail communication
Meetings with farmers
Develop Case Study pilot areas
Develop and execute joint research proposals that address issues on using analogue tool for adaptation strategies
When?
Define a time frame: who to contact first
Meeting of the country core team: by September,2012
Online and face-to-face meeting with stakeholders: by November
Organizing stakeholders workshop: January, 2013
Research proposal: by March, 2013
Keep in touch
Monthly feedback to CCAFS on the stakeholders / Focal point: ARI-Mlingano and SUA /Participate in a regional blog/forum

5. The way forward by Ugandan Team
to implement climate analogues tool
Who might benefit from the analogue?
Institutions
National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO)
National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) Programme
Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF)
Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE)
National Forest Authority
Universities (eg. Makerere and Uganda Martyrs)
TULLOW Oil Company
District Farmers Associations
Local Governments (Directorates of Production and Natural resources)
NGO
CARE Uganda
World Vision
VI-Agro-forestry Project
Community based Organizations (CBOs)
How to approach each partner?
Pauline Birungi will conduct a sensitization meeting for staff at Bulindi ZARDI and contact other institutions through
email by the 20th August 2012.
Simon Byarugaba will also conduct a sensitization meeting for staff at National Agricultural Research Laboratories
(Kawanda), by 20th August 2012 contact other Institutions through email. Pauline will be the focal person for
CCAFS contact
Keep in touch
A report on the first progress will be by the end September,2012.