Regional Activities
RA I Dissemination Expert Group
Following recommendations from the EUMETSAT User Forum in Africa and the WMO Regional Association I (Africa), the RA I Dissemination Expert Group (RAIDEG) was established by WMO in cooperation with EUMETSAT, as part of the strategy to improve satellite data accessibility and user awareness in developing countries.
The group has held the following meetings:
- 1st meeting: Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (26 September 2010)
- 2nd meeting: Darmstadt, Germany (28-30 June 2011)
- 3rd meeting: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (30 September 2012)
- 4th meeting: Geneva, Switzerland (11-12 June 2013)
- 5th meeting: Johannesburg, South Africa (6-7 September 2014)
- 6th meeting: Darmstadt, Germany (24-25 August 2015)
- 7th meeting: Kigali, Rwanda (10-11 September 2016)
- 8th meeting: Geneva, Switzerland (1-2 November 2017)
- Joint meeting with the RA I Climate Services and Adaptation group (18-19 April 2017) (Report_En, Rapport_Fr)
- 9th meeting: Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (22-23 September 2018)
- 10th meeting: Darmstadt, Germany (11-12 November 2019)
- 11th meeting: Online (8th December 2020)
- 12th meeting: Online (1-2 September 2021)
| Members | Country | Responsible for (Area/International Organization) |
| Maixent Kambi | Congo-Brazzaville | Central Africa |
| Kwame Adu Agyekum | Ghana | JCOMM |
| Vacant | Kenya | Eastern Africa |
| Sarah Kimani (ViceChair) | Kenya | IMTR (CGMS VLab CoE) |
| Kumar Ram Dhurmea | Mauritius | Indian Ocean region |
| Tareq Soubai | Morocco | Northern Africa, DGM, CGMS, VLab CoE |
| Leon-Guy Razafindrakoto | Niger | ACMAD |
| Diakaria Kone | Niger | EAMAC/ASECNA, CGMS Vlab CoE |
| Winifred Jordaan | SAWS | CGMS Vlab CoE |
| Abdoulaye Diouf | Senegal | Western Africa |
| Nico Kroese | South Africa | Southern Africa |
| National Focal Points | Country | |
| Mourad Benayeche | Algeria | |
| Makondjou Diane Laourou | Bênin | |
| Georger Calvin Moti | Cameroon | |
| Sarah Kimani | Kenya | |
| Andrianambinina Raharisoa | Madagascar | |
| Tareq Soubai | Morocco | |
| Aristides Neves Domingos | Mozambique | |
| Olumide Arike Olaniyan | Nigeria | |
| Ahmed Hmam | Tunisia | |
| Karen McCourt | United Kingdom | UK Met Office NWP model data for African NMHSs |
Each NMHS has been requested to nominate national focal points for RAIDEG. Those that have not yet done so are encouraged to contact WMO in response to circular letter 03749/2019/OBS/SAT/RAIDEG_en, 03749/2019/OBS/SAT/RAIDEG_fr.