World Meteorological Organization

A comprehensive training school on air quality prediction and forecasting for African applications is being organised under the auspicious of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). 

The event will be held considering online and in-person sessions. 

• Online sessions will be organised on 12-25 September 2024. These online webinars aim to introduce the participants to basic concepts of air quality processes, modelling, observations and applications. These webinars are OPEN to all participants interested.

  • See the programme for all days: HERE 

  • New Teams link to access all webinars: HERE

  • Materials and recordings are available at the WMO Moodle HERE (available a few days after each of the sessions). 

• In-person training will be held at the Egyptian Meteorological Authority (EMA) in El Cairo, from 1 to 4 October 2024. The in-person course aims to introduce the participants to the main principles of air quality and meteorological modelling for African applications and related data products, as well as the means to implement these tools for African applications.

  • See the programme for the 4-day hands-on sessions 

    • 1-2 October 2024 programme EUMETSAT and Copernicus HERE

    • 3-4 October 2024 programme WRF-Chem HERE

  • Useful information at your arrival to Cairo HERE

  • Materials and recordings available at the WMO Moodle HERE 

  • Feedback and discussion on Training Course HERE

A further aim of the training is to build and strengthen local capacity in Africa on air quality prediction and forecasting and to promote the use of data products. The participants will also be able to participate in a science workshop on air quality research for Africa that will be held in conjunction with the training school on 30 September 2024.  

• See the programme for the Science Workshop on Air Quality and Meteorological Prediction and Forecasting Improvement for Africa (PREFIA)  HERE
• Useful information at your arrival to Cairo HERE

This training event is being organised by the WMO Education and Training Office (ETR) in collaboration with the WMO World Climate Research Programme (WCRP), the WMO Global Atmospheric Watch (GAW) programme, GAW’s initiatives on Prediction and Forecasting Improvement for Africa (PREFIA) and the Global Air Quality Forecasting and Information System (GAFIS), as well as the University of Hertfordshire, University of Pretoria, Northeastern University, Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) and the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT). 

The hands-on sessions in El Cairo have space for 30 participants, and WMO will fund travel for up to 20 participants from African countries. 

Online registration is closed. You can find the full announcement HERE.