METEOSAT OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME (MOP) USERS’ NEEDS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR MORE AND GOOD QUALITY DATA METEOSAT SECOND GENERATION (MSG) MSG (1) LAUNCHED ON 28 AUGUST 2002

M O P MSG 3 CHANNELS 12 CHANNELS INTERVAL OF IMAGE GENERATION INTERVAL OF IMAGE GENERATION 30 MINUTES 15 MINUTES INFRARED CHANNEL RESOLUTION INFRARED CHANNEL RESOLUTION 5 km 3 km VISIBLE CHANNEL RESOLUTION VISIBLE CHANNEL RESOLUTION 2.5 km 1km INFORMATION GENERATED INFORMATION GENERATED X1 X20

NEW TECHNOLOGIES ON BOARD MSG INCOMPATIBLE GROUND SATELLITES RECEIVING FACILITIES DISRUPTION OF OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES OF NMHSs IN AFRICA

PUMA TASK TEAM TO SUPERVISE THE STRATEGY TO PREPARE THE TRANSITION FROM MOP TO MSG IN AFRICATO SUPERVISE THE STRATEGY TO PREPARE THE TRANSITION FROM MOP TO MSG IN AFRICA TO MOBILISE THE RESOURCES NECESSARY TO FUND THE GROUND RECEIVING EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE ENABLING THE ACQUISITION OF MSG DATA IN AFRICATO MOBILISE THE RESOURCES NECESSARY TO FUND THE GROUND RECEIVING EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE ENABLING THE ACQUISITION OF MSG DATA IN AFRICA AVOID PAST MISTAKES (ERRORS)AVOID PAST MISTAKES (ERRORS) ENSURE MAINTENANCE OF OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES OF AFRICAN NMHSs

COMPOSITION OF PUMA TASK TEAM TO REFLECT CONTINENTAL APPROACH  SUBREGION AS THE BASIC UNIT >1 CHAIRMAN >5 DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVES OF AFRICAN SUBREGIONAL ECONOMIC GROUPINGS ECOWAS, CEMAC, IOC, IGAD AND SADC >6 DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVES OF NMHSs: 1 PER AFRICAN REGION + 1 FOR MAGHREB >1 REPRESENTATIVE OF WMO >1 REPRESENTATIVE OF EUMETSAT >1 REPRESENTATIVE OF ACMAD

CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE PUMA TASK TEAM

PUMA TASK TEAM APPROACH >WISH TO SET UP A CONTINENT-WIDE PROJECT AIM: TO DEVELOP COORDINATED COMPETENCIES IN AFRICA IN TERMS OF TRAINING, USE AND MAINTENANCE OF THE EQUIPMENT (PROJECT SUSTAINABILITY) >TOTAL INVOLVEMENT OF THE AFRICAN SUBREGIONAL ECONOMIC GROUPINGS, COUNTERPARTS OF THE DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES.

PUMA TASK TEAM SEARCH FOR A DONOR (AFTER PREPARATION OF PROJECT PROFILES) WORLD BANK  UNDP   USAID  TURNER FOUNDATION EUROPEAN UNION (EDF)

PUMA TASK TEAM DRAFT AGREEMENTS  WORKING   WORKING SESSIONS SESSIONS WITH WITH EU ECONOMIC GROUPINGS METEOROLOGICAL TRANSITION IN AFRICA (PUMA) PROJECT

PUMA PROJECT NOW UNDER IMPLEMENTATION

AFRICAN MONITORING OF THE ENVIRONMENT FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (AMESD) September PREPARATION OF CONCEPT PAPER 7 December 2001 –PRESENTATION OF CONCEPT PAPER TO EUROPEAN UNION (EU) –CIRCULATION OF CONCEPT PAPER TO AFRICAN SUBREGIONAL ECONOMIC GROUPINGS –SUPPORT (IN WRITING TO EU) OF SUBREGIONAL ECONOMIC GROUPINGS May STAKEHOLDERS CONFERENCE, BRUSSELS, BELGIUM (EU HEADQUARTERS) 29 September DAKAR DECLARATION 13 November EU SIGN GO AHEAD FOR FEASIBILITY STUDY OF AMESD January LAUNCH OF INVITATION TO TENDER (ITT) April - end FEASIBILITY STUDY AND PREPARATION OF PROJECT PROPOSALS January PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION STARTS

FUTURE ROLE OF THE PUMA TASK TEAM STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE IMPROVEMENT AND ENHANCEMENT OF THE WWW IN AFRICA  CONTINENTAL APPROACH  AVOID PAST ERRORS AND PROVIDE SUSTAINABILITY  IDENTIFICATION OF PROBLEMS  PREPARATION OF PROJECT PROPOSALS  RESOURCE MOBILIZATION PUMA TASK TEAM TO FOLLOW-UP ON WMO IMPLEMENTATION ACTIONS

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