ACCOF-17
DATE
30 – 31 May, 2024
Venue
Addis Abeba
ACMAD, the WMO designated Regional Climate Centre (RCC) for all Africa, in close collaboration with other developing or designated RCCs in Africa and partners is organizing the Seventeenth Continental Climate Outlook Forum for Africa (ACCOF-17).
The meeting will be held from May 30 to 31, 2024 in Addis Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia, back-to-back with the ACMAD/ClimSA Steering committee meeting on May 28, 2024 and the 23rd Ordinary Session of the ACMAD Board of Governors from May 29 to 30, 2024 to accelerate high level awareness raising on the value of continental integration to accelerate early warning for all and adaptation to climate change across African Regional Economic Communities (RECs).
The ACCOF-17 will provide a platform for discussions and technical exchanges on the latest advances in climate science and technology with emphasis on emerging applications of Artificial Intelligence (AI), new products development in WMO’s World Meteorlogical Centres (WMCs) and interregional interactions in Africa and between Africa and other WMO Regional Associations
FORUM OBJECTIVES :
The specific objectives of the meeting are to:
- Review and verify forecasts for the January to April 2024 season by RCCs;
- Discuss the current evolution of the main climate drivers including the El Niño Southern Oscillation, dipoles of the tropical and subtropical Atlantic and Indian oceans, Mediterranean Sea Surface Temperatures and their impacts at the regional and continental level with focus on the June to September 2024 period across the continent;
- Develop continental objective climate outlook for the June to September 2024 season;
- Update Climate Outlooks for Regional Economic Communities (ECOWAS, ECCAS, IGAD, UMA, SADC, IOC);
- Ensure consistency and promote impact based seasonal climate outlook statements at sub-regional and continental levels.
- Raise awareness on the quality and value of integrated and harmonized Climate Outlooks at continental level.
EXPECTED OUTCOMES :
- Continental and Regional January to April 2024 seasonal forecasts reviewed and verified;
- Continental Climate Outlook Statement for the upcoming season prepared and published;
- Regional Climate Outlook statements updated;
- Hazards, potential impacts and proposed anticipatory actions discussed;
- High level awareness raised on the quality and value of continental integration of climate information through a joint session.
Agenda
Program:
Day 1
| TIME(GMT) | ACTIVITY | FACILITATOR |
| 08:30 - 09:00 | Registration of participants and virtual meeting connection logistics | ACMAD – Communication officer |
| SESSION I:OPENING CEREMONY | ||
| 09:00 - 09:15 |
|
Ethiopia Met/ACMAD |
| 09:15 - 09:30 | GROUP PHOTOPresentation and adoption of Agenda of ACCOF17 | ACMAD Communication OfficerACMAD |
| SESSION 1: TOOLS, METHODOLOGY AND PRODUCTS | ||
| 09:30 - 11:30 | Tools performance/ methodologies used including seasonal forecasting and tailored products generation | PRESENTER: RCCs (ACMAD,ICPAC, AGRHYMET, Northen Africa RCC Network (Morocco), CAPC-CA , IOC15mn eachMODERATOR: ACMAD _Dr Pierre Kamsu |
| 11:30-11:45 | Health break | |
| 11:45-13:00 | Discussion on the method used by each RCCs, and way forward for harmonization | MODERATOR: ACMAD_Dr Pierre Kamsu |
| 13:00-14:30 | Lunch break | |
| SESSION 1: ANALYSIS OF THE CURRENT CONDITIONS AND CLIMATE OUTLOOK FROM JUNE TO SEPTEMBER 2024 | ||
| 14:30-14:50 | Assessment of seasonal forecast temperature and impacts during the summer season | Moderator: SADC.CSC PRESENTER: RCCs North Africa_Morocco Ms Wafae Badi |
| 14:50-15:10 | Assessment of seasonal forecast and impacts of tropical cyclone season | Moderator: SADC.CSC PRESENTER: RCCs Indian Ocean (Mauritius) Mr Laurent LABBE |
| 15:10-15:20 | Seasonal Outlook for Eastern Africa (June to September 2024) | Moderator:SADC.CSC PRESENTER: ICPAC Dr Hussein Seid |
| 15:20-15:40 | Continental Seasonal Outlook (June to September 2024) | Moderator: SADC.CSC: Ms Surekha PRESENTER: RCCs ACMAD |
| 15:40-16:00 | Lunch break | |
| 16:00-17:00 | Discussion and Consensus Outlook for JJA-JAS 2024 | Moderator: ACMAD_Mr Hubert Kabengela |
Day 2
| SESSION 3: CONTINENTAL CLIMATE OUTLOOK FOR JJAS 2024 | ||
| 09:00-09:30 | Continental Outlook statement | PRESENTER: ICPAC:Dr Hussein Seid MODERATOR: Dr Lucy Mphatso MTILATILA |
| 09:30-10:00 | Discussion on continental outlook statement | MODERATOR: Dr Lucy Mphatso MTILATILA |
| 10:00-10:30 | Health break | |
| SESSION 4: USERS INTERFACE | ||
| Discussion on communication channels, user engagement and feedback mechanisms during the implementation of the forecast and facing the climate events (Drought and floods event). | ||
| 10:30-11 :00 | Interactive presentations on extreme events case studies :
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MODERATOR: ClimSA/AUC Dr Ulrich Diasso |
| 11:00-11:20 | Presentation on best practices for communication channels, user engagement and feedback mechanisms for climate services-ACMAD Wendlasida Combere_10min Presentation on the Anticipatory Action Mechanism of IFRC- Phoebe SHIKUKU _10mn | MODERATOR: ACMAD Dr Romeo Nkurunziza |
| 11:20-12:00 | Group discussion :
|
MODERATOR: ACMAD Dr Romeo Nkurunziza |
| 12:00 - 12:20 | Effective communication channels :
|
MODERATOR: ACMAD : Mr Godefroid Nshimirimana |
| 12:20-12:40 | Enhancing User Engagement
|
MODERATOR: ACMAD : Mr Godefroid Nshimirimana |
| 12:40-13:00 | Effective Feedback Mechanisms
|
MODERATOR: IGAD- Dr. Ahmed Amdihun MAHMOUD |
| 13:00-13:30 | Wrap-up and Recommendations
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MODERATOR: ACMAD Dr Romeo Nkurunziza |
| 13:30-13:45 | Closing Remarks: DGM-MOROCCO, SACD-CSC, AGRHYMET, CAPC, partners and ACMAD, | ACMAD – Communication officer |
| 13 :45 --- | Lunch | |
Contact
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