WMO Innovation Hub

WMO Innovation Hub Open-source non-contact river flow observations with cameras for Africa The objective of this project is to  establish an open-source platform-independent hardware and software workflow to establish new operational river monitoring sites through image velocimetry methods derived in our consortium, based on simple camera hardware. This technology so far is only available within […]

Twiga

Transforming Water, Weather, and Climate Information through in Situ Observations for Geo-Services in Africa. (TWIGA) Objectives: Provide currently unavailable geo-information on weather, water, and climate for sub-Saharan Africa by enhancing satellite-based geo-data with innovative in-situ sensors and developing related information services that answer needs of African stakeholders and the GEOSS community. Concept: A systematic feedback […]

WMO highway

WMO Highway High Impact Weather Lake System (HIGHWAY) Project Africa’s development, climate and resilience agendas are inextricably linked. Statistics show that about 90% of all natural disasters on the continent are weather and climate driven. Hydro- meteorological disasters that include floods, droughts, tropical cyclones, lightning strikes and landslides continue to cause heavy damages and loss […]

GIZ Madagascar

GIZ Madagascar Background Provide currently unavailable geo-information on weather, water, and climate for sub-Saharan Africa by enhancing satellite-based geo-data with innovative in-situ sensors and developing related information services that answer needs of African stakeholders and the GEOSS community. TAHMO’s Objectives The overall objective of the consultancy is to take stock of the practices for data transmission and storage currently […]