Transcript Leveraging Global Initiatives to Enhance African Climate Services

CLIMATE SERVICES FOR
DISASTER RISKS REDUCTION IN AFRICA
MESA AFRICAN UNION THEMA
Dr. Benjamin Lamptey
Deputy Director General, ACMAD
12th EUMETSAT USER FORUM IN AFRICA
Kigali, Rwanda, 12th – 16th September 2016
ACMAD Continental Climate THEMA
CLIMATE SERVICES FOR
DISASTER RISKS REDUCTION
IN AFRICA
1. CLIMATE CHANGE ASSESSMENT
2. DROUGHT SERVICE AND
SEASONAL CLIMATE FORECAST
ACMAD Continental Climate THEMA
ACMAD IS THE ...
... WMO DESIGNATED
REGIONAL CLIMATE CENTRE FOR AFRICA
Noting
that WMO has continued to support ACMAD and has designated it
as a Pan-African Multi-functional Regional Climate Centre (RCC),
endorsed by the 17th Session of the WMO Congress (Cg-17) during
its sitting in Geneva, Switzerland, from 25th May to 12th June 2015.
... CONTINENTAL IMPLEMENTATION CENTRE
FOR THE MESA AFRICAN UNION THEMA ON
CLIMATE SERVICES FOR DISASTER RISK REDUCTION
ACMAD Continental Climate THEMA
The African Union
is the Regional
Economic
Community of
ACMAD
AUC = CA
AUC = CSC Chair
AU = REC
The African Union
Commission chairs
the ACMAD-MESA
Continental
Steering
Committee
ACMAD
The
African Centre of
Meteorological
Applications for
Development
The
African Union
Commission is the
Contracting
Authority of
ACMAD-MESA and
MESA in large
ACMAD Continental Climate THEMA
University
Cheikh Anta Diop
Dakar
AGRHYMET
ICPAC
SADC-CSC/BDMS
University
of Nairobi
ACMAD Continental Climate THEMA
Final
Beneficiaries
African
Regional
Platforms
or Working
Groups on
DRR
Media
Staff of
RICs
Academia
of African
Universities
and
Research
Centres
Focal Points
RCOFs
NMHSs
Target Groups
Technical
Units within
AUC, RECs
and DRR
Institutions
African
Ministerial
Conferences/
Specialized
Technical
Committees
AUC
African
Group of
Negotiators
on Climate
Change
Society
in large
ACMAD Continental Climate THEMA
As an immediate follow-up of various informal meetings
between representatives of ACMAD and AUC at AMCOMET-3,
a high level official meeting was held in Addis Ababa on 10th
March 2015 and reported by ACMAD Deputy Director
General and ACMAD-MESA Project Manager.
ACMAD Continental Climate THEMA
2 Side Events
organized by
ACMAD-MESA
5 additional Side
Event invitations
for ACMAD-MESA
ACMAD-MESA’s
2 weeks exhibition
at the African
Pavilion
ACMAD Continental Climate THEMA
CLIMATE SERVICES FOR
DISASTER RISKS REDUCTION IN AFRICA
1. CLIMATE CHANGE ASSESSMENT
 Technical Notes (including products)
 Reports (every three months) / Fact Sheets
 Briefs for Policy and Decisions Makers
 eMailing, Feedback & Success stories
Main Climate Change indices/products
ACMAD Continental Climate THEMA
ACMAD Continental Climate THEMA
What does the international
commitment to limit the average
global temperature rise "well
below 2°C" and "to continue
efforts to limit the temperature
rise to 1.5°C” effectively means
on the ground in Africa ?
By elaborating
African Climate,
contributes
implementation
Agreement by
African Group of
Climate Change.
the State of
ACMAD-MESA
to
the
of the Paris
briefing the
Negotiators on
ACMAD Continental Climate THEMA
ACMAD Continental Climate THEMA
Warming trend changed from 2°C per century for the past 6 decades to about
3°C per century during the past 3 decades. Thus, African Negotiators to UNFCCC
support 1.5°C global warming maximum in the Paris Agreement.
If the Paris Agreement is implemented
and given the current warming rate in
Africa, the continent may reach 3°C
warming …
… when at global level 1.5°C
warming will occur in the 20502070 time horizon.
ACMAD Continental Climate THEMA
Climate Change Assessment
Report and Brief # 3
ACMAD Continental Climate THEMA
CLIMATE SERVICES FOR
DISASTER RISKS REDUCTION IN AFRICA
2. DROUGHT SERVICE AND
SEASONAL CLIMATE FORECAST
 Technical Notes (including products)
 Bulletins (monthly) / Fact Sheets
 Briefs / Videos for Policy and Decisions Makers
 eMailing, Feedback & Success stories
Follow the sequence of ACMAD-MESA
Seasonal Climate Forecasts for Africa –
August 2015 to January 2016
Climate Services
for Disaster Risks Reduction in Africa
Observed precipitation – % of average
October-November-December 2015
ACMAD Continental Climate THEMA
Predicted
above average
rainfall
well observed
Predicted
below average
and drought
well observed
Observed precipitation – % of average
November 2015 to February 2016
ACMAD Continental Climate THEMA
Predicted
above average
rainfall
well observed
Predicted
below average
and drought
well observed
ACMAD Continental Climate THEMA
Among other fora during 2016, ACMAD-MESA participated in the 8th
Session of Africa Working Group on Disaster Risk Reduction & the
Programme Steering Committee Meeting of the European Union-Africa,
Caribbean & Pacific States on Disaster Risk Reduction Programme and
the AFRICA CLIMATE RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE SUMMIT - ACRIS II.
ACMAD Continental Climate THEMA
ACMAD Continental Climate THEMA
CONCLUSION
EUROPEAN UNION DELEGATION TO THE AFRICAN UNION
STATEMENT REFERRING TO THE MISSION TO ACMAD IN NIAMEY, NIGER,
18TH -20TH JANUARY 2016:
“A GOOD PROGRESS CAN BE NOTED
FOR THE TWO SERVICES DEVELOPMENT,
MENTIONED TO HAVE COMPLETED
ALMOST ALL THE MILESTONES FORESEEN,
WHICH MAY BE PARADOXICAL COMPARED
TO THE EXCHANGES ON HUMAN RESOURCES AND
WITHOUT HAVING THE USE OR OPERATIONALISATION
OF ONE AMESD OR MESA STATION.”
12th EUMETSAT User Forum in Africa, Kigali, Rwanda – 12th – 16th September 2016
RECOMMENDATION
ACMAD-MESA CONTINENTAL CLIMATE THEMA 6TH QUARTERLY
MONITORING AND EVALUATION REPORT, APRIL – JUNE 2016, PAGE 5:
“COLLABORATION WITH ECMWF THROUGH
THE COPERNICUS PROGRAMME WILL BE USEFUL TO FACILITATE
ACCESS TO
ACMAD-MESA CLIMATE SERVICES RELATED DATASETS
BY AFRICAN COUNTRIES.
THE FORTHCOMING MESA PROGRAMME
TECHNICAL EXPERT MEETING # 7
AS WELL AS THE EXPECTED SIDE EVENT AT COP 22
ON MESA AND COPERNICUS MAY DISCUSS WAYS FORWARD.”
12th EUMETSAT User Forum in Africa, Kigali, Rwanda – 12th – 16th September 2016
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR ATTENTION !
NKOSI SIKELEL' iAFRIKA !
Dr. Benjamin Lamptey
Deputy Director ACMAD
ACMAD – the WMO designated
Regional Climate Centre for Africa
ACMAD – the Continental Implementation Centre of MESA
[ www.acmad-au.org ]
MESA Policy Dialogue Workshop/Training, Kigali, Rwanda, 19th – 20th September 2016