WMO enhances climate services in Africa

World Meteorological Organization (WMO) in cooperation with UN partners and member countries of the United Nations, has enhanced climate services in Africa in the Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS) aims to bridge the gap between the demand for climate services and current resilience, particularly in developing countries vulnerable to climate change.

WMO's African program will enhance meteorological and hydrological services in African countries to reduce the risk of droughts, floods and other extreme weather events.

The program also transfers technological advances, enhancing the capacity of these countries to climate and weather services.

The recent United Nations Conference on Climate Change in Durban, South Africa has acknowledged the urgent need to improve climate and weather services to help developing countries adapt to climate change, in particular. are African countries.

Under the agreement between WMO and the Government of Norway, Norway will provide WMO with 10 million USD for GFCS to strengthen providing climate and weather information to help African countries improve their weather forecasting and broadcasting capabilities. developing and disseminating an early warning system, more ready for unpredictable weather events, enhancing the ability to develop national and sub-regional weather and climate services time to ensure these services reach the most needy people like farmers or fishermen .

WMO emphasizes strengthening GFCS in Africa that will contribute to reducing the risk of catastrophe to enhance food security and water resource management, especially Norway's modern meteorological technology that will provide Africa with key information. Accurate and timely climate and weather, contributing to sustainable development becomes a reality in the Black continent.