Introductory session
Chairperson
Duduzile Nhlengethwa-Masina
Eswatini Meteorological Service
Co-rapporteurs
Vincent Gabaglio
EUMETSAT
Victor Motsa
EMS
09:00
Introductory remarks
Phil Evans
09:10
Integrated African Strategy on Meteorology
Jolly Wasambo
AUC
09:30
Status of EUMETSAT programmes
Paul Counet
10:00
Q&A
10:15
Presentation of UFA programme and review of recommendations from last forum
Vincent Gabaglio Hervé Trebossen
Coffee Break (10:30 - 11:00)
The First session will provide an update on ongoing EUMETSAT programmes, including MTG, MSG, EPS, Jason, EPS-SG and the Satellite Application Facilities. It will place a special focus on improvements in data access, and the training efforts supporting African users as they transition to new services and products.
Session #1 - EUMETSAT programmes
Harsen Nyambe Nyambe
Rapporteurs
Heikki Pohjola
WMO
Hervé Trebossen
11:00
Transition to MTG and IODC services, status of EUMETSAT SAFs
Joachim Saalmüller
11:30
Data access and User services
Erdem Erdi
12:00
EUMETSAT and CoE Trainings
Vesa Nietosvaara / CoE representatives
12:30
RAIDEG Report
Sarah Kimani
RAIDEG Chair
12:45
Lunch (13:00 - 14:00)
The Session #2 will specifically focus on MTG providing participants with an update on MTG status, dissemination, and user services. It will also feature a report from the RAIDEG Chair.
Session #2 – Meteosat Third Generation
IMTR / RAIDEG Chair
Ulrich Diasso
14:00
MTG Products for Africa: From Enhanced Observations to Earlier Warnings for All
Jannie Stander
SAWS
14:15
PUMA 2025 Stations deployment
14:30
PUMA 2025 - Skyceiver update
Giancarlo Vanoni
Tecnavia
15:00
Results of the PUMA-2025 and MTG survey
15:15
Report of the online technical session on MTG
Mark Higgins
15:30
Q&A (30’)
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Coffee Break (16:00 - 16:30)
The Session #3 will present initial feedback and showcases from NMHSs on their experience with MTG data and products as well as with the PUMA-2025 stations, related training activities. This session offers African users an opportunity to share experiences and lessons learned in the transition to MTG.
Session #3 – MTG: Initial User Feedback
Didier Kapka
Meteo Benin
RAIDEG
Vesa Nietosvaraa
16:30
User case #1
Enos Phiri
Zambia
16:40
User case #2
Ignatius Kweku Williams
Ghana
16:50
User case #3
Phephisa Sihlongonyane
Eswatini
17:00
User case #4
Kazora Jonah
Rwanda
17:10
User case #5
Abdou Adam Abdoul-Aziz Abebe
ASECNA
17:20
User case #6
Vincent Chelule
Seychelles Meteorological Authority
17:25
Feedback on MTG from ClimSA programme
17:35
Discussion on uptake of MTG data (35’)
End of Day #1 (18:00)
Upon invitation
A separate programme will be published for the opening ceremony.
Coffee break 10:15 - 10:30
The Session #4 will be dedicated to the “Global Gateway / Strengthening Early Warning in Africa” project bringing together several initiatives that contribute to strengthening multi-hazard preparedness across Africa. Implementation status and plans and interactions among key stakeholders will take place during this session.
Session #4 - Strengthening for Early Warning and African Meteorological Satellite Application Facility
Mariane Diop Kane
Ali Abani
ACMAD
AMHEWAS programme
Lusajo Ambikege
11:15
Global Gateway and EU-Africa Space Partnership Programme
Valentina ROSSI
(online)
EU Delegation Addis Ababa
Early Warning for All initiative
11:45
Strengthening for Early Warning in Africa
Mark Higgins, Stijn Vermoote, Lusajo Ambikege
EUMETSAT, ECMWF, AUC
12:15
AMSAF status
Lunch break (12:45 - 14:00)
Nowcasting SAF products
Xavier Calbet
AEMET
Cloud-based approach and AMSAF visualisation tool for Nowcasting
Ahmed Naga and TAST
ECMWF contribution to EW4All in Africa
Katherine Egan
ECMWF
14:45
Copernicus Emergency Management Service: Overview and applications / ex in Africa
Peter Salamon (online)
JRC
Contribution of AI to Nowcasting
Alexander Roberts
Univ of Leeds
Coffee Break 15:35 – 16:05
16:05
Report of the Session #4 of the online sessions
l. Razafindrakoto
16:10
RSMC - AMSAF Nowcasting deployment (5’ each)
RSMC’s representatives
ANACIM, KMSA, DMN-Cameroon, SAWS
Panel Engaging NMHSs in the operational implementation of AMSAF-Nowcasting
17:50
Introduction to Day#3 morning session
End of Day#2 18:00
The Session #5 will continue the work initiated in Session #4 through splinter group discussions on the implementation of the SEWA project. Participants will enable a more in-depth discussion of regional priorities, technical assistance and operational needs, in close coordination with RCCs and RSMCs.
Session #5 - Splinter session: Regional discussions on Strengthening Early Warning in Africa project
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Break Out Rooms
WG #1 : West Africa
ANACIM
WG #2 : Eastern Africa
KMSA
WG #3 : Southern Africa
WG #4 : Central Africa
DMN Cameroun
WG #5 : MTG for Early Warning in North Africa
Meteo Maroc
Inc. joint Coffee Break 10:30-11:00
Lunch Break 12:30 - 14:00
Separate agenda.
This session will bring together the outcomes of the splinter group discussions , presenting conclusions and main recommendations emerging from Sessions #4 and #5 of the Forum.
Session #6 - Strengthening Early Warning in Africa Wrap up
Report from WGs #1 to #5 (10’ each)
Rapporteurs of each group
09:50
Status of RARS Network
The Session #7 will focus on the use of Earth observation for hydrology, with contributions from the EUMETSAT Hydrology-SAF and presentations on the use of satellite altimetry and other datasets to support river basin monitoring, flood monitoring and other water-related services in Africa.
Session #7: EO for Hydrology
Caroline Tagwireyi
Ignatius K Williams
GMet
Contribution of EO data and HSAF products for Hydrology
10:20
TAMSAT Climate Services: Satellite-derived rainfall and full column soil moisture for drought monitoring
Ross Maidment
University of Reading
10:35
A Machine Learning-Based Approach for Long-Term Flood Extent Mapping in South Sudan Using Meteosat-Derived Thermal Anomalies
Evet Naturinda
Coffee Break 10:50 11:10
11:10
Congo Basin
Georges Gulemvuga
CICOS
11:25
Operational flood forecasting and alert in West Africa (FANFAR)
Mohamed Hamatan
AGRHYMET
11:40
Flood monitoring in Nigeria
Prof. Vincent Weli
NiMet
11:55
Lunch break (12:30 - 14:00)
The session #8 will explore the use of satellite-derived climate data and services for agriculture, with contributions from results of the ClimSA programmes as well as presentation of the upcoming ArcX Climate project. It will highlight new climate services for agriculture and related applications in support of food security and agriculture.
Session #8 - Climate and Agrometeorology
Lusajo Ambukege
Report from the online technical session
14:10
Climate Monitoring by Satellite - CAN service
Introduction to ArcX Climate Change Resilience
Stijn Vermoote
14:50
ClimSA Climate Station
Carolina Arias Munoz (online)
15:05
Coffee break (15:30 - 16:00)
ClimSA programme achievements and follow-on
16:00
Climate Station experience at ACMAD and ClimSA achievements
16:15
ClimSA in West Africa
ClimSA in Central Africa
Elie Mbaitoubam
CAPC-AC
16:45
ClimSA in Southern Africa
Sunshine M. Gamedze
SADC-CSC
17:30 End of Day#4
The session #9 will address Atmosphere, Air-quality and GHG monitoring, bringing together initiatives and projects involved in atmospheric composition analysis. This session will also include a discussion on the implementation of the Cotonou Declaration on greenhouse-gas and air-quality monitoring, a declaration adopted during the 16-EUFA.
Session #9 - Air quality and GHG Monitoring
AU policies for Climate and Air Quality and Cotonou Declaration
09:15
EO mission in support to Atmospheric Composition and CalVal activities
Fire monitoring with MTG
Vesa Nietosvaara
09:45
AC-SAF: Atmospheric Composition and GHG observations in Africa
Anu-Maija Sundström
FMI
Introduction to CAMS and clean air actions in Africa
Coffee Break 10:15 10:45
10:45
User case #1 Monitoring and Forecasting Dust Haze over West Africa by Combining Satellite Imageries and Numerical Weather Prediction Models.
User case #2: Climate and Health: Dust monitoring
Leon Guy Razafindrakoto
User case #3: Unusual Dust Storm Activity over Egypt and the Middle East
Mahmoud Hassan
Egypt
Health Break (11:30 - 12:15)
Session #10 - Recommendations review & adoption
Feedback from 17th EUMETSAT User Forum in Africa
Review and adoption of the main recommendations of the 17th EUFA
All
Closing remarks from :
Lunch break (13:30 - 14:30)
Username
Password
* 17th EUMETSAT User Forum Information Package
* 16th EUMETSAT User Forum in Africa Report
* Recommendations resulting from the 16th EUMETSAT User Forum in Africa