SACOM

Scientific Advisory Committee

The SACOM was established  by the  decision 2 of the UNECA Conference of Ministers in 1996 to advise the board of Governors on scientific matters and provide proposals and recommendations. Its functions include:

  • Ensure that the scientific content of programmes and products of the Centre meets the regional requirements and standards;
  • review the objectives of the centre in the light of emerging economic and scientific developments;
  • Develop mechanism for determining users needs and assessing benefits realized through the use of the Centre’s products and services
  • Follow up scientific developments in areas relevant to the centre;
  • Examine and streamline programme activities and identify staff requirements taking into account the objectives and outputs of the centre’s programme.
The SACOM is composed of seven eminent scientists selected in their personal capacity by the Centre’s Board of Governors for a term of four years and the membership will be renewed by 50 per cent every two years. One member shall be proposed by partners. The Committe meets every year.

List of the first ACMAD SACOM Members

N° FirstName &LastName
Institution and Function
Email
 Tel
Fax
01 Prof YAMNA DJELLOULI Professeur des universités
ESO-Le Mans UMR 6590 CNRS rue O. Messiaen Université du Maine 72085 Le Mans		 yamna.djellouli
@univ-lemans.fr		 00 33 6 19 62 13 54 fax 00 (33) 2 43 83 31 92
02 Steve PALMER UK MetOffice
Technical Cooperation Programme Manager		 steve.palmer
@metoffice.gov.uk		 + 44 13 92 88 69 15
Mob: +44 777 18 085 31		 Fax: + 44 13 92 88 56 81
03 John  Nzioka MUTHAMA Professeur
Department of Meteorology
University of Nairobi		 jmuthama@uonbi.ac.ke +254  20 444 10 45
+254 733 86 53 92
04 Prof.  DAOUDA Hamani Professeur de Biochimie UAM “ Faculté des Sciences de la Santé Niamey Niger daoudhamani@yahoo.fr 227 96 21 19 17
05 Dr Mamoudou Harouna Djingare Directeur du MDSC (Multi Disease Surveillance Centre),Burkina Faso, djingareym@bf.afro.who.int,
djingareym@oncho.afro.who.int