Principles for co-producing climate services: practical insights from FRACTAL

Sukaina Bharwani

This working paper contributes to the body of knowledge on principles for co-producing climate services by reflecting on and sharing experiences from the Future Resilience of African CiTies and Lands (FRACTAL) project. Conducted in nine southern African urban areas from 2015 to 2021, the project sought to co-produce climate knowledge to inform climate-resilient urban development.

McClure, A., Daron, J., Bharwani, S., Kavonic, J., Janes, T., Jones, R., Zhang. M., Mzime, M., Jiemba, E., Mkandawire, B., & Jack, C. (2022). “Principles for co-producing climate services: practical insights from FRACTAL”. Natural Environment Research Council, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, and the Future Resilience of African CiTies and Lands (FRACTAL) project and FRACTAL-Plus projects.

Maputo, Mozambique. Photo: Domingos Melo / EyeEm via Getty Images.

This working paper discusses climate services and the growing emphasis on co-producing climate servicesy to foster partnerships and mutual learning between stakeholders.

This authors summarize messages from the related literature, and discuss the principles and insights that emerged from working in African cities as part of the FRACTAL project, which was part of the wider Future Climate For Africa (FCFA) programme.

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