Abstract
The issue of global warming and its effects currently concerns worldwide. Climate change renders it difficult to meet the 17 Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. Climate information services have the potential to promote development, safeguard gains made in terms of sustainability, and avert losses that would deepen poverty and make people more vulnerable to climatic extreme events. In Rwanda, a lot has positively changed, but since 1963 when meteorological services were established, from that time until now, it appears that the way to prepare and distribute climate information services is totally a provider (Rwanda Meteorology Agency) driven system rather than based on the of users’ needs. According to recent study conducted in Ruhango district were show that among the smallholder farmers that accessed climate forecasts, only 11.9% used it in their farming decision-making. The benefits of seamless climate forecasts are proven in many parts of the world. The main objective of this Action Research (AR) was to design and set-up the Seamless and Localized Climate Services (SLCS) for sustainability adaptation practices through participatory seasonal forecasting in Rwanda.
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The climate forecasting performance, Climate Information Services, Seamless Climate Services
