HEALTHMET: 4th Training Course on WMO SDS-WAS products. Satellite and ground observation and modelling of atmospheric dust.
The course is to be held in Casablanca, Morocco, 17-20 November 2014.
More information and application form here: http://sds-was.aemet.es/events/4th-training-course-on-wmo-sds-was-products. The deadline for submitting applications to participate in the course is September 14. There is not any registration fee. However, participants must take charge of their travel and accommodation expenses.
Meteorologists from African National Meteorological and Hydrological Services as well as from the African Center of Meteorological Application for Development (ACMAD) may apply for financial support. Applications, necessarily including a short CV of the applicant and a support letter from his/her country's Permanent Representative with WMO or the ACMAD Director, shall be sent to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with subject: financial support. HEALTHMET project will support one participant among Afrimet’s members applications. Please copy This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you want to apply for this support.
METAGRI : WMO - EUMETSAT course on satellite products utilization in agro- meteorology
The third edition of the course was held in Ouagadougou ( Burkina Faso) from 5 to 9 May 2014, organized by WMO and EUMETSAT , under the METAGRI -OPS project. The two previous editions were held in Niamey (Niger) in 2012 and in Accra (Ghana) in 2013. This edition, in French, was attended by representatives of meteorological services in Benin , Burkina Faso , Cameroon , Ivory Coast , Chad , Guinea , Guinea Bissau , Mali , Mauritania , Niger , Senegal and Togo.
The course, aimed at the specific needs of the region, had teachers of institutions who are active in this field: WMO, EUMETSAT, Land SAF, TAMSAT, JRC, FAO, University of Lisbon. AEMET contributed with specific teachers to present the Barcelona Dust Forecast Centre and Nowcasting SAF products and some experiences in distance learning.
The course, that was very active , has allowed students to share their experiences and challenges in this field of satellite agro- meteorology.
Find here more photos of the event.
All the course’s presentations are available at AFRIMET ‘s files.
Training Courses on crop model SARRA-H
Training Courses on crop model SARRA-H, second edition in Banjul (Gambia) and third edition in Abidjan (Ivory Coast).
Find the report of these courses at AFRIMET’s files.
Learn more about SARRA-H at http://sarra-h.teledetection.fr/SARRAH_Home_En.html
Banjul, 02 - 2014
Abidjan, 03 - 2014
HEALTHMET: Publications of interest
Article published in the journal revista Environmental Health Perspectives, Soil Dust Aerosols and Wind as Predictors of Seasonal Meningitis Incidence in Niger
EO2Heaven book on mitigation of environmental health risks. More information at http://eo2heaven.org/
HEALTHMET: Prediction of meningococcal meningitis incidence trend in Burkina Faso for year 2014
It’s available in Afrimet’ files the prediction of meningococcal meningitis incidence trend in Burkina Faso for year 2014 prepared by the Working Group on Climate and Health from Burkina. Find the English version and French version.
More information on the method of work here
METAGRI: Training for the operational implementation of the SARRA-H crop model
Training for the operational implementation of the SARRA-H crop model in the countries of the Sahel. METAGRI OPERATIONAL Project of the Conference of Directors of the West African Meteorological Services, AFRIMET.
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