African Desk
The African Desk was established in 1994 to focus on short term climate monitoring and
predictions for Africa. The objective of the African Desk is to develop a partnership
between NCEP and the African Meteorological Services through data and product exchange
and to create of a cadre of meteorologists who can use and apply NCEP products in their
local and general area of interest. The African Desk conducts three main programs:
Training, Operations, and Research. The training program is managed jointly by NCEP,
the International Activities of the National Weather Service, and the World
Meteorological Organization. The African Desk hosts two visitors at a time for 4 month
periods arriving at staggered intervals of 2 months. The Desk provides training in
methods of climate monitoring and prediction. The African Desk works closely with the
CPC component of the USAID/Famine Early Warning System
(FEWS)
Project to put together products tailored to assess vulnerability in Africa related to
food security and water supplies.
For further information about
our African Desk, please contact W. Thiaw at: wassila.thiaw@noaa.gov.
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