The Africa Climate Risk Conference (ACRC) was an open platform for sharing the latest research on African climate among researchers, and with policy makers, Regional Climate Centres (RCCs), National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHS), and development partners. ACRC’s goal was to ensure greater impact and legacy of completed and ongoing research programs by promoting the uptake of new data, tools and knowledge; brokering new research collaborations; and coordinating targeted donor support.