August 2024 - AUC Press Release
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ClimSA at the COP29
The ClimSA Programme is proud to take part to COP29 with the OACPS delegation, to showcase how it has contributed to enhancing climate services across Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific, demonstrating the importance of collaboration and knowledge-sharing among Regional Climate Centres. COP29 will take place in Baku, Azerbaijan from 11 to 22 of November 2024.
4th ClimSA Forum
Improving Climate Services for Sustainable Adaptation Actions: Engagement with End-Users and Policymakers
Ended (24–27 June 2024)
The 4th ClimSA Forum was held in Montego Bay (Jamaica). The event focused on "Improving Climate Services for Sustainable Adaptation Actions" and fostered engagement between end-users and policymakers.
ClimSA at the COP28
The ClimSA Programme participated at COP28 as part of the OACPS delegation, to showcase the latest developments in the advancement of Climate Services and engage with strategic partners. COP28 took place in Dubai, UAE in November 30 - 12 December 2023.
For more information, you can go to our dedicated page here.
3rd ClimSA Forum
Building Bridges for Climate Services: Advancing Stakeholder Dialogue to Enhance Regional Resilience in Vulnerable Countries
Ended (September 11-13, 2023)
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The main objective was to raise awareness of the benefits of climate services for end-users in advancing dialogue among stakeholders through the mechanism of feedback, synergies and complementarities, particularly in relation to the operation of the RCCs and their Climate Services Information Systems. This will contribute to the sustainability of climate services generation, delivery and application, as well as to enhancing regional resilience in the most vulnerable countries in ACP regions.
2nd ClimSA Forum
The ClimSA'22 Forum took place in Apia, Samoa from 26 to 29 September 2022, gathering stakeholders, technicians, decision-makers, academics, climate services producers and users.
ClimSA at the COP 27
The ClimSA Programme was present at the COP27 UN Climate Change Conference to be held in Sharm-el-Sheik, Egypt from 06 November to 18 November 2022.
The COP 27 addressed in particular the climate challenges of the African continent as its contribution to greenhouse gas emissions is very low while suffering disproportionately from its negative impacts.
More information about ClimSA's contribution here.
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The ClimSA Programme at a glance
In a warming world, the need of climate science-based information for policy, planning and practice decisions, at all levels and scales is now more urgent than ever. In partnership with the European Union (EU), the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) has initiated the Intra-ACP Climate Services and Related Application Programme (ClimSA), under the 11th European Development Fund (EDF).
ClimSA’s objectives are to provide members and regions of the OACPS innovative and collaborative solutions to manage climate-related risk considerations in their sustainable development policy, planning and practice decisions, by (i) Contributing to strengthening the production, availability, delivery and application of science-based information; and (ii) Building the capacity of decision-makers at all levels.
In the context of the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development and the Paris Agreement, providing science-based information with reliable data on climate change and climate variability is critical for the 79 members and six regions of the OACPS to meet their commitments.
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The theme for the 4th ClimSA Forum is “Improving Climate Services for Sustainable Adaptation Actions: Engagement with End-Users and Policymakers”. The Forum will provide an opportunity for the National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) and Regional Climate Centres (RCCs) to share and exchange experiences in light of their pivotal role in integrating users’ feedback in providing climate services that support well-informed policy and decision making.
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Facts and figures
85
€ M Funding
8
Regional climate centres supported
2500
RCCs Staff to be trained
1
Billion of beneficiaries impacted in Africa, Caribbean and Pacific
Testimonials
CLIMSA will become increasingly important and instrumental in supporting the Members and Regions of the OACPS in our efforts to build Climate resilience and pursue sustainable development.
HE Mr Georges
Rebelo Pinto CHIKOTI
Secretary General
OACPS
We are confident that the New ClimSA programme will strenghten all the components of the climate services value chain, making and extra effort to reach the last mile with innovative solutions.
Ms Carla MONTESI
Director for Green Deal and Digital Agenda Directorate-General for International Partnerships DG INTPA
EC
In the ACP regions, ground-based weather and climate observation network are hot as dense as it should be. Satellite data are therefore a precious source of information and can greatly facilitate the delivery of Weather, Hydrological and Climate services in support to regional and national needs.
Dr Phil EVANS
Director-General
EUMETSAT
THE CLIMSA PROGRAMME IS AN INITIATIVE OF THE ORGANISATION OF AFRICAN, CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC STATES FUNDED BY THE EUROPEAN UNION
