Our mandates

With reference to the Constitution of ACMAD, the Centre’s purpose is to improve understanding of atmospheric and climatic processes over Africa, collect, analyze and disseminate meteorological and hydrological information, provide a meteorological watch and early warning system over Africa and promote the training of African scientists and technicians in the application of meteorology for development.

With reference to Decision 2 of the United Economic Commission for Africa’s Conference of Ministers in 1996 sharpening the objectives and long term goal of ACMAD, the Centre’s is the a continental weather and climate watch institution for Africa and the African Centre of excellence for meteorological Application for sustainable development .

As the continental weather and climate watch institution for Africa, ACMAD provides:

– Regular continental medium to long range weather and climate prediction

– Continental early warnings on drought, tropical cyclones and other extremes

As the African Centre of Excellence for meteorological applications for sustainable development for Africa, ACMAD provides:

– Capacity building on the applications of meteorology for sustainable social and economic development at the national level;

– Development of methodologies and techniques for applications at national and sub regional levels;

– Stronger participation in global climate and weather watch programmes;

-Specialized training to relevant professionals and development practitioners in Africa;

– Appropriate research, data, and networking facilities to research programmes in Africa.

ACMAD DECISIONS AND RESOLUTIONS

N°	Type	Subject	Date for adoption	Body
01	Resolution 540 (xx)	Decision on the creation of ACMAD Centre	April 1985	UNECA Conference of Ministers
02	Resolution 621 (XXII)	ACMAD Constitution approval	24 April 1987	UNECA Conference of Ministers
03	Resolution 651 (XXIII)	Adoption of table of assessed contribution of member states	1989	UNECA Conference of Ministers
04	Resolution 741 (XXVII)	Adoption of ACMAD Work Programme and Bugdet for 1992-1992	April 1992	UNECA Conference of Ministers
05	Resolution 755 (XXVIII)	Adoption of ACMAD board membership	May 1993	UNECA Conference of Ministers
06	Decision 2 (XXV)	Adoption of ACMAD Work Programme and Bugdet for 1994-1996	2 May 1994	UNECA Conference of Ministers
07	Decision 2(XXXI)	Sharpening the long term goals and objectives of ACMAD	1996	UNECA Conference of Ministers
08	Resolution 827 (XXII)	Rationalization of Institutions under the aegis of UNECA	1997	UNECA Conference of Ministers
09	M.O.U OMM/CEA	Memorandum of Understanding	1999	ECA and WMO
10	Management Document BoG-15	ACMAD’S financial Regulation	June 2011	ACMAD/BoG
11	Resolution CEA/CM 651(XXIII)	Table of assessed contributions of African countries to ACMAD	1988-1993	UNECA Conference of Ministers
12	Management Document BoG	ACMAD’s Operating Plan and Budget Version 2	2020-2023	ACMAD/BOG
13	Management Document BoG	ACMAD’s Strategic Plan update Version2	2020-2023	ACMAD/BOG
14	Management Document BoG	ACMAD’S QUADRIENNAL ACHIEVEMENTS Version2 Version1	2019-2022	ACMAD/BOG
15	Management Document BoG	Highlights of ACMAD’s Achievements, version 1	2019-2022	ACMAD/BOG
16	Management Document BoG	Highlights of ACMAD’s Achievements, version 2	2019-2022	ACMAD/BOG
17	Management Document BoG	Administrative, financial and accounting procedure	manual-2020	ACMAD/BoG7ext