The new center, based in Barcelona, will run the NMMB/BSC-Dust model and provide operational forecasts for Northern Africa, Middle East and Europe. The Center is managed by a consortium of the Spanish State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) and the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC-CNS). Since 2010, AEMET and the BSC-CNS host the Regional Center for Northern Africa, Middle East and Europe of the WMO SDS-WAS programme.