Dar-es-Salaam
Tanzania, United Rep of

41st Greater Horn of Africa Climate Outlook Forum (GHACOF-41)

Organizer(s) IGAD Climate Prediction and Application Centre
Date
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The main objective of the forum is to develop consensus regional climate outlook for the September to December 2015 rainfall season and to formulate mitigation strategies to the implications of the consensus regional seasonal climate outlook on the critical climate sensitive sectors of the region. It will also provide a regional interaction platform for the policy makers, climate scientists and research scientists as well as users of climate information. In addition, the forum will review lessons / experiences from the use of the products provided in the previous regional climate outlook forums.

The co-operating institutions include National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) namely Institut Géographique du Burundi; Agence National de la Météorologie de Djibouti; Eritrea Meteorological Service; National Meteorological Services Agency of Ethiopia; Kenya Meteorological Department; Rwanda Meteorological Services; South Sudan Meteorological Services; Sudan Meteorological Authority; Tanzania Meteorological Agency; Uganda Meteorological Authority; African Development Bank (AfDB); United Nations Development Programme (UNDP); WMO Global Producing Centers of long-range forecasts; UNISDR and Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS-NET) among others.

Target Audience

The forum is open to all including climate scientists from the National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs), universities, research institutions and regional and international organizations engaged in climate modeling, prediction and applications as well as users from various socio-economic sectors. Regional and international Governmental and Non-Governmental organizations will also be present.

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