The conference contributes to a large consultation of the regional and international stakeholders on the CS4RRA joint call, to ensure relevance, excellence, and ownership by the African region. It equally contributes to the progressive implementation of the recommendations from the Webinars by WASCAL and IRD. Finally, the conference supports exploring synergies, provide the opportunity for networking, and mobilise funders in Africa and EU, and thus, enlarging the research opportunities for CS4RRA members.
The specific objectives were:
- review the webinars' outcomes and complete current priorities in research, innovation and capacity building;
- bring together funding agencies, key performing organisations from EU member states, and likeminded African partners interested in developing long-lasting activities on research, innovation and capacity building
- enhance coordination of the existing bilateral activities between European and African countries and existing multilateral initiatives; build-up a consortium of interested parties from Africa and Europe on climate risk reduction challenges (e.g. to prepare of a joint application for EU-calls).
- examine and propose sustainable funding mechanisms for climate and environment services provision,
https://www.climate-chance.org/actor/acteurs-de-la-recherche-et-des-sciences/
https://jpi-climate.eu/programme/climate-services-for-risk-reduction-in-west-africa-cs4rra/
