Background
ECMWF is contributing to the Africa–EU Space Partnership Programme by taking a leading role in Space for Early Warning in Africa (SEWA) alongside EUMETSAT and the African Union Commission (AUC), and funded by the European Commission's DG for International Partnerships (DG INTPA).
SEWA started in January 2025, and is to develop space-based services and applications to strengthen early warning systems for hazardous weather and climate-related events in sub-Saharan Africa. With this Action, ECMWF contributes to UN EW4All.
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Event description
We are excited to invite you to this first Info Session of SEWA, aimed at all interested parties and in particular the European National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHS) as well as African meteorological communities.
The preliminary agenda of this online event is:
- Welcome by the Director General of ECMWF
- Introduction to the Africa-EU Space Partnership Programme by European Commission's DG INTPA
- Presentation of the role of the AUC
- Presentation of the role of EUMETSAT
- Overview of SEWA and ECMWF's specific role
- Presentation of ECMWF's funding opportunities, including information on procurements and grants
Note that (6) will include the announcement of the launch of an ITT, a Call for Expression of Interest to participate in the regional pilot grants and information on the grants themselves.
The webinar will take place from 10:00 to 13:00 CET.
Format
This online event will consist of presentations from involved stakeholders as well as an extensive Q&A session to answer all your questions.
Attendance information
The webinar will be conducted in English.
Registration closes on Monday 17 March 2025 EOB.
