The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) in partnership with the National Meteorological and Hydrological Services of Eastern Africa, the World Meteorological Organization, the European Union, and the Organization of the Africa, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States will release of 65th Horn of Africa Climate Outlook for the October to December 2023. season, in Nairobi this Tuesday.
The IGAD report to be presented in Nairobi aims to present a consolidated objective on the regional climate outlook and further discuss the implications of the seasonal climate forecast and the management strategies while reflecting on the performance of the June to September 2023 season.
The IGAD forum brings together climate scientists, researchers, users from key socio-economic sectors, governmental and non-governmental organizations, development partners, decision-makers, media, and civil society stakeholders.
In May 2023, IGAD’S Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC) announced that the June to September 2023 forecast shows high chances of drier-than-usual conditions across the northern parts of the Greater Horn of Africa.
Accordingly, Djibouti, Eritrea, central and northern Ethiopia, western Kenya, northern Uganda, and much of South Sudan and Sudan are expected to receive insufficient rainfall until the end of the season.
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