The ATPS is a trans-disciplinary network of researchers, policymakers, private sector actors and the civil society that promote the generation, dissemination, use and mastery of STI for African development, environmental sustainability and global inclusion.
The ATPS Phase VIII Strategic Plan for 2017-2022 has identified four strategic priority areas of focus during the period. These are: agriculture, food and nutrition; energy; climate change and environment; and health.
The ATPS network functions through National Chapters in 30 countries (27 African and 3 Diaspora chapters). The National Chapters operate under National Coordinators who provide intellectual and administrative leadership at country level.
Project Duration: 2017-2020
Grantor: ClimDev Special Fund (African Development Bank)
Contacts: Dr. Nicholas Ozor, Executive Director, ATPS
Email: executivedirector@atpsnet.org
Project Director: Dr. Nicholas Ozor
Project Manager: Ernest Acheampong
Project Value: Euros 450,000
Project Description/ Background
The project responds to the call to strengthen the capacities in Africa countries to collect, synthesize and use climate information and services to inform decision-making on adaptation and development planning. It is being implemented by the African Technology Policy Studies Network (ATPS) in partnership with the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) Africa Centre, IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC), Observatoire du Sahara et du Sahel (OSS), AGRHYMET Regional Centre (ARC), and the Regional Centre for Mapping Resource for Development (RCMRD). The project focuses on five selected countries (Cameroon, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, and Tunisia), which are a representative of the five major geographical regions in Africa.
Key Objectives and Activities
The project aims to strengthen the capacities of African countries to collect, understand and deploy appropriate climate information and best practices to support decision-making and support development planning, reduce the vulnerability of the selected countries and foster a food-sure Africa. Specifically, the project will:
The project has three main activities:
Expected Outputs and Outcomes
The expected outcomes from the project include:
Project Outputs
VIDEOS
LandPKS Mobile App Training in Nakuru_Kenya
Farmers to Benefit from New Mobile App in Soil Testing
LandPKS Mobile App Training in Enugu State, Nigeria
LandPKS Mobile App Training in Malawi
LandPKS Mobile App Training in Cameroon
LandPKS Mobile App Training in Tunisia
REPORTS
Bridging Climate Information Gaps to Strengthen Capacities for Climate Informed Decision Policy Brief
ATPS’ LandInfo Promotional Flier
ATPS_Proceedings-Report_Project_Launch_Sept-2017
ATPS Event Summary in Enuggu State, Nigeria
Profiling of the LandInfo by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)
Proceedings of the Regional Climate Change Dialogue and Training Workshop
State of Climate Information and Needs_Assessment Report-converted
SEI_ATPS_Migori-County_Kenya-Case-Study-Workshop-Report
SEI_ATPS_Enugu-State_Nigeria-Case-Study-Workshop-Report
LandPKS-Training-Report_Lilongwe_Malawi-Sept-2018
LandPKS-Training-Report_Enugu_Nigeria-April-2018
LandPKS-Training-Report_Nakuru_Kenya-Nov-2017
LandPKS Training Report Cameroon
LandPKS Training Report Tunisia
LandPKS Training Manual_English
Robust Climate Change Adaptation Toolkit for Africa
Climate information needs and services for climate change mitigation and adaptation in Cameroon, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria and Tunisia