First Forum on Seasonal Forecasting and its Application to Early Warning Systems for Food Security in West Africa 
(PRESAO-1)

                                                             Abidjan,  Cote d’Ivoire, 4-8 may 1998 

 
General objectives



 The general objectives of the Forum are:-

-  To construct a seasonal  forecast for the next rainy season  June July August September 1998,

 - Reduce the existing gap between the climate information providers and the community of users and policy makers ,

 - Promote the science of climate and its applications within the national meteorological and hydrological  services for the benefit of sustainable development in Africa,

 - Develop close collaboration within and across different institutions  in the fields of climate, agriculture, and water  and,

  - Develop proper management for an efficient early warning system for food security.
 
 
 
 

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