DETAILED PROGRAMME

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Tuesday 13 SEPTEMBER 2022

Opening Ceremony

A separate programme will be published for the opening ceremony.

Session #1: Introductory Session (11h - 12:30)

The first session is dedicated to the presentation of the Key African and European policies and strategies related to Space, Meteorology and cooperation between the AU and the EU. This session will also inform the audience about the status of the various EUMETSAT programmes and activities: MSG, EPS, Jason, MTG, EPS-SG, SAFs.

Session #1 - Introductory session
Chairperson		Agnes L. Kijazi	TMA
Co-rapporteurs		Vincent Gabaglio	EUMETSAT
Co-rapporteurs		Wilbert Muruke	TMA
11:00	African Space Policy (inc. GMES&Africa)	Tidiane Ouattara	AUC-ESTI
11:20	Revised Integrated African Strategy on Meteorology (Weather and Climate Services)	Jolly Wasambo	AUC
11:40	EUMETSAT programmes	Paul Counet	EUMETSAT
12:10	JRC contributions to enabling Earth Observation Services for decision-making in Africa	Ivan Kulis	European Commission
12:30	Q&A	Chairperson

Session #2: Meteosat Third Generation and AMSAF (14h - 18h)

The second session focuses on the implementation of the Abidjan Declaration: the transition in Africa towards the Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) satellites and the African Meteorological Satellite Application Facility (AMSAF). This session informs the audience about the new capabilities, the upgrade of the PUMA stations and related training activities. Then, the concept of the African Meteorological Satellite Application Facility is presented and discussed with the participants.

Session #2 - Meteosat - Third Generation
Chairperson		Harsen Nyambe	AUC
Rapporteurs		Paul Counet	EUMETSAT
Rapporteurs		Mariane Diop Kané	AMCOMET
14:00	MTG programme	Katja Hungershoefer	EUMETSAT
14:30	Main benefits of MTG for Africa	Sarah Kimani	RAIDEG
15:00	Transition 2023-2025: Overview	Vincent Gabaglio	EUMETSAT
	data access: upgrade of the PUMA stations	Jolly Wasambo	AUC
	training: overview of activities	Vesa Nietosvaara	EUMETSAT
15:35	Report of the Technical Sessions Meteosat Third Generation	Jolly Wasambo	AUC
15:45	Q&A (15’)	Chairperson
Break (16:00 - 16:30)
16:30	Q&A Cont'd (15’)	Chairperson
16:45	Proposal for a MTG-AMSAF programme	Mariane Diop Kané	Abidjan Declaration JWG
17:00	Open discussion
18:00	End of Day 1 / programme overview of Day #2	Chairperson

WEDNESDAY 14 SEPTEMBER 2022

Session #3: Disaster Risk Reduction (9h - 12h30)

The third session focuses on Disaster Risk Reduction. It engages more specifically on Nowcasting and Numerical Weather Prediction for Early Warning System and Disaster Situation Room. Discussion includes activities at regional or national level, and ways to ease cooperation between the NMHS and the disaster management authorities.

Session #3 - Disaster Risk Reduction (Early warning for Early Action) Satellite contribution to Multi Hazard Early Warning Systems (MHEWS)
*Chairperson*		Dr Pascal Waniha	TMA
*Rapporteurs*		Sally Wannop	EUMETSAT
*Rapporteurs*		Leon Razafindrakoto	ACMAD
09:00	DRR and MHEWS in Africa Africa Multi-Hazard Early Warning and Action System for DRR Situation Room	Lusajo Ambukege	AUC
09:15	SAWIDRA and NWP in Africa	Leon Guy Razafindrakoto	ACMAD
09:30	Nowcasting SAF, products and use in Africa	Xavier Calbet	NWC SAF
10:00	RSMC NWC regional approach	Nico Kroese	SAWS
10:15	Q&A	Chairperson
Break (10:30 - 11:00)
11:15	Situation room at ICPAC	Viola Otieno	ICPAC
11:30	Delivering nowcasting to users in Ghana	Maureen Abla Ahiataku	GMet
11:45	Early warning for disaster risk reduction	Emad Moselhi	Egyptian Meteorological Authority
12:00	Active Fire Monitoring in Tanzania	Kekilia Kanalimu	Tanzania Forest Services Agency
12:15	Q&A / Open discussion on contribution of EO for DRR	Chairperson

Session #4: Blue economy (14h - 18h)

The fourth session focuses on Blue Economy. It addresses satellite applications for Marine and Great Lake, focusing on the access and use of data and products of the Copernicus Sentinel-3, the OSI-SAF as wall as the Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service.

Session #4 - Blue Economy
Chairperson		Ms. Linda Amornghor-Oje Etta	AUC
Rapporteurs		Hervé Trebossen	EUMETSAT
Rapporteurs		Meshack Ndiritu	AUC
14:00	Blue Economy Strategy	Barkha Mossae	AUC
14:15	EUMETSAT products for blue economy	Sally Wannop	EUMETSAT
14:30	EO support for GMES & Africa's Marine and Coastal Operations for Southern Africa and the Indian Ocean	Lufuno Vhengani	CSIR
14:50	G&A in Western and North Africa	Bennet A. Foli	Univ of Ghana
15:10	EO for blue economy, example in Tanzania - A case of locating potential fishing zones in the EEZ of Tanzania - A case for identification of profitable fishing in territorial waters of Tanzania	Baraka Kuguru	TAFIRI
15:45	Q&A (15’)	Chairperson
Break (16:00 - 16:30)
16:30	Marine weather forecast in Ghana	Eric Asuman Bennet A. Foli,	GMet Univ of Ghana,
16:45	Forecasting Lake Victoria Storms using NWCSAF Products	Jemimah Gacheru	KMD
17:00	EO support to navigation on Congo River and subsidiaries	Georges Gulemvuga	CICOS
17:15	Water resources and flow monitoring by satellite (SATH-ORIO)	Bachir Tannimoun	NBA
17:30	Q&A (15’)	Chairperson
18:00	End of Day 2 / programme overview of Day #3	Chairperson

THURSDAY 15 SEPTEMBER 2022

Session #5: Climate Monitoring Climate Services (9h - 12h30)

The fifth session concentrates on Climate Change. It focuses on the implementation of Climate Services in Africa and on how earth observation is used to support Climate Monitoring and Services. In particular, this session highlights the use of Earth observation to support the development and operations of tools and services providing climate information. This session also comprises break-out sessions per Region on the status of implementation of the EU-funded Intra-ACP ClimSA programme.

Session #5 - Climate Change, Climate monitoring and services
Chairperson		Ladislaus Benedict Chang'a	TMA
Rapporteurs		Viola Otieno	ICPAC
Rapporteurs		Erdem Erdi	EUMETSAT
09:00	Report of the Technical Sessions #3: Climate monitoring / Climate services	Herve Trebossen	EUMETSAT
09:15	Data cube for Drought and vegetation monitoring	Mark Higgins	EUMETSAT
09:25	Tamsat Climate Services	Ross Maidment	University of Reading
09:35	Climate Monitoring SAF	Steffen Kothe	CM-SAF
10:05	ClimSA programme overview	Jolly Wasambo	ClimSA
10:15	Climate Station features and deployment	Marco Clerici	JRC
Break (10:35 - 11:00)

11:00	ClimSA services at continental level		Leon Guy Razafindrakoto	ACMAD
11:15 - 12:30	Break Out Rooms	WG#1- ClimSA programme in ECOWAS region	Seydou Traore	AGRHYMET
		WG#2- ClimSA programme in IGAD Region	Zachary Atheru	ICPAC
		WG#3- ClimSA programme in SADC Region	Obadias Cossa	SADC/CSC
		WG#4- ClimSA programme in IOC Region	tbc	IOC
		WG#5 ClimSA programme in ECCAS Region	Tbc Jolly Wasambo	ECCAS AUC
		WG#6 Climate services in North Africa	tbc	tbc

Technical Visit (14h - 18h)

Separate agenda

FRIDAY 16 SEPTEMBER 2022

Session #6: Training and data access (09h - 12h30)

The sixth session is dedicated to data access and training. It will consist of presentations and discussions about the various means to get EUMETSAT data access (e.g online data store, EUMETCast Africa and Terrestrial, AfricaConnect). This Session will also discuss with the participants about the various training programme implemented in close cooperation with the African VLab Center of Excellence.

Session #6 - Training and data access
Chairperson		Sarah Kimani	RAIDEG Chair
Rapporteurs		Heikki Pohjola	WMO Space Programme
Rapporteurs		Mark Higgins	EUMETSAT
09:00	Report of the RAIDEG and UFA Technical Sessions	Sarah Kimani	RAIDEG Chair
09:20	Data access and User services, and latest EUMETSAT products	Sally Wannop	EUMETSAT
09:40	Data access live demonstration	Erdem Erdi	EUMETSAT
10:00	Using Pytroll for creating visualisations of Seviri and FCI data and products	Martin Raspaud	Pytroll / SMHI
10:20	Use of NREN for Meteorology and climate - AfricaConnect3 - Katowice Declaration	Yousef Torman	AfricaConnect / ASREN
10:40	Q&A	Chairperson
Break (11:00 - 11:20)
11:20	EUMETSAT Training activities	Vesa Nietosvaara	EUMETSAT
11:50	Etude de cas d'une Tempête de poussière dans le Sud de Madagascar	Voahanginrina Anne Marie Pierrette RAMIANDRISOA	Direction Générale de la Météorologie Madagascar
12:10	Q&A	Chairperson

Session #7: 15-EUFA Recommendations review & adoption

Session #7 - Recommendations review & adoption
Chairperson		Agnes L. Kijazi	TMA
Rapporteurs		Vincent Gabaglio	EUMETSAT
Rapporteurs		Hervé Trebossen	EUMETSAT
14:00	Feedback from 15^th EUMETSAT User Forum in Africa	Participants of the 15-EUFA
14:20	Hosting of the 16^th EUMETSAT User Forum in Africa
14:30	Review and adoption of the main recommendations of the 15-EUFA	All