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Regional Climate Outlook Products
Regional Climate Outlook Forums, active in several parts of the world, routinely provide real-time regional climate outlook products. The following are brief details of these products, along with links to their recent products. Additional information maybe obtained from the coordinators of the concerned RCOFs or the participating NMHSs.
Greater Horn of Africa Climate Outlook Forum (GHACOF) |
GHACOF covers the countries Burundi, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Somalia, Tanzania and Uganda. GHACOF is being coordinated by the IGAD (Inter-Governmental Authority on Development) Climate Prediction and Application Centre (ICPAC), Nairobi, Kenya. The latest GHACOF statement as well as previous statements are available at:
GHACOF Statements |
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Southern African Regional Climate Outlook Forum (SARCOF) |
SARCOF is a regional climate outlook prediction and application process adopted by the fourteen countries comprising the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Member States: Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe in conjunction with other partners. SARCOF is coordinated by the SADC Drought Monitoring Centre (SADC-DMC), Gaborone, Botswana. The latest SARCOF statement as well as previous statements are available at:
SARCOF Statements |
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Climate Outlook Forum for West Africa
(PRESAO : PRÉvisions Saisonnières en Afrique de l'Ouest) |
PRESAO, a Regional Climate Outlook Forum (RCOF) activity dedicated to West Africa, is coordinated by the African Centre of Meteorological Application for Development (ACMAD), Niamey, Niger. The latest PRESAO statement as well as previous statements and other related climate outlook products are available at:
PRESAO Statements |
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FOCRAII : Forum on Regional Climate Monitoring, Assessment and Prediction for Regional Association II (Asia) |
FOCRAII covers all the countries in Asia, most of them part of the WMO Regional Association II. Beijing Climate Center (BCC) of China Meteorological Administration (CMA) has been coordinating FOCRAII activities. The latest seasonal outlook produced by FOCRAII and other related information is available at:
FOCRAII Statement |
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Western Coast of South America Climate Outlook Forum (WCSACOF) |
WCSACOF is coordinated by Centro Internacional para la Investigación del Fenómeno de El Niño ( CIIFEN, International Research Centre on El Niño), Guayaquil, Ecuador. The countries participating in this RCOF are: Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Perú and Venezuela. The latest seasonal outlook produced by WCSACOF, other forecast products of CIIFEN for the region and related information, in Spanish, is available at:
http://www.ciifen-int.org/index.php |
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Southeast of South America Climate Outlook Forum (SSACOF) |
The countries participating in this SSACOF are: Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. The RCOF is coordinated by each of the participant countries by rotation, and the latest seasonal outlook and related products may be obtained from the web sites of the respectiveNMHSs:
Argentina: http://www.smn.gov.ar/
Brazil: http://www.inmet.gov.br/
Paraguay: http://www.meteorologia.gov.py/
Uruguay: http://www.meteorologia.com.uy/ |
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The Pacific Islands: The Island Climate Update |
The Island Climate Update (ICU) is a multi-national and multi-organisational monthly climate bulletin with a primary goal of assisting Pacific Island Countries (PICs) in making informed planning and management decisions relating to climate sensitive sectors through the provision of timely and accurate seasonal climate forecasts. It is published monthly both in print and online by the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) in New Zealand and is funded by the New Zealand Agency for International Development (NZAID). The participating countries/islands are: American Samoa, Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji,
French Polynesia, Kiribati, New Caledonia, New
Zealand, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Pitcairn Island,
Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu,
Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna. The latest ICU is available at:
http://www.niwascience.co.nz/ncc/icu/
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Pacific Islands online Climate Outlook Forum (PICOF) |
PICOF is coordinated by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology as part of the Pacific Islands - Climate Prediction Project (PI-CPP) funded by the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID). The countries participating in this monthly forum are: Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu. Participants use a statistical-based model developed under the Project, called SCOPIC, to run the seasonal climate outlooks for the upcoming three-month period. The latest PICOF summary and individual country seasonal climate forecasts are available at:
http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/pi-cpp/clim_forecasts.shtml
PI-CPP link:
http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/pi-cpp/
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Climate Outlook Forum for Central America |
The Climate Forum of Central America reviews and discusses the oceanic and atmospheric conditions latest forecasts of global models and their implications in the patterns of rainfall and temperature in Central America, as well as national-level analysis provided by each of Meteorological and Hydrological Services in the Region and develops a consensus seasonal climate outlook. The countries participating in this forum are: Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panamá. The latest climate outlook for this region is available at:
http://www.aguayclima.com/clima/inicio.htm
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Southeastern Europe Climate Outlook Forum (SEECOF) |
The Southeastern Europe Climate Outlook Forum (SEECOF) is the very first regional climate outlook forum in Europe, started in 2008 at Zagreb, Croatia. The countries participating in SEECOF are: Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia, Montenegro, Albania, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Greece, Turkey, Bulgaria, Rumania, Moldova, Israel, Cyprus, Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan. Further details of SEECOF and the latest climate outloook are available at:
http://www.met.hu/pages/seminars/seecof2/index.php
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Climate Outlook for Cricket in the Caribbean: The Outfield |
There is no doubt as to how influential the rain can be in cricket. We just need to look back at the past cricket series around the world to find several tests and one-day games simply ‘washed out’ due to rain. "The Outfield" is an innovative product of the Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH), dedicated to weather and climate information relevant to the game of cricket, including outlooks for the upcoming cricket events in the Caribbean. The latest issue as well as the previous issues of "The Outfield" are available at:
http://www.cimh.edu.bb/ |
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