African Ministerial Conference on Meteorology (AMCOMET)

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The African Ministerial Conference on Meteorology (AMCOMET) is the forum bringing together ministers from Africa to discuss policy matters related to the development of meteorology and its applications and contribution to the socioeconomic development in Africa.

What is AMCOMET?

In response to major challenges related to the delivery of weather and climate services in Africa, the African Ministerial Conference on Meteorology (AMCOMET) was initiated as a permanent forum where African ministers convene every two years to discuss policy matters related to the development of meteorology and its applications and its contribution to the socio-economic development in Africa.

While meteorology is known first and foremost for its contribution to safe and regular air and sea transport, it does have several other essential functions, it:

helps farmers to produce more and better,
helps to combat diseases such as malaria and meningitis, and
saves many human lives by disseminating early warnings of floods and droughts.

Delivering tailor-made weather, climate and water services is increasingly needed to ensure food security, improved water management, disaster risk reduction and better health.