Regional Climate Outlook Forums in Africa

RCOFs are organized with the overarching goal to produce and disseminate climate information for the upcoming season. Climate experts develop a consensus on the upcoming season and deliver their conclusions to participating users groups who come from climate sensitive sectors such as agriculture and food security, water and disaster management, health, and ecosystem management and conservation. A regional and national network of the climate service providers and user-sector representatives is built into the RCOF process.