Regional Climate Centre in RA I (Africa)

At its 15th session in November 2010, RA I (Africa), through Resolution 4 (XV-RA I), recognized the need to support decision-making with more detailed regional climate information and decided to establish RCCs in the Region.
Status of the RCC implementation in RA I (Africa)
WMO
 
RCC Africa
Status of implementationDesignated in May 2015
Hosted byAfrican Centre of Meteorological Application for Development (ACMAD)
LocationNiamey, Niger
Domain of interestAll countries of RA I (Africa)
WebsiteLink
Linkage with RCOFs
  • African Continental Climate Outlook Forum (ACCOF)
  • Prévisions Climatiques Saisonnières en Afrique Soudano-Sahélienne (PRESASS)
  • Prévision Saisonnières Climatiques en Afrique Centrale (PRESAC)
  • Prévisions Climatiques Saisonnières pour les pays du Golfe de Guinée (PRESAGG)
  • Prévisions Climatiques Saisonnières en Afrique du Nord (PRESANORD)
FactsheetLink
 
RCC-Network NA
RCC Network for Northern Africa
Status of implementationDesignated in May 2017
Coordinated byDirection Générale de la Météorologie, Morocco
NodeCasablanca Node -
Seasonal prediction		Direction Générale de la Météorologie, Morocco
Tunis Node -
Climate monitoring		Institut National de la Météorologie, Tunisia
Algiers Node -
Data services		National Meteorological Office, Algeria
Cairo and Tripoli Nodes -
Training
  • Egyptian Meteorological Authority, Egypt
  • National Meteorological Centre, Libya
Domain of interestNorthern Africa
WebsiteLink
Linkage with RCOFs
  • Prévisions Climatiques Saisonnières en Afrique du Nord (PRESANORD)
  • Mediterranean Climate Outlook Forum (MedCOF)
  • Arab Climate Outlook Forum (ArabCOF)
  • African Continental Climate Outlook Forum (ACCOF)
 
RCC IGAD
RCC for Inter-Governmental Authority on Development
Status of implementationDesignated in May 2017
Hosted byIntergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)
Climate Prediction and Application Centre (ICPAC)
LocationNairobi, Kenya
Domain of interestGreater Horn of Africa (IGAD countries)
WebsiteLink
Linkage with other RCCsAfrican RCC and RCC WAS
Linkage with RCOFs
  • Greater Horn of Africa Climate Outlook Forum (GHACOF)
  • African Continental Climate Outlook Forum (ACCOF)
FactsheetLink
 
RCC ECCAS
RCC for Economic Community of Central African States
Status of implementationIn demonstration phase since June 2024
Hosted byCentre for Climate Application and Prediction for Central Africa (CAPC-AC)
LocationYaoundé, Cameroon
Domain of interestECCAS region
WebsiteLink
Linkage with other RCCsRCC Africa
Linkage with RCOFs
  • Prévision Saisonnières Climatiques en Afrique Centrale (PRESAC)
  • African Continental Climate Outlook Forum (ACCOF)
 
RCC SADC
RCC for Southern African Development Community
Status of implementationIn demonstration phase since June 2024
Hosted bySouthern African Development Community Climate Services Centre (SADC-CSC)
LocationGaborone, Botswana
Domain of interestSADC region
WebsiteLink
Linkage with RCOFs•    Southern African Regional Climate Outlook Forum (SARCOF)
•    African Continental Climate Outlook Forum (ACCOF)
 
RCC WAS
RCC for West Africa and the Sahel
Status of implementationIn demonstration phase since September 2021
Hosted byCentre Régional de Formation et d’Application en Agrométéorologie et Hydrologie Opérationnelle (AGRHYMET)
LocationNiamey, Niger
Domain of interestWest Africa and the Sahel
WebsiteLink
Linkage with other RCCsAfrican RCC and RCC IGAD
Linkage with RCOFs•    Prévisions Climatiques Saisonnières en Afrique Soudano-Sahélienne (PRESASS)
•    Prévisions Climatiques Saisonnières pour les pays du Golfe de Guinée (PRESAGG)
•    African Continental Climate Outlook Forum (ACCOF)
FactsheetLink
 
SWIO RCC-Network
South-West Indian Ocean RCC-Network
Status of implementationInitiated - The finalization of the structure and functions distribution (Implementation Plan) is underway to launch the demonstration phase.
Domain of interestSouth-West Indian Ocean
Linkage with RCOFsSouthwest Indian Ocean Climate Outlook Forum (SWIOCOF)