Report Of The Fifth Eumetsat User Forum In Africa

The Fifth EUMETSAT User Forum in Africa was organised in Dakar, Senegal, by EUMETSAT, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the Ministry of Equipment and Transport of the Republic of Senegal. The Forum was held from 30 September to 4 October 2002 with over 160 participants representing most African and European countries. Representatives of the following African Intergovernmental Regional Associations were present: Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (IOC) and Southern Africa Transport and Communications Commission (SATCC), Communauté Economique et Monétaire de l'Afrique Centrale (CEMAC), as well as representatives of the European Commission and the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the UN (FAO).