ACCOF-16

DATE

April 08, 2024

Venue

Online

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The African Centre of Meteorological Applications for Development (ACMAD), the WMO Regional Climate Center (RCC) for Africa, organizes, as part of its functions and mandate, the Sixteenth Forum on Climate Outlook for the African Continent (ACCOF-16) in collaboration with other RCCs in Africa. The meeting will be held Online on April 8, from 09:00 to 11:00 GMT+1.
The ACCOF 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 provides a platform for discussions and technical exchanges on the latest advances in climate science and technology. It also promotes interregional interactions in Africa and between Africa and other WMO regional associations. This sixteenth session of the ACCOF will evaluate the past climate seasons of December-January-February (DJF) 2023 / 2024 and January-February-March (JFM) 2024, and will enable discussions on the El Niño transition as well as the climate perspective for the season of April to June 2024.

FORUM OBJECTIVES :

The specific objectives of the meeting are to:

  • Review and verify forecasts for the DJF 2023/2024 and JFM 2024 climate season
  • Discuss the current evolution of the main climate drivers including the transiting El Niño Southern Oscillation, their potential impacts across Africa for the April-July 2024 period and develop continental consensus climate forecasts for the AMJJ 2024 season.
  • Ensure consistency of forward-looking statements at sub-regional and continental levels.
  • Strengthen the interregional network of cross-border risk management centres
  • Obtain user feedback on potential impacts of the AMJJ 2024 rainfall season.

EXPECTED OUTCOMES :

  • Continental and Regional DJF 2023/2024 and JFM 2024 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.
  • User feedback on the impacts of DJF 2023/2024 and JFM 2024 period documented
  • Sectors potential hazards, risk events and impacts/consequences for AMJJ 2024 outlook identified.

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 – Serge Bayala / Sandrine Combere
SESSION I:OPENING CEREMONY
08:00 - 08:15
  • Remarks by ACMAD
 ACMAD
MODERATOR: Pierre Kamsu /Romeo Nkurunziza
08:15 - 08:20 VIRTUAL GROUP PHOTO Sandrine / Serge
SESSION II: PERFORMANCE OF THE PAST SEASONS AND CLIMATE OUTLOOK FOR FEBRUARY TO MAY 2024
08:20 - 08:30 Performance of past months and outlook for IGAD by IGAD/RCC PRESENTER: ICPAC
08:30 - 08:40 Performance of past months and outlook for North Africa by North Africa RCC Lead PRESENTER: DGM-MOROCCO
08:40 - 08:50 Performance of past months and outlook for SADC by SADC/RCC PRESENTER: SADC-CSC
08:50 - 09:00 Performance of past months and outlook for IOC by IOC/RCC PRESENTER: Meteo-France La Reunion
09:00 - 09:10 Performance of past months and outlook for ECCAS by ECCAS/RCC PRESENTER: CAPC/AC
09:10 - 09:20 Performance of past months and outlook for all ECOWAS by ECOWAS/RCC PRESENTER: AGRHYMET
09:20 - 09:45 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
09:45 - 10:00 Closing Remarks DGM-MOROCCO, SACD-CSC, AGRHYMET, CAPC, partners and ACMAD

Contact

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