ACCOF-15

DATE

February 09, 2024

Venue

Online

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About ACCOF

The African Center for Meteorological Applications and Development (ACMAD), as a WMO Regional Climate Center (RCC) for Africa, organizes, as part of its functions and mandate, the fourteenth Forum on Climate Outlook for the African Continent (ACCOF-15) in collaboration with other RCCs in Africa.
This is within the framework of supporting continental climate services and strengthening the capacity of designated and developing WMO RCCs to regionalize the products of WMO Global Production Centers (GPCs). It also provides a platform for discussions and technical exchanges on the latest advances in climate science and technology, interregional interactions in Africa and between Africa and other WMO regional associations. ACCOF 15 will evaluate the past climate seasons of July-September-October-November (SON) as well as October – November – December (OND) 2023, and enable discussions on the current and future evolution of El Niño as well as the climate perspective for the season February to May 2024.

FORUM OBJECTIVES :

The specific objectives of the meeting are to:

  • Review and verify forecasts for the SON and OND 2023 climate season
  • Discuss the current evolution of the El Niño Southern Oscillation and its impacts at the continental level and its influence with other drivers for the FMAM 2024 period across the continent and develop continental consensus climate forecasts for the FMAM 2024 season.
  • Ensure consistency of forward-looking statements at sub-regional and continental levels
  • Strengthen the interregional network of cross-border risk management centers
  • Obtain user feedback on potential impacts of the FMAM 2024 season during the second part of the rainfall seasons.

EXPECTED OUTCOME :

  • Continental and Regional SON and OND 2023 seasonal forecasts reviewed and verified;
  • Verification and outlook products integrated and harmonized between continental and sub-regional levels;
  • Climate Outlook Statement for the upcoming season prepared and published;
  • Sectors potential hazards, risk events and impacts/consequences for SON and OND 2023 outlook identified and user feedback on the impacts of FMAM 2024 outlook documented

Agenda

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Program:

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TIME(GMT) ACTIVITY FACILITATOR
07:50 - 08:00 Registration of participants and meeting virtual connection logistics ACMAD - ICT
SESSION I:OPENING CEREMONY
08:00 - 08:10
  • Remarks by ACMAD
 ACMAD and PARTNERS
MODERATOR:ACMAD/-ICT
RAPPORTEUR: ACMAD/CDD
08:10 - 08:15 VIRTUAL GROUP PHOTO ACMAD - ICT
SESSION II: PERFORMANCE OF THE PAST SEASONS AND CLIMATE OUTLOOK FOR FEBRUARY TO MAY 2024
08:15 - 08:30 Performance of past months and outlook for IGAD by IGAD/RCC PRESENTER: ICPAC
08:30 - 08:45 Performance of past months and outlook for North Africa by North Africa RCC Lead PRESENTER: DGM-MOROCCO
08:45 - 09:00 Performance of past months and outlook for SADC by SADC/RCC PRESENTER: SADC-CSC
09:00 - 09:15 Performance of past months and outlook for IOC by IOC/RCC
 PRESENTER: Meteo-France La Reunion
09 :15 - 09:30 Performance of past months and outlook for ECCAS by ECCAS/RCC PRESENTER: CAPC/AC
09 :30 - 09:45 Performance of past months and outlook for all Africa by ECOWAS/RCC PRESENTER: AGRHYMET
09 :45 - 10:15 Performance of past months and outlook all Africa by RCC-Africa
Discussions on expected ENSO, IOD, SIOD and other northern winter drivers of climate variability and impacts in Africa		 PRESENTER: ACMAD

All RCCs
10 :15-10 :30 Closing Remarks DGM-MOROCCO, SACD-CSC, AGRHYMET, CAPC, partners and ACMAD

Contact

For more inquiries, please contact this following link: contact@acmad.org