DECISION ON THE REPORT OF THE SECOND SESSION OF THE
AFRICAN UNION CONFERENCE OF MINISTERS RESPONSIBLE
FOR METEOROLOGY (AMCOMET)
Doc. EX.CL/764(XXII)
The Executive Council,
1. TAKES NOTE of the Report of the Second Session of the African Union Conference of Ministers responsible for Meteorology and the African Ministerial Conference on the Meteorology (AMCOMET) held in Victoria Falls, Republic of Zimbabwe, from 15 to 19 October 2012;
2. ENDORSES the recommendations contained therein, including the decisions as follows:
i) the Integrated African Strategy on Meteorology (Weather and Climate Services);
ii) the establishment of a Task Force to draft the Implementation Plan for the Integrated Strategy on Meteorology (Weather and Climate Services) with detailed annual operational plans and also draft the Resource Mobilization Strategy for the Implementation Plan and to submit its findings for consideration during the Third Session of AMCOMET;
iii) the establishment of a Joint Task Force to investigate the feasibility of developing an African Regional Space Programme, ensuring close coordination with other relevant Departments and stakeholders and to submit its findings for consideration during the Third Session of AMCOMET;
3. REQUESTS the Commission, in collaboration with the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and partners to take all necessary steps to establish a regional climate centre in Central Africa;
4. ALSO REQUESTS the Commission, in collaboration with WMO, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), African Development Bank (AfDB), United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) and other partners to support and facilitate the implementation of this Decision.