The Working group sessions will feature presentations and open discussions on the new PUMA-2025 and Climate Stations, including their deployment. A second topic of this session will be on the access to EUMETSAT data and the training.
Introduction and Working group sessions
08:30
Registration
09:30
Welcome
Didier Kakpa Phil Evans
Météo-Benin EUMETSAT
09:40
Review of Recommendations from the last Forum
Hervé Trebossen
EUMETSAT
10:00
Outcomes from the online technical sessions:
#1 EUMETSAT data access and training (5’)
Sarah Kimani
IMTR
#2 Space in support to Early Warning System (MTG-AMSAF) (5’)
Mariane Diop Kane
WMO
#3 Meteosat Third Generation - PUMA stations deployment (5’)
Jolly Wasambo
AUC
#4 Climate monitoring - ClimSA stations deployment (5’)
Ali Albani
ACMAD
10:20
Introduction to the Working Groups
Vincent Gabaglio
Break (10:30 - 10:45)
10:45
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12:30
Break Out Rooms
WG#1- new PUMA-2025 and Climate Stations (EN)
Nico Kroese
Erdem Erdi
SAWS EUMETSAT
WG#2- new PUMA-2025 and Climate Stations (FR)
Maixent Kambi
DMN Congo EUMETSAT
WG#3- EUMETSAT training (EN)
Vesa Nietosvaara
WG#4- EUMETSAT training (FR)
Kodjo Gboneh Gratien Edoh
Mark Higgins
EAMAC
Upon invitation only.
A separate progamme will be published for the opening ceremony.
Introductory session
Chairperson
Didier Kakpa
Météo Bénin
Co-rapporteurs
Diane Laourou
16:20
African Space Policy (incl. GMES & Africa)
Tidiane Ouattara
African Space Agency
16:35
Integrated African Strategy on Meteorology
16:50
Status of EUMETSAT programmes
Paul Counet
17:10
Satellite for Early Warning
Joseph Kagenyi
Somali Civil Aviation Authority
17:40
Q&A
18:00
End of Day 1 / Programme overview of Day #2
The First session is dedicated to the presentation of the status of the various EUMETSAT programmes and activities: MSG, EPS, Jason, EPS-SG, SAFs. This session will also include a special emphasis on the transition to Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) satellites as well as access to EUMETSAT data.
Session #1 - EUMETSAT programmes
Rapporteurs
AMCOMET
09:00
MTG status and transition
Sally Wannop
09:15
Data access and User services
EUMETCast-Terrestrial - User case
SAWS
09:45
EUMETSAT and CoE Trainings
PUMA and ClimSA deployment and training
Presentation of the PUMA-2025 Station
Ulrich Diasso
Giancarlo Vanoni
Tecnavia
10:30
Introduction to the ClimSA Climate station
Carolina Arias Munoz
JRC
Break (10:45 - 11:00)
The Second session will focus on the contribution of satellites to Early Warning System in Africa. Discussion will include activities at regional or national level including the establishment of an African Meteorological Application Network (AMSAN).
Session #2 - Space for Early Warning and African Meteorological Satellite Application Facility
Ali Abani
11:00
Early Warning for All initiative
Heikki Pohjola and Mariane Diop Kane
11:15
AMHEWAS programme
Viola Otieno
11:30
Space for Early Warning in Africa
Cecilia Donati
European Commission
11:45
ECMWF NWP products for Africa
Stijn Vermoote
ECMWF
12:00
Satellite to enable Early Warning
12:15
Lunch (12:30 - 14:00)
14:00
Nowcasting SAF, products and (potential) use in Africa
Llorenç Lliso
NWC SAF
14:15
RSMC NWC regional approach - WISER-EWSA
14:30
SAWIDRA and NWP in Africa
Lawal Kamoru Abiodum
14:45
15:00
ICPAC situation room
Herbert Misiani
ICPAC
15:16
ECOWAS situation room
Konan Raoul Kouame
ECOWAS
15:30
Break (16:00 - 16:15)
16:15
Contribution of EO data to Multi-Risk EWS in Benin
Jules Azongninhoun
and Olga Vignon
Météo-Benin
16:30
Ahmed Abdelradi
Egyptian Meteorological Authority (EMA)
16:45
Contribution of EUMETSAT products in EWS: Example of flooding and drought events in Tunisia
17:00
17:15
Copernicus Climate Change Services and Atmospheric Monitoring Services
CAMS
17:30
17:45
End of Day 2
The Third session will be organised in splinter sessions per region (REC) and will concentrate on discussions on the regional approach and priorities for implementing activities related to Space in support to Early Warning System (MTG-AMSAN).
Location : Hotel Benin Royal
Session #3 - Splinter session: Regional discussions on Space for Early Warning (MTG-AMSAN) project
Jules Azongnihoun
08:00
Introduction to Working Groups
08:20
08:40
11:10
WG #1 : West Africa (EN/FR)
Seydou Tinni / Abdoulaye Diouf
AGRHYMET/ ANACIM
WG #2 : Eastern Africa (EN)
Zachary Atheru / David Gikungu Irungu
ICPAC/KMD
WG #3 : Southern Africa (EN)
Surekha Ramessur / Nico Kroese
SADC-CSC/SAWS
WG #4 : Central Africa (FR)
Pascal Moudi / Yontchang Gervais Didier
CAPC-AC/Cameroun
WG #5 : MTG for Early Warning in North Africa (AR/EN/FR)
Tareq Soubai
Meteo Maroc
Report of the Working Group #1 to #5
Rapporteurs from WG #1 to #5
Separate agenda.
The Fourth session will focus on the use of EO data to monitor climate, atmospheric composition and CO2 emissions.
Session #4 - Climate, Air quality and CO2 Monitoring
Ladislaus Chang’a
TMA, IPCC Vice-Chair
AU policies for Climate and Air Quality
Carol Tagwireyi
EO mission in support to Atmospheric Composition and GHG monitoring
Federico Fierli and Mark Higgins
Climate Monitoring by Satellite
Steffen Kothe
Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD)
ClimSA Climate Station
Q&A (15’)
The Fifth session will focus on Blue economy. This session will address satellite applications for Marine, focusing on the access and use of the Copernicus Sentinel-3, the OSI-SAF and the Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service.
Session #5 - Blue Economy
Mahaman Bachir Saley
EUMETSAT and Copernicus products for Blue Economy
Hayley Evers-King,
EO support for GMES & Africa's Marine and Coastal Operations for Southern Africa and the Indian Ocean
Lufuno Vhengani
CSIR
EO support for GMES & Africa's Marine and Coastal Operations for North and West Africa
Ignatius Kweku William
University of Ghana
EO for blue economy, example in Benin
Zacharie Sohou, Christian Adje
Institut de Recherches Halieutiques et Océanologiques du Bénin (IRHOB)
Special Session : EO for Hydrology
Doaa Osman Sayed Osman
Rapporter
Main outcomes of the workshop on EO for Hydrology and River Basin Management in Africa
Jolly Wasambo and Heré Trebossen
AUC and EUMETSAT
Recent progress in EO for water resources monitoring and management in Africa
Timothy Dube
University of Western Cape
14:50
Contribution of EO data and HSAF products for Hydrology
Silvia Puca
HSAF
15:25
TAMSAT Climate Services: Monitoring
Ross Maidment
University of Reading
Use of EO in the African Basin Organisation - user cases (15’ each)
15:40
Congo Basin
Georges Gulemvuga
CICOS
15:55
Niger Basin
Bachir Tanimoun
NBA
Break (16:10 - 16:25)
16:25
Panel discussion
Panelists
Conclusions
End of Day 4 / programme overview of Day #5
The Sixth session will cover Earth Observation projects and initiatives, more specifically focussing on practical applications for the agricultural sector with a specific emphasis on Climate services under implementation within CLimSA programme.
Session #6 - Agrometeorlogy
Konan Raoul Kouamé
Seydou Tinni
AGRHYMET
Climate Services for agriculture at Continental level
ClimSA Climate services in West Africa
ICPAC Agricultural Watch
Allan Oware
SADC activities in support to the agricultural sector
Surekha Ramessur
SADC
CAPC-AC activities
Pascal Moudi and Pierre Balomog
CAPC-AC
10:15
Earth observation for water, agriculture and forestry applications
Kossi François Guedje
Université d’Abomey - Calavi
EUMETSAT HSAF products applications in agrometeorology
Simone Gabellani
H-SAF
TAMSAT Climate Services: Forecasting
Emily Black
Session #7 - Recommendations review & adoption
Feedback from 16th EUMETSAT User Forum in Africa
Participants
Hosting of the 17th EUMETSAT User Forum in Africa
Review and adoption of the main recommendations of the 16th EUMETSAT User Forum in Africa
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