Southern Africa Regional Climate Outlook Forum (SARCOF) 20 Statement

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Statement from the twentieth annual Southern Africa Regional Climate Outlook Forum (SARCOF-20), Harare International Conference Centre, Harare, Zimbabwe, 24 – 26 August 2016. SUMMARY: The bulk of Southern African Development Community (SADC) is likely to receive normal to above-normal rainfall for most of the period October to December (OND) 2016 and the January to March (JFM) 2017. However, northernmost Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) northern Angola, most Tanzania, northern Mozambique, the islands states of Seychelles and eastern-most Madagascar are more likely to receive normal to below-normal rainfall most of the season.