Integrated Climate Services for Transformative Climate Action (CISTA)

Many communities, farmers and water resource managers do not have reliable information about how a changing climate will affect their daily lives and livelihoods. Improved climate services that combine weather, climate and sectoral data make climate risk management more effective. This helps people adapt to climate impacts and better prepare for disaster risks. Inpartner countries the project supports the use of climate services for climate and biodiversity policy by establishing governance frameworks and building technical skills needed to create such services. It develops tools for climate services and risk management together with communities and the sectors most affected, while also taking the specific needs of women and marginalised groups into account. The World Meteorological Organization’s Regional Climate Centres produce and exchange science-based climate information across regions.