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March, 29, 2024

STATEMENT FROM THE TWENTY-SIXTH VIRTUAL SOUTHERN AFRICA REGIONAL CLIMATE OUTLOOK FORUM (SARCOF-26)  

The Twenty-sixth Annual Southern Africa Regional Climate Outlook Forum (SARCOF-26) was convened virtually, from 24th to 26th August 2022 to present a consensus outlook for the 2022/2023 rainfall season over the SADC region.  Before the forum, Climate Experts Meeting aimed at building capacity of Climate Experts from Member States on the 15-23 August 2022 to formulate this Outlook. 

 SARCOF-26 STATEMENT for 2022-23 rainfall season;

The Twenty fifth Annual Southern Africa Regional Climate Outlook Forum (SARCOF-25) 

The Twenty fifth Annual Southern Africa Regional Climate Outlook Forum (SARCOF-25) was hosted by Malawi virtually, from 30th to 31st August 2018 to present a consensus outlook for the 2021/2022 rainfall season over the SADC region.  Before the forum, Climate Experts Meeting aimed at building capacity of Climate Experts from Member States on the 16-27 August 2021 to formulate this Outlook. 

 SARCOF-25 STATEMENT for 2021-22 rainfall season; [480kb]

Further reference documents, Kindly refer to the link below:

 register icon 6 SARCOF - 25 documents

SADC Hydromet Forum

OVERVIEW


Following the SADC DRR Conference in 2018, the continental and regional hydromet forums (2017-2021), the World Bank will host the SADC Hydromet Forum in partnership with the Southern African Development Community, European Union, World Meteorological Organization and others on June 22 - 23, 2021.

The Forum will convene national governments, development partners, and other key stakeholders, to collectively identify the need for strengthening hydromet services for sustainable development, and disaster and climate resilience. It will emphasize the critical role of hydromet and early warning services in economic sectors, such as agriculture, marine services and urban planning and highlight innovations in observation, forecasting and service delivery to communities. In plenary sessions, the status of hydromet services and way forward for strengthening them through regional collaboration will be discussed.

Due to the COVID-19 precautions, the forum will be conducted in a virtual format.

For more information click on SADC  HYDROMET  FORUM 

The SADC Secretariat has been convening the Southern African Regional Climate Outlook Forum (SARCOF) meetings over the past 25 years. This year, the Secretariat through SADC CSC is convening the Twenty Fifth Southern African Regional Climate Outlook Forum (SARCOF-25) to be held virtually, from 30-31 August 2021 under the theme: “Impact of warming ocean on our weather and climate”. A Climate Experts Capacity Building Workshop will precede this forum from 16-27 August 2021. This year, SARCOF-25 process is a collaborative effort between the SADC Climate Services Centre, with funding from the Intra-African Caribbean Pacific (Intra-ACP) Climate Services and related Applications Programme funded by the 11th European Development Fund (EDF), and other partners. Delegates are kindly requested to register in the Forum Registration Form on the link below.

Further information is provided in the official announcement and related documents below:

 SARCOF-25 Announcement  [480kb]

 register icon 6 Forum Registration Form

The Southern Africa Development Community (SADC), through the SADC Climate Services Centre (CSC) held the Twenty-fourth Southern African Regional Climate Outlook Forum (SARCOF-24), virtually, on 27 to 28 August 2020. This year, SARCOF-24 process was a collaborative effort between the SADC Climate Services Centre, with funding from the Intra-African Caribbean Pacific (Intra-ACP) Climate Services and related Applications Programme funded by the 11th European Development Fund (EDF), and other partners.  

The SARCOF meetings were being conducted virtually as follows:

  • Climate Experts Meeting (pre-SARCOF-24): 10 to 26 August 2020; and
  • Dissemination of the SARCOF-24 products: 27 to 28 August 2020.

Documents from the Forum are available from the links below:

 

Statement from the SARCOF-24  [EN]  |   [FR]

Climate Early Warning Advisory Note

  

SARCOF-24 Announcement 
Official Opening Programme
Programme - SARCOF-24
Remarks by SADC Secretariate Representative
Keynote address by the Honourable Minister of Transport and Telecommunications of Mozambique
 
Presentations
Performance of 2019/20 season
State of the Global Climate
2020/21 SADC Consensus Climate Outlook Presentation
 
 

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