Article

Brimicombe, C., Di Napoli, C., Cornforth, R., Pappenberger, F., Petty, C. and Cloke, H. L. (2021) Borderless heat hazards with bordered impacts. Earth's Future. ISSN 2328-4277 (In Press)

Brimicombe, C., Porter, J. J., Di Napoli, C., Pappenberger, F., Cornforth, R., Petty, C. and Cloke, H. L. (2021) Heatwaves: an invisible risk in UK policy and research. Environmental Science & Policy, 116. pp. 1-7. ISSN 1462-9011 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2020.10.021

Young, H. R., Shepherd, T. G., Acidri, J., Cornforth, R. J., Petty, C., Seaman, J. and Todman, L. C. (2021) Storylines for decision-making: climate and food security in Namibia. Climate and Development, 13 (6). pp. 515-528. ISSN 1756-5537 doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/17565529.2020.1808438

Daron, J., Allen, M., Bailey, M., Ciampi, L., Cornforth, R., Costella, C., Fournier, N., Graham, R., Hall, K., Kane, C., Lele, I., Petty, C., Pinder, N., Pirret, J., Stacey, J. and Ticehurst, H. (2020) Integrating seasonal climate forecasts into adaptive social protection in the Sahel. Climate and Development. ISSN 1756-5537 doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/17565529.2020.1825920

Fazey, I., Schapke, N., Caniglia, G., Hodgson, A., Kendrick, I., Lyon, C., Page, G., Patterson, J., Reidy, C., Strasser, T., Verveen, S., Adams, D., Goldstein, B., Klaes, M., Leicester, G., Linyard, A., McCurdy, A., Ryan, P., Sharpe, B., Silvestri, G., Yansyah Abdurrahim, A., Abson, D., Samson Adetunji, O., Aldunce, P., Alvarez-Pereirax, C., Marie Amparo, J., Amundsen, H., Anderson, L., Andersson, L., Asquith, M., Augenstein, K., Barrie, J., Bent, D., Bentz, J., Bergsten, A., Berzonsky, C., Bina, O., Blackstock, K., Boehnert, J., Bradbury, H., Brand, C., Bohme, J., Mille Bojer, M., Carmen, E., Charli-Joseph, L., Choudhury, S., Chunhachoti-ananta, S., Cockburn, J., Colvin, J., Connon, I., Cornforth, R., Cox, R., Cradock-Henry, N., Cramer, L., Cremaschi, A., Dannevig, H., Day, C., de Lima Hutchison, C., de Vrieze, A., Desai, V., Dolley, J., Duckett, D., Durrant, R., Egermann, M., Elsner, E., Fremantle, C., Fullwood-Thomas, J., Galafassi, D., Gobby, J., Golland, A., Kirana Gonz-lez-Padron, S., Gram-Hanssen, I., Grandin, J., Grenni, S., Gunnell, J., Gusmao, F., Hamann, M., Harding, B., Harper, G., Hesselgren, M., Hestad, D., Heykoop, C., Holm, J., Holstead, K., Hoolohan, C., Horcea-Milcu, A.-I., Geertruida Horlings, L., Howden, S., Angharad Howell, R., Insia Huque, S., Canedo, M., Yvonne Iro, C., Ives, C., John, B., Joshi, R., Juarez-Bourke, S., Wafula Juma, D., Karlsen, B. C., Kliem, L., Kloy, A., Kuenkel, P., Kunze, I., Lam, D., Lang, D., Larkin, A., Light, A., Luederitz, C., Luthe, T., Maguire, C., Mahecha-Groot, A.-M., Malcolm, J., Marshall, F., Maru, Y., McLachlan, C., Mmbando, P., Mohapatra, S., Moore, M.-L., Moriggi, A., Morley-Fletcher, M., Moser, S., Mueller, K. M., Mukute, M., Mühlemeier, S., Otto Naess, L., Nieto-Romero, M., Novo, P., O'Brien, K., O'Connell, D., O'Donnell, K., Olsson, P., Pearson, K. R., Pereira, L., Petridis, P., Peukert, D., Phear, N., Ren.e Pisters, S., Polsky, M., Pound, D., Preiser, R., Rahman, M. S., Reed, M., Revell, P., Rodriguez, I., Rogers, B. C., Rohr, J., Rosenberg, M. N., Ross, H., Russell, S., Ryan, M., Saha, P., Schleicher, K., Schneider, F., Scoville-Simonds, M., Searle, B., Sebhatu, S. P., Sesana, E., Silverman, H., Singh, C., Sterling, E., Stewart, S.-J., Tabara, D., Taylor, D., Thornton, P., Tribaldos, T. M., Tschakert, P., Uribe-Calvo, N., Waddell, S., Waddock, S., van der Merwe, L., van Mierlo, B., van Zwanenberg, P., Velarde, S. J., Washbourn, C.-L., Waylen, K., Weiser, A., Wight, I., Williams, S., Woods, M., Wolstenholme, R., Wright, N., Wunder, S., Wyllie, A. and Young, H. R. (2020) Transforming knowledge systems for life on Earth: visions of future systems and how to get there. Energy Research and Social Science, 70. 101724. ISSN 2214-6296 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2020.101724

Young, H. R., Cornforth, R. J., Gaye, A. T. and Boyd, E. (2019) Event attribution science in adaptation decision-making: the context of extreme rainfall in urban Senegal. Climate and Development, 11 (9). pp. 812-824. ISSN 1756-5537 doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/17565529.2019.1571401

Cornforth, R., Parker, D. J., Diop-Kane, M., Fink, A. H., Lafore, J.-P., Laing, A., Afiesimama, E., Caughey, J., Diongue-Niang, A., Hamza, I., Harou, A., Kassimou, A., Lamb, P., Lamptey, B., Mumba, Z., Nnodu, I., Omotosho, J., Palmer, S., Parrish, P., Razafindrakoto, L.-G., Thiaw, W., Thorncroft, C. and Tompkins, A. (2019) The first Forecasters Handbook for West Africa. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 100 (11). pp. 2343-2351. ISSN 1520-0477 doi: https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-16-0273.1

Jones, L., Harvey, B., Cochrane, L., Cantin, B., Conway, D., Cornforth, R., De Souza, K. and Kirbyshire, A. (2018) Designing the next generation of climate adaptation research for development. Regional Environmental Change, 18 (1). pp. 297-304. ISSN 1436-378X doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-017-1254-x

Parker, H. R., Lott, F. C., Cornforth, R. J., Mitchell, D. M., Sparrow, S. and Wallon, D. (2017) A comparison of model ensembles for attributing 2012 West African rainfall. Environmental Research Letters, 12 (1). 014019. ISSN 1748-9326 doi: https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aa5386

Parker, H. R., Boyd, E., Cornforth, R., James, R., Frederike, O. and Myles, A. (2017) Stakeholder perceptions of event attribution in the loss and damage debate. Climate Policy, 17 (4). pp. 533-550. ISSN 1469-3062 doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/14693062.2015.1124750

Parker, H. R., Cornforth, R., Suarez, P., Allen, M., Boyd, E., James, R., Jones, R., Otto, F. and Walton, P. (2016) Using a game to engage stakeholders in extreme event attribution science. International Journal of Disaster Risk Science, 7 (4). pp. 353-365. ISSN 2095-0055 doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13753-016-0105-6

Otto, F., Boyd, E., Jones, R., Cornforth, R., James, R., Parker, H. R. and Allen, M. (2015) Attribution of extreme weather events in Africa: a preliminary exploration of the science and policy implications. Climatic Change, 132 (4). pp. 531-543. ISSN 0165-0009 doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-015-1432-0

Parker, H. R., Cornforth, R., Boyd, E., James, R., Otto, F. E. L. and Allen, M. R. (2015) Implications of event attribution for loss and damage policy. Weather, 70 (9). pp. 268-273. ISSN 0043-1656 doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/wea.2542

James, R., Otto, F., Parker, H., Boyd, E., Cornforth, R., Mitchell, D. and Allen, M. (2014) Characterising loss and damage from climate change. Nature Climate Change, 4 (11). pp. 938-939. ISSN 1758-678X doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate2411

Cornforth, R. (2013) Weathering drought in Africa. Appropriate Technology, 40 (2). pp. 26-28. ISSN 1751-6900

Boyd, E., Cornforth, R. J., Lamb, P. J., Tarhule, A., Lélé, M. I. and Brouder, A. (2013) Building resilience in the face of recurring environmental crisis in African Sahel. Nature Climate Change, 3 (7). pp. 631-637. ISSN 1758-678X doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate1856

Cornforth, R. J. (2013) West African monsoon 2012. Weather, 68 (10). pp. 256-263. ISSN 1477-8696 doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/wea.2161

Cornforth, R. (2012) Overview of the West African monsoon 2011. Weather, 67 (3). pp. 59-65. ISSN 0043-1656 doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/wea.1896

Black, E., Mithen, S., Hoskins, B. and Cornforth, R. (2010) Water and society: past, present and future. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 368 (1931). pp. 5107-5110. ISSN 1364-503X doi: https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2010.0216

Cornforth, R. J. and Hoskins, B. J. (2009) Understanding African easterly waves: a moist singular vector approach. Atmospheric Science Letters, 10 (3). pp. 185-191. ISSN 1530-261X doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/asl.231

Cornforth, R. J., Hoskins, B. J. and Thorncroft, C. D. (2009) The impact of moist processes on the African easterly jet-African easterly wave system. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 135 (641). pp. 894-913. ISSN 1477-870X doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/qj.414

Book or Report Section

Cornforth, R., Petty, C. and Walker, G. (2021) Supporting climate-resilient planning at national and district levels: a pathway to multi-stakeholder decision-making in Uganda. In: Conway, D. and Vincent, K. (eds.) Climate Risk in Africa: Adaptation and Resilience. Palgrave-Macmillan, pp. 131-145. ISBN 9783030611590 doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-61160-6_8

Plumpton, H. and Cornforth, R. (2020) BRAVE: building understanding of climate variability into planning of groundwater supplies from low storage aquifers in Africa. In: Supporting the COP26 priorities through research on international development & climate change UK-funded research project showcase. UK Collaborative on Development Research, pp. 12-13.

Samuel, K. L. H. and Cornforth, R. J. (2019) Disaster risk reduction, early warning systems and global health: critiquing the current systems-based approach. In: Samuel, K. L. H., Aronsson-Storrier, M. and Nakjavani Bookmiller, K. (eds.) The Cambridge Handbook of Disaster Risk Reduction and International Law. Cambridge University Press, pp. 373-404. ISBN 9781108474122

Cornforth, R., Mumba, Z. and Parker, D. (2017) Synoptic systems. In: Parker, D. J. and Diop-Kane, M. (eds.) Meteorology of tropical West Africa: the Forecasters’ Handbook. Wiley-Blackwell, Chichester, pp. 40-89. ISBN 9781118391303

Crisp, N. and Cornforth, R. (2016) Climate change and resilience in the Great Lakes region of Africa. In: Crisp, N. (ed.) One World Health: An Overview of Global Health. CRC Press, London, pp. 107-109. ISBN 9781498739412

Boyd, E. and Cornforth, R. J. (2013) Building climate resilience: lessons of early warning in Africa. In: Moser, S. C. and Boykoff, M. T. (eds.) Successful Adaptation to Climate Change: Linking Science and Policy in a Rapidly Changing World. Routledge, pp. 201-219. ISBN 9780415524995

Cornforth, R., Boyd, E. and Lamb, P. (2013) Case Study 5: Watching the rains to build resilience in the African Sahel. In: Southgate, R. and Murray, V. (eds.) Using Science for Disaster Risk Reduction Report of the UNISDR Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee. The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, pp. 22-23.

Report

Ciampi, L. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1240-7695, Myers, J., Plumpton, H., Cornforth, R. and Petty, C., (2021) NIMFRU briefing note: improving disaster response through a Livelihood Impact Based (LIMB) Flood Forecasting System. Technical Report. Zenodo

Ciampi, L. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1240-7695, Myers, J., Plumpton, H., Cornforth, R. and Petty, C., (2021) Reducing the cost and impact of disasters: National-scale Impact Based Forecasting of Flood Risk for Uganda. Technical Report. CERN, Geneva. pp5.

Bouwer, R., Cornforth, R., Lapworth, D., Mcdonald, D., Marsham, J., Mittal, N., Petty, C., Walker, G. and Way, C., (2020) Summary of FCFA work in Kenya. Report. Future Climate for Africa

Cornforth, R. J. and Myers, J., (2020) 'BRAVE' groundwater futures for Burkina Faso: critical planning for the water sector. Report. Walker Institute pp23. doi: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3746621

Young, H. R., Cornforth, R. J., Todman, L. C., Miret Barrio, J. A., Shepherd, T. G., Petty, C., O'Sullivan, D., Wagstaff, C., Mason, O. and Talwisa, M., (2020) Assessing the impact of climate change on sweet potato in Uganda. Report. Walker Institute pp4. doi: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3836642

Young, H., Plumpton, H., Miret Barrio, J. A., Cornforth, R. J., Petty, C., Todman, L., O'Sullivan, D. M., Wagstaff, C., Mason, O., Shepherd, T., Saabwe, C. and Talwisa, M., (2020) Sweet potato production in Uganda in a changing climate: what is the role for fertilisers. Working Paper. Walker Institute pp8. doi: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3955098

Cornforth, R. J., Clegg, D. and Petty, C., (2020) The integrated database for African policymakers. Report. Walker Institute pp3. doi: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3701722

Cornforth, R. J., Macdonald, D. M. J., Osbahr, H., Ciampi, L., Myers, J., Verhoef, A., Black, E. C., Ascott, M., Cook, P., Davis, H., Clark, H., Talens, C., Gahi, N., Haruna, S. and Petty, E.C., (2019) Possible futures for groundwater in Burkina Faso under a changing climate. Report. Zenodo doi: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3533108

Young, H., Cornforth, R. and Petty, C., (2019) Climate and health in Africa: research and policy needs. Walker Institute Briefing Notes (WIBN). BN1117/01. Technical Report. Walker Institute, Reading, UK. pp11. doi: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3510170

Burgin, L., Walker, G., Cornforth, R., Rowell, D., Marsham, J., Semazzi, F., Sabiti, G., Ainslie, A., Araujo, J., Ascott, M., Clegg, D., Clenaghan, A., Lapworth, D., Lwiza, K., Macdonald, D., Petty, C. and Wainwright, C., (2019) Possible futures for rural East Africa under a changing climate: HyCRISTAL climate narrative rural infographic and Brief. Technical Report. Zenodo - CERN Repository doi: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3257288

Finney, D., Marsham, J., Rowell, D., Way, C., Evans, B., Cornforth, R., Houghton-Carr, H., Mittal, N., Allan, R., Anande, D., Anyah, R., Ascott, M., Black, E., Boorman, P., Booth, B., Bornemann, J., Burgin, L., Evans, J., Gudoshava, M., Kendon, E., Kisembe, J., Kondowe, A., Lapworth, D., Lopez-Gonzalez, G., Lwiza, K., Macdonald, D., Maidment, R., Misiani, H., Nakabugo, R., Sabiiti, G., Sangalugembe, C., Scanell, C., Segele, Z., Semazzi, F., Smith, K. R., Tadege, A., Tesfaye, K., Waniha, P., Wainwright, C., Wilby, R., Winterbourn, B. and Xia, S., (2019) Scientific understanding of East African climate change from the HyCRISTAL project. Technical Report. White Rose Research Online doi: https://doi.org/10.5518/100/19

Young, H., Cornforth, R., Petty, E. and Saley Bana, Z., (2018) West Africa regional climate risk synthesis (extended) - DfID climate risk analysis to inform DFID's country development diagnostics. Report. DFID

Plumpton, H., Young, H., Cornforth, R., Petty, E. and Finlayson, B., (2018) East Africa regional synthesis report - climate risk analysis to inform DFID's country development diagnostics. Report. DFID

Plumpton, H., Young, H., Cornforth, R., Finlayson, B. and Petty, E., (2018) Middle East and North Africa regional synthesis report - climate risk analysis to inform DFID's country development diagnostics. Report. DFID

Plumpton, H., Young, H., Cornforth, R., Petty, E. and Finlayson, B., (2018) West Africa regional synthesis report (part I) - DfID climate risk analysis to inform DFID's country development diagnostics. Report. DFID

Acidri, J., Petty, E., Cornforth, R., Clegg, D., Ainslie, A., Walker, G., Talwisa, M. and Clenaghan, A., (2018) Uganda - Synthesising Evidence for Targeted National Responses to Climate Change. Walker Briefing Note (WIBN). 0218/01. Report. Zenodo (CERN), Switzerland. doi: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3510110

Araujo, J., Marsham, J., Rowell, D., Nkulumo, Z., Ainslie, A., Clenaghan, A., Cornforth, R., De Giusti, G., Evans, B., Finney, D., Lapworth, D., Macdonald, D., Petty, C., Seaman, J., Semazzi, F. and Way, C., (2016) Africa's climate helping decision-makers make sense of climate information: Burning questions - East African climate variability and change. Future Climate for Africa. Report. Climate Development and Knowledge Network

Graham, R., Ticehurst, H., Leathes, B., Wade, S., Visman, E., Bayley, S., Kane, C., Shongwe, M., Ferreira, T., Amato, R., Bain, C., Boyd, E., Dilley, M., Janes, T., Lumbroso, D., May, S., Oakley, T., Powell, R., Cornforth, R., Ewbank, R., Washington, R., Hewitt, C., Jones, R. and Moufouma-Okia, W., (2015) Scoping, options analysis and design of a ‘Climate Information and Services Programme’ for Africa (CIASA): Final report. Technical Report. Department for International Development doi: https://doi.org/10.12774/eod_cr.may2015.grahamr1

Graham, R., Visman, E., Wade, S., Amato, R., Bain, C., Janes, T., Leathes, B., Lumbroso, D., Cornforth, R., Boyd, E. and Parker, D., (2015) Scoping, options analysis and design of a ‘Climate Information and Services Programme’ for Africa (CIASA): literature review. Technical Report. Department for International Development doi: https://doi.org/10.12774/eod_cr.may2015.grahamr

Brown, S., Cornforth, R., Boyd, E., Standley, S., Allen, M., Clement, K., Gonzalo, A., Erwin, G., Michelle, S., Haseeb, I. and Maliha, S., Brown, S., ed. (2014) Science for Humanitarian Emergencies and Resilience (SHEAR) scoping study: Annex 3 - Early warning system and risk assessment case studies. Climate, Environment, Infrastructure and Livelihoods Professional Evidence and Applied Knowledge Services (CEIL PEAKS) programme. Technical Report. Evidence on Demand with the assistance of the UK Department for International Development (DFID) pp53. doi: https://doi.org/10.12774/eod_cr.june2014.brown

Duncan, M., Crowley, K., Cornforth, R., Edwards, S., Ewbank, R., Karbassi, P., McLaren, C., Penya, J. L., Obrecht, A., Seargent, S. and Visman, E., (2014) Integrating science into humanitarian and development planning and practice to enhance community resilience. Report. UK Collaborative on Development Sciences, London, UK. pp49.

Book

Ciampi, L., Davis, H., Myers, J., Petty, C., Cornforth, R., Asalu, A. and Plumpton, H. (2019) FAMVAC and Listening Group facilitation handbook. NIFMRU, pp43. doi: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3369280

Asare, K., Cornforth, R., Tarhule, A., Osbahr, H., Ciampi, L. and Myers, J. (2019) RAINWATCH handbook: a step by step guide to using RAINWATCH, version 1.0. Zenodo - CERN Repository, pp43. doi: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3366368

Cornforth, R. and Tarhule, A., eds. (2018) African rainfall variability: science and society. Atmposhere (Special Issue). MDPI.

Video

Cornforth, R., Ciampi, L., Fairgreave, R. and Danert, K. (2020) Adapting for tomorrow’s environment - innovative, interdisciplinary research work supporting the development of climate resilient societies at the Walker Institute. [Video]

Cornforth, R., Ciampi, L. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1240-7695 and Myers, J. (2020) Unlocking Africa's groundwater potential. [Video]

Web Resource

Plumpton, H. and Cornforth, R., Furey, S., ed. (2020) Groundwater country profiles for seven UpGro consortium project countries in Africa. UpGro, https://upgro.org/. (UPGro (2020) “African Groundwater 2020: Online Final Report of the Unlocking the Potential of Groundwater for the Poor Programme (2013-2020), http://www.upgro.org)