PRELIMINARY AGENDA

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Final agenda pending approval by the Organizing Committee. All sessions held at the main venue. The Skylabs Innovation Zone will run all day throughout both days. Badges, digital agendas, and lanyards provided at registration.

Day 1 – September 30, 2025

Youth & Innovation Day
Theme: From Ideas to Impact: Tech & Data Innovation for Climate Resilience and Early Warning in Africa

10:00 – 10:30
Opening Ceremony

  • Welcome remarks from host institutions (DGM)
  • Official opening by Innovation sponsor ECMWF
  • Opening Welcome Remarks from Platinum Sponsor

    • 10:30 – 11:30
    Winners Presentations – Part 1

  • 2 winners present their solutions

    • 11:30 – 12:00
    Coffee Break & Networking

  • Open access to the Skylabs Innovation Zone (poster exhibition, demos)

    • 12:00 – 13:00
    Winners Presentations – Part 2

  • 3 remaining winners present their solutions

    • Day 2 – October 01, 2025

    Main Forum and Strategic Panels
    Theme: From Risk to Resilience: Where Meteorology Meets Innovation for Africa’s Future

    08:00 – 09:00
    Welcome Coffee & Delegate Arrival
    09:00 – 09:10
    Opening Remarks by Official Hostess of ClimAfrica 2025
    09:10 – 10:00
    Ministerial & High Addresses
  • Ministers from key climate-affected sectors
    • • Minister of Equipment and Water
    • Minister of Agriculture, Maritime Fisheries, Rural Development, and Water and Forests.
    • Minister of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development
    • Minister of National Territory Planning, Land Planning, Housing and City Policy.
    • Minister of Digital Transition

    Keynote Segment

    10:00 – 10:10
    Keynote 1 – Topic to be proposed by the Office of Mr. Abdelfetah Sahibi

  • Speaker: Mr. Abdelfetah Sahibi, Secretary General, Ministry of Equipment and Water, Morocco

    • 10:10 – 10:20
    Keynote 2 – Vision for Climate Leadership and Regional Cooperation

  • Speaker: Dr. Abdulla Al Mandous, President of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) & Director General, NCM UAE

    • 10:20 – 10:30
    Keynote 3 – Accelerating EW4All Implementation: Role of Regional Centres, Challenges and Solutions

  • Speaker: Mr. Johan Stander, WMO Official Representative & Senior Director of Services Department/li>

    • 10:30 – 10:40
    Keynote 4 – Crédit Agricole du Maroc

  • Speaker & topic to be confirmed

    • 10:40 – 10:50
    Keynote 5 – Climate Risk Management in Agriculture

  • Dr. Riad Balaghi, Director of projects, AAA Initiative Foundation

    • 10:50 – 11:00
    Networking Break + Minister Media Bytes & Event Tour

    Strategic Panels

    11:00 – 11:40
    Panel 1 – Early Warning for All: A Continental Vision and Partnerships

  • This panel will explore continental strategies to strengthen multi-hazard early warning systems in Africa, aligned with the “Early Warnings For All” initiative. It will showcase how political leadership, regional cooperation, and institutional innovation can accelerate progress.
  • Dr. Agnes Kijazi, World Meteorological Organization – Regional Office for Africa
  • Ms. Karolin Eichler, European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts
  • Dr. Ousmane Ndiaye, African Centre of Meteorological Applications for Development
  • Major General Hesham Tahoun, Egyptian Meteorological Authority
  • Mr. Ishaam Abader, South African Weather Service
    • 11:40 – 12:20
    Panel 2 – Tech & Data Revolution: Scaling AI, Satellites & IoT for Early Warning and Climate Action

  • This session will highlight cutting-edge innovations in artificial intelligence, satellite data, earth observation, and IoT to strengthen early warning systems and climate-informed decision-making. It will address issues of data access, analytics, and co-production of services.
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  • Mr. Joachim Saalmueller, EUMETSAT
  • IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC) (TBD)
  • International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) (TBD)
  • Mr. MALOBA KITOBO Séraphin, Meteo RDC
    • 12:20 – 13:00
    Panel 3 - State of the Climate in Africa 2024: Evidence for Action

  • A high-level discussion on recent climate trends, extremes, and cross-sectoral impacts (agriculture, water, health, etc.), aiming to translate scientific findings into actionable policy messages and explore their integration into National Adaptation Plans (NAPs), NDCs, and broader national development strategies. .
  • Dr. Johan Stander: WMO
  • Dr. Ernest Afiesimama: WMO Regional Office for Africa
  • Mr. Dkhissi Mohammed, DGM Morocco
  • Dr. Ousmane Ndiaye: African Centre of Meteorological Applications for Development
  • Mrs. Glory Amarachi Onyegbule, Nigerian Meteorological Agency
    • 13:00 – 14:30
    Lunch & Networking + Visit to the Innovation Zone

    Afternoon Session

    14:30 – 15:10
    Special Panel – Bridging Science, Policy and Operations: Towards Impact-Based Climate Services in Africa

  • This high-level panel will examine how to bridge the gap between scientific research, national policy, and field-level operations to design and deliver impact-based climate services tailored to African needs. The discussion will focus on co-production, knowledge translation, and operational models.
  • Dr. Francois KAYITAKIRE, European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC)
  • Dr. Driouech Fatima, UM6P & IPCC
  • Mr. Tobias Fuchs, German Meteorological Service (DWD)
  • Mr. Melesse Lemma Tena, Ethiopian Meteorological Institute
    • 15:10 – 15:50
    Panel 4 – Building Sectoral Resilience through Climate Data and Services

  • Focusing on cross-sectoral collaboration, this panel will explore how climate information can support systemic resilience in critical sectors, particularly in rural and vulnerable areas.
  • Dr. James Ijampy Adamu, Nigerian Meteorological Agency
  • Mr. Lamin Mai Touray, Department of Water Resources of Gambia
  • Mrs. Dahri Amal, Ministry of Health of Morocco
  • Dr. Khomsi Kenza, Paternship for Action On Green Economy
    • 15:20 – 16:00
    Panel 5 – Finance & Policy: Unlocking Investment for Local Climate Innovation

  • This panel will examine how public and private investments can support locally led innovation, while addressing the policy and institutional frameworks needed to unlock resources and scale promising solutions.
  • Crédit Agricole du Maroc (TBD)
  • Mrs. Ana Heureux, Systematic Observations Financing Facility
  • Dr. Katherine Egan, ECMWF
  • Mr. Patrick Benichou, Meteo France Internationnal
  • Mr. Timothée Ourback Agence, Française de Développement (French Development Agency)
    • 16:30 – 17:00
    Panel 6 – Youth Innovation in Action: Award Ceremony & Pathways to Scale

  • This energizing final panel will bring together the five winners of the ClimAfrica Forum – Skylabs Edition Competition with leading youth voices and support networks to discuss their journeys, solutions, and the support systems needed to scale youth-led impact.
    • 17:00 – 17:30
    Closing Ceremony
  • A forward-looking keynote delivered by a youth leader or continental policy figure (e.g., AU Climate Envoy, WMO Regional Director), offering a call to action to build a safer, climate-resilient Africa through early warning and innovation.

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    CONTACT US

    The General Directorate of Meteorology
    Ms Meriem Alaouri
    alaouri.meriem@marocmeteo.ma

    Consensus Group
    Biju Krishnan
    biju@consensus-int.com
    Capacity Building for Meteorology & Climate Action
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