Towards a new approach for Seasonal Climate Forecasting in West Africa

West African Regional Climate Outlook Forums (RCOF) help end-users minimize climate-related risks and maximize benefits in different sectors. However, the current RCOF process or approach for generating climate information is subject to some shortcomings. To improve seasonal forecasting in West Africa, it is suggested that advances in computer technology, improved climate models, and the availability of products from several global climate centers be leveraged to develop an objective integrated seasonal forecasting process that will serve as a reference for the West African RCOF

A coupled mobile based climate and crop pest information system: the e-AgriMet extension

There is big interest of having an integrated system for disseminating and communicating climate and pest information for early warning and decision making. AGRHYMET RCC/WAS e-AgriMet mobile Application, initially dedicated to Agro-Hydro-Climatic information dissemination, could also integrate other key risks that impact agriculture in the West Africa region, such as crop pest and diseases. The e-AgriMet Application is an open source development tool that can integrate other aspects or additional modules. The AICCRA projects offer an opportunity to work on integrating phytosanitary aspects and solving other gaps of the e-AgriMet mobile application by capitalizing existing achievements