Regional Association I

About us

Regional Association I has 53 members representing a wide diversity of territories and climatic zones. RA I presents opportunities and challenges in the areas of observation and monitoring of the weather, climate, water and environment. In order to respond to the needs of members in these areas, RA I has been structured into XX Working Groups, XX expert teams and XX task team.

RA Membership- 53 Members

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Working Structure of RA I

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RA I Committee on Infrastructure

The Committee on Infrastructure contributes to the development and implementation of globally coordinated systems for acquiring, processing, transmitting, and disseminating Earth system observations, modelling, forecasting, and related standards. The inaugural meeting of the committee was held in Casablanca, Morocco, from 29 to 31 March 2022. The meeting established three working groups on Data Management and Telecommunication, Observations and Instruments, and Data Processing and Modeling. Three task teams were created within the working group on Observations and Instruments, and two within the group on Data Management and Telecommunication.

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RAI Committee on Infrastructure

RAI Committee on Services

The RAI Committee on Services was established under Resolution RA I – 18 and its terms of refences defined. The committee is composed of the Chair (South Africa), two Co-Vice-Chairs (Senegal and Kenya), Chair of the working groups established, Representative of the RCCs, RSMCs, RAI experts nominated by various Members, and 5 Permanent Representatives that serve as Chairpersons of the various Working Groups. The committee is formulated to contribute to assisting Members for capacities for new and improved services to help inform resilience and socio-economic development in the region. The structure of RAI Committee on Services is indicated below.

RAI Committee on Services

RAI Tropical Cyclone Committee (South-West Indian Ocean)

See the link:   RA I Tropical Cyclone Committee - South-West Indian Ocean | World Meteorological Organization (wmo.int)

RAI Hydrology and Water Coordination Panel.

The RAI Hydrological and Water Coordination Panel was established through Resolution 6 (RA I Session-18) under the leadership of Dr Jean-Claude NTONGA (Cameroon) as chair of the Panel. Other members include Niger, Benin, Gabon Namibia, Kenya, Egypt, Mauritius Congo, Tunisia, and Comoros. The Panel has established three Special Teams including 1) Products and Tools – Infrastructure 2) Flood and Drought – Services and 3) Capacity Development. Voluntary participation by Hydrological Advisers from Member countries and Experts are supporting the Special teams. The Special Team on Products and Tools is to broadly focus on activities towards assessing the infrastructure needs and legal limitations of countries towards implementing transmission of hydrological data. The Special Team on Flood and Droughts will explore service requirements for the integrated approach to flood and drought management. The Special Team on Capacity Building will map hydrological training and competency needs and harmonize these needs into a capacity building plan that is aligned with the WMO education and training plans for hydrology.

RAI Hydrology and Water Coordination Panel

Our Partners

We collaborate with many partners from public and private sectors including:

Our Partners

 

RO Contact Information

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA

NAIROBI, KENYA

ABUJA, NIGERIA

WMO Regional Office for Africa (RAF)

Regional Office for Africa (RAF)
Lideta Sub City, Yared Street
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Email: raf@wmo.int

Office Tel:  +251115585874

WMO Regional Office for Eastern and Southern Africa

WMO
United Nations Avenue, Gigiri (next to the Karura Forest, Gigiri district)

Nairobi, Kenya

Emai: esa@wmo.int

Office Tel:  +254207624832

WMO Representative Office for North, Central and West Africa

UN House, Plot 617/618 Diplomatic Drive 

Central Business District

Abuja, Nigeria

Email: ncwa@wmo.int

+23494621834

 

MEETINGS AND EVENTS

List of upcoming meetings

Type
Description
Venue
Date
Member
Committee on Services
Online
4th April
Meeting
Committee on Infrastructure https://public.wmo.int/en/events/meetings/committee-infrastructure
Online
6 April
Meeting
Capacity Dev
Online
10 – 11 April 2023
Meeting
Hydrology & Water Coordination Panel
Online
12 – 13 April 2023
Meeting
Tropical Cyclone
Online
17 – 18 April 2023
Meeting
RAI Management Group Meeting
Online
10 – 12 May 

 

 
Past RA I Meetings & Events

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FAQs

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Regional Offices

Below is the link for RAF website from the public website

Regional Office for Africa | World Meteorological Organization (wmo.int)