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ABOUT ACCOF-18 :<\/strong><\/p>

Applications (ClimSA) Programme, the African Centre of Meteorological Applications for Development (ACMAD) and its partners are collaborating to coordinate, integrate<\/p>

and harmonize methods, tools and products to produce improved continental climate forecasts. More so, considering the recent climatic conditions observed during summer season from June to September 2024 in the Northern Hemisphere of Africa from Cape Verde to Djibouti, as well as the observed trends in Sea Surface Temperatures (SSTs) of Ocean Basins with rainfall activity in the Southern Hemisphere, ACMAD, in close collaboration with the designated WMO Regional Climates Centres (RCCs) and other Partners is organising the Eighteenth Africa Continental Climate Outlook Forum to contribute to mitigate the challenges of extreme weather events due to climatic variability and change in the Continent.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The main goal of the Forum is to review the recommendations of the ACCOF-17 and adopt an improved practical approach for the harmonization of forecasting methods and tools. In addition, the Consensus Continental Outlook statement for Africa will be generated and issued to raise awareness on the quality and derived benefits of an Integrated and Harmonized Climate Outlooks at Continental level for adaptation to climate change across African Regional Economic Communities (RECs).<\/p>

FORUM OBJECTIVES :<\/strong><\/p>

ACCOF-18 aims at improving the contribution of RCCs to Early Warning and Anticipatory Action and review the recommendations of the ACCOF-17 and adopt an improved practical approach for the harmonization of forecasting methods and tools for the Continent. The specific objectives<\/strong> of the meeting are to:<\/p>

  1. Review the Outcomes of ACCOF 17 <\/strong><\/li>
  2. Verify the performance\/skills of the forecasts<\/strong> for May to September 2024 Season.<\/li>
  3. Analyse the current evolution of the main climate drivers<\/strong> including the ENSO evolution and their impacts at the continental level for the November 2024 to February 2025 period.<\/li>
  4. Develop a Consensus Continental Climate Outlook for NDJ-DJF<\/strong> 2024-25 season and adopt a road map<\/strong> for data and methods harmonisation<\/li>
  5. Review and Harmonize data, tools and methods for a consensual continental drought Bulletin.<\/strong><\/li>
  6. Facilitate through User Engagement interaction the generation of Co-Produced Products Outputs from Climate Outlooks<\/strong> for Regional Economic Communities (ECOWAS, ECCAS, IGAD, SADC, IOC) and other Partners.<\/li>
  7. Support and Promote release of Impact\/Risk Based Seasonal Climate Outlook Statements<\/strong> at Sub-Regional and Continental levels.<\/li>
  8. Create more awareness on benefits of integrated and harmonized<\/strong> Climate Outlook mechanism at Continental Level.<\/li><\/ol>

    EXPECTED OUTCOMES :<\/strong><\/p>

    The expected outcomes of the 18th <\/sup>African Continental Outlook Forum include:<\/p>