Climate Change Resilience
Title: Africa Regional Centres of Excellence - ArcX: Climate Change Resilience.
Main Objective: Strengthen the climate change and disaster resilience in Sub-Saharan Africa, by improving scientific and technological capacities of the Regional Centers of Excellence, their co-ordination and capacity to contribute to policy and decision making.
Starting Year: 2026
Implementation Duration: 48 Months
Areas of Impact: Early Warning and Disaster Risk Reduction; Digital Transformation and AI Innovation; Climate Information Systems Strengthening; Research and Knowledge Generation; Capacity Development and Partnerships
Target Groups: African Regional Climate Centres (RCCs); National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs); Regional Specialized Meteorological Centres (RSMCs); African Union Commission (AUC); Disaster Risk Reduction agencies; Water basin authorities; Agricultural advisory services; Climate planners; Early warning Systems; Academia and research institutions
ArcX Partners: to be defined
Component Coordinator: European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF)
Leading Regional Centre of Excellence (RCoE): to be defined
Scientific and Technical Support from EC - DG JRC: JRC Unit D6 (Nature Conservation and Observations); JRC Unit E1 (Disaster Risk Management).
