The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Secretariat, through its Climate Services Centre (CSC) is convening the 28th Southern African Regional Climate Outlook Forum (SARCOF-28) in Maputo, Mozambique between 29 - 31 January 2024, to review the impacts of the October-November and December (OND) 2023 rainfall season’s predictions and advance the establishment of Regional Sectoral User Interface Products (RSUIPs).
This Forum dovetails SARCOF-27 that was held in Mauritius from 26 - 28 September 2023, which forecasted that most of the SADC Region was likely to receive normal to below-normal rainfall for the period OND 2023, and normal to above normal rainfall in the period December, January, and February (DJF) 2023/24. SARCOF-28 will review and discuss the impacts of the season’s outlook on each sector based on the consensus outlook which will be generated during the pre-SARCOF event of Climate Experts that will be held in Maputo, Mozambique from 22 – 28 January 2024.
