IMPALA: Improving Model Processes for African cLimAte IMPALA will deliver a step change in global model climate prediction for Africa on the 5-40 year timescale by delivering reductions in model systematic errors, resulting in reduced uncertainty in predictions of African climate and enabling improved assessment of the robustness of multi-model projections for the continent. 
The ultimate beneficiaries of the research will be people of the sub-Saharan Africa region, and IMPALA scientists will assist in generating cross-programme outputs, such as material demonstrating improved capability to assess risks of key agriculture-relevant rainfall events, for their user training workshops and interactions with other DFID programmes, and broader capacity development and adaptation activities. Research and development activity contributing to the UK’s strategy to address key development challenges.