RAIDEG-17

17th RAIDEG Meeting

14-15 September 2024, Hotel Royal Benin, Cotonou, Benin

Meeting materials

Saturday 14 September 2024

Opening Session (09:00 - 10:00)

  • Welcome

  • Adoption of Agenda

  • Adoption of the Report of the Previous RAIDEG Meeting

  • Review of List of Actions

l0h00 Coffee break

Session #1 - AMSAF (10:00 - 13:00) - joint session with the RCC

  • Introductory Presentation of Component #2 EU-Africa Space Programme

  • Approach for Output #2.2: AMSAF-Nowcasting (AUC/EUMETSAT)

  • Discussion on Role and Responsibilities of RSMC and RCC

  • Discussion on Cloud-Computing for Nowcasting Software

  • Split-session per Region

  • Wrap-up

13h00 Lunch Break

Session #2 - PUMA Deployment and Upgrade for EW4AII (14h - 17h30) - joint session

  • Approach for Output #2.3: Impact-Based Forecast (ECMWF)

  • Approach for Output #2.1 : PUMA and National Infrastructure Upgrade

  • Discussion on Approach for Output #2.3 and #2.1

17h30 End of Day #117th RAIDEG Meeting

14-15 September 2024, Hotel Royal Benin, Cotonou, Benin17th RAIDEG Meeting

14-15 September 2024, Hotel Royal Benin, Cotonou, Benin

Sunday 15 September 2024

Session #3 - Operational Update and Reportfrom Region (09h to 12h)

  • Status of EUMETSAT Operational Services & Dissemination Baseline Update

  • Report from Each Region (15 minutes per region)

12h30 Lunch

Session #4 - Transition to MTG: Current Status (14h-16h)

  • Status of MTG-Africa Product Dissemination

  • Status of Procurement of New PUMA-MTG and ClimSA Climate Stations

  • Training Plan for PUMA-2025 and ClimSA

  • EUMETCast-Terrestrial connection: experience and lessons learnt (SAWS)

16h00 Coffee break

Session #5 - Closing (16h30 - 17h30)

  • Content of RAIDEG Presentation to the Forum

  • Conclusion of Meeting and Review of Actions

17h30: End of 17th RAIDEG meeting