Building Actionable Climate Information for Africa Adaptation

Workshop (by invitation only)

The Program | Pre-meeting materials | Venue and Accomodations | Visa requirements

Scientific Organizing Committee

  • Bruce Hewitson, University of Cape Town and RIfS co-chair
  • Wilfried Pokam, University of Yaoundé 1 and CORDEX SAT
  • Jemimah Maina, Conservation International, University of Nairobi
  • Genito Maure, Eduardo Mondlane University
  • Ulrich Jacques Diasso, University of Ouagadougou
  • Arona Diedhiou, IRD/IGE/University Grenoble- LASMES/Université Félix Houphouet Boigny
  • Richard Jones, UK Meteorological Office
  • Chris Lennard, University of Cape Town
  • Chipo Plaxedes Mubaya, University of Zimbabwe
  • Mzime Murisa, START
  • Amira Nasser, Egyptian Meteorological Authority
  • Linda Ogallo, ICPAC Nairobi
  • Gilbert Siame, University of Zambia
  • Alessandro Dosio, Joint Research Centre – European Commission
  • Rondrotiana Barimalala, Norce
  • Piotr Wolski, University of Cape Town

The Program

An updated full version of the program can be found here.

Pre-meeting Materials

Survey | Webinar #1 | Webinar #2 | Readings | Poster details

Pre-meeting Survey

Participants should complete the pre-meeting survey by Aug 22nd, which you should have received by email.

Poster details

If you wish to optionally bring a poster to share your work with the other participants, you must let us know in advance via the survey form mentioned above. The posters will be displayed along the walls of the main plenary room. There is no dedicated poster session; rather, they can be viewed at any time during the breaks. The maximum size for posters is A0, and mounting materials will be provided. You can also indicate through the form if you would like to receive suggestions of where you could have a poster printed upon arrival to Cape Town.

Webinar #2

Climate Literacy

September 2nd, 12:00UTC

We are organizing a second pre-workshop webinar to explore the idea of climate literacy. Climate literacy is an essential capacity to enable society to respond to climate change in ways that are informed, responsible, ethical and accountable, through transdisciplinary collaborations. We want to make this an engaging experience for you – come and share your own stories in breakout group discussions, and let us know if you can provide an exemplar narrative for us to demonstrate this idea as a starter.

Register here.

Webinar #1

The Ethics of Climate Information: inclusion, equity, accessibility and robustness

For Participants only. July 11th, 2025

Read more here.

Readings

Papers
Reports
Quick reads

Please find a longer list of suggested readings here, in a bibliography we will continue to update.

Venue and Accomodations

The meeting will take place at the Southern Sun Newlands Hotel and Convention Centre in Cape Town, South Africa.

For more accommodation options, search for others in the vicinity. There are quite a few within 15 minutes walk.

Other logistics information

Visa requirements

South African tourist visa information

Below are guidelines for:

  1. Visa exempt countries
  2. eVisa if from elligable country
  3. Regular application via embassy / consulate
  4. Which countries require a Yellow fever vaccination

If in ANY doubt, call your in-country South African Embassy/Consulate to double check

Visa exempt countries

You can see the full list of visa exempt countries here, the list is extensive:  https://www.dha.gov.za/index.php/immigration-services/exempt-countries

If you are from one of eligible countries eligible for an eVisa (see below), you can do make an eVisa application here:

https://ehome.dha.gov.za/ePermit/home

Eligible countries are: Albania, Algeria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Comoros, Congo, (Kinshasa), Congo (Brazzaville), Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Kenya, Liberia, Lithuania, Mali, Mexico, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, People’s Republic of China, Philippines, Republic of Guinea, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Slovakia, Uganda

If you are not visa exempt (see 1) and not eligable for an eVisa (see 2), then you need to apply  at:

  • the South African diplomatic representative in your country of origin, or
  • at a South African diplomatic representative in a neighbouring country if there is no South African diplomatic representation in the applicant’s country of origin

Documents required to apply for a visa

  • A passport or travel document valid for no less than 30 days after the expiry of your intended visit
  • Your passport must have at least TWO unused page for entry / departure endorsements
  • A completed Form BI-84 (application for a visa)
  • Payment of the prescribed fee
  • A yellow-fever vaccination certificate (see below)
  • Statement and/or documentation confirming the purpose and duration of your visit (we will provide an invitation letter)
  • Two colour passport photographs
  • A return or onward ticket if you are travelling by air
  • Proof of financial means to pay for your living expenses while in South Africa in the form of (we will provide this information):
  • Bank statements
  • Salary advances
  • Undertakings by the host(s) in South Africa
  • Bursary
  • Medical cover or
  • Cash available (including credit cards and travellers’ cheques)

The visa application can be initiated from here: https://www.vfsglobal.com/en/individuals/index.html

Countries for which a yellow fever vaccination certificate is required for entry into South Africa are:

  • Angola
  • Argentina
  • Benin
  • Bolivia
  • Brazil
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burundi
  • Cameroon
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Colombia
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Congo
  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Ecuador
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Ethiopia
  • French Guyana
  • Gabon
  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Guinea
  • Guyana
  • Kenya
  • Liberia
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Panama
  • Paraguay
  • Peru
  • Rwanda
  • Senegal
  • Sierra Leone
  • Sudan
  • Suriname
  • Togo
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Uganda
  • Venezuela