The 69th Greater Horn of Africa Climate Outlook Forum (GHACOF 69), under the theme: "Climate Services for Closing the Early Warning Gap Together," is underway in Addis Ababa.
A two-day forum has brought together high-level government officials from the IGAD member states, climate scientists, researchers, users from key socio-economic sectors, governmental and non-governmental organizations, development partners, decision-makers, media, and civil society stakeholders.
The IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC), in collaboration with its partners, is organizing this forum for the March to May (MAM) 2025 season.
The Greater Horn of Africa Climate Outlook Forum is organized three times a year jointly by the IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre and National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) in Eastern Africa.
The forum has become an important event to the IGAD region to provide seasonal climate information to different stakeholders/sectors over the region for informed decision-making processes.
Accordingly, today’s forum is aimed at reflect on the performance and impacts of the October to December (OND) 2024 season and presenting a consolidated objective regional climate outlook for the MAM 2025 season.
GHACOF 69 is alo anticipated to provide a platform for interaction among decision-makers, climate scientists, and users of climate information.