Salient Research

Science for Adaptation: Learning and Innovation in EvideNce about future climaTe SALIENT is a research project designed to improve information about future climate for climate change adaptation. In recent years, there has been fantastic progress in climate modelling and climate services, but it's still difficult to interpret climate model data, and to figure out how climate change might affect each region in the coming decades. For example, in many southern African countries, some climate models suggest it will get wetter, and some suggest it will get drier. SALIENT research is exploring new ways to characterise and communicate future climate. Our research aims to make it easier to interpret climate projections for National Adaptation Planning and Green Climate Fund applications, and to develop tools for Climate Service Providers. The research project: key facts Funder: UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship Time: 2022-2026 Region: Southern Africa Timescale: Long term climate, to 2050s Climate variables/systems of interest: temperature, heat extremes, rainfall, heavy rainfall, drought, tropical cyclones We would like to hear from you if. • You use climate information in your work • You would like to integrate climate futures into your work • You are working on a climate services project in southern Africa You can read more on our website and sign up to our mailing list here -