Program

Day 1 - Monday 20 July 2026

Cloud Microphysics, Aerosol-Cloud Interactions, and Convection

08:30-09:00 Welcome Workshop welcome, objectives, outcomes, and orientation

09:00-09:20 Keynote Luis Antonio Ladino Moreno. On the Importance of Tropical Aerosol Particles in Mixed-Phase and Cirrus Clouds Formation Theme: Cloud Microphysics, Aerosol–Cloud Interactions, and Convection Notes: Registered keynote contribution

09:20-09:30 Oral Peace Awoleye#. Moisture and Dust in Motion: The Dual Role of Integrated Vapour Transport over West Africa Theme: Cloud Microphysics, Aerosol–Cloud Interactions, and Convection Notes: Mixed session A

09:30-09:40 Oral Jean-Pierre Chaboureau. Linking Ice Microphysics to Updraft Intensity in Tropical Deep Convection Theme: Cloud Microphysics, Aerosol–Cloud Interactions, and Convection Notes: Mixed session A

09:40-09:50 Oral Friday Gabriel Ibeh#. Occupational Health Risks and Dust Exposure Among Quarry Workers in Nigeria: Knowledge, Practices, and Health Implications Theme: Cloud Microphysics, Aerosol–Cloud Interactions, and Convection, Climate Change, Urbanisation, and Future Directions Notes: Mixed session A

09:50-10:00 Oral Juliet Pilewskie. Contrasting convective cloud properties and their corresponding environments between Equatorial Africa and South America Theme: Cloud Microphysics, Aerosol–Cloud Interactions, and Convection Notes: Mixed session A

10:00-10:10 Oral Michael Ochei#. COSMO-MUSCAT Simulated Aerosol-Cloud Interactions and the Impacts on Climatic Parameter over West Africa. Theme: Cloud Microphysics, Aerosol–Cloud Interactions, and Convection Notes: Mixed session A

10:10-10:15 Q&A Pooled Q&A and chair summary Theme: Cloud Microphysics, Aerosol-Cloud Interactions, and Convection

10:15-11:00 Tea Morning tea break

11:00-11:20 Keynote Susan van den Heever. Advancing Understanding and Prediction of African Severe Convective Storms through the NASA INCUS Mission Theme: Cloud Microphysics, Aerosol–Cloud Interactions, and Convection Notes: Registered keynote contribution

11:20-11:30 Oral Bjørn Samset. Rapid adjustments to black carbon cause precipitation invigoration in the African monsoon systems Theme: Cloud Microphysics, Aerosol–Cloud Interactions, and Convection Notes: Mixed session B

11:30-11:40 Oral Philip Stier. Aerosol perturbations to anvil cloud radiative effects Theme: Cloud Microphysics, Aerosol–Cloud Interactions, and Convection Notes: Mixed session B

11:40-12:00 Theme synthesis Cross-cutting discussion on aerosols, convection, and severe storms Theme: Cloud Microphysics, Aerosol-Cloud Interactions, and Convection

12:00-13:00 Lunch Lunch break

13:00-14:30 Practical Session 1 Satellite Remote Sensing for Convection and Precipitation Theme: Cloud Microphysics, Aerosol-Cloud Interactions, and Convection

14:30-15:00 Tea Afternoon tea break

15:00-16:30 Practical Session 2 Satellite Remote Sensing for Convection and Precipitation: case work Theme: Cloud Microphysics, Aerosol-Cloud Interactions, and Convection

Day 2 - Tuesday 21 July 2026

Wesena Tadesse. Observations, Measurement Techniques, and Data Integration Theme: Observations, Measurement Techniques, and Data Integration

08:30-08:50 Keynote Greg McFarquhar. Cloud and Precipitation Research in a Changing World: Opportunities for Africa and the Future of International Collaboration Theme: Cloud Microphysics, Aerosol–Cloud Interactions, and Convection, Observations, Measurement Techniques, and Data Integration Notes: Registered keynote contribution

08:50-09:00 Oral Karen Kosiba. Mobile radar observations of severe convection and potential Lake Victoria application Theme: Observations, Measurement Techniques, and Data Integration Notes: Mixed session A

09:00-09:10 Oral Sulaiman Adedokun#. ANALYTICAL COMPARISON OF GRIDDED AND GAUGE MEASUREMENT OF SOME METEOROLOGICAL PARAMETERS (TEMPERATURE AND RAINFALL) OVER SOUTH-WEST NIGERIA Theme: Observations, Measurement Techniques, and Data Integration, Modelling, Prediction, Nowcasting, and Extreme Weather Notes: Mixed session A

09:10-09:20 Oral Steven Chouto#. Multi-source remote sensing for agroclimatic risk assessment in the Logone Basin (Lake Chad region): bridging observational gaps Theme: Observations, Measurement Techniques, and Data Integration, Climate Change, Urbanisation, and Future Directions Notes: Mixed session A

09:20-09:30 Oral Kouakou Kouadio#. Uncertainties in the determination of the rainy season onset in climatic transition zones of West Africa: Case of Lamto (Côte d’Ivoire) Theme: Observations, Measurement Techniques, and Data Integration, Modelling, Prediction, Nowcasting, and Extreme Weather, Climate Change, Urbanisation, and Future Directions Notes: Mixed session A

09:30-10:15 Theme discussion Observation systems, measurement uncertainty, and bridging data gaps Theme: Observations, Measurement Techniques, and Data Integration

10:15-11:00 Tea Morning tea break

11:00-11:10 Oral Francois Xavier Mengouna Ntsengue#. *Characterization of sub-daily rainfall events over Central Africa: duration, intensity, amount and spatial scale of the storm types. * Theme: Observations, Measurement Techniques, and Data Integration Notes: Mixed session B

11:10-11:20 Oral Stephen Opiyo*#. The Global Landscape of Ongoing Weather Modification Activities: Structures, Practices, and Governance Theme: Observations, Measurement Techniques, and Data Integration Notes: Mixed session B

11:20-11:30 Oral Soro Wahiaga Navoungassorou#. Validation study of Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) products: A comparison between HelioClim-3, ERA5 reanalysis and weather stations in Côte d’Ivoire (West Africa) Theme: Observations, Measurement Techniques, and Data Integration Notes: Mixed session B

11:30-12:00 Tool / Data wrap-up Data integration synthesis and possible pathways into radar, satellite, and station workflows Theme: Observations, Measurement Techniques, and Data Integration

12:00-13:00 Lunch Lunch break

13:00-14:30 Practical Session 1 Radar Meteorology and LROSE Theme: Observations, Measurement Techniques, and Data Integration

14:30-15:00 Tea Afternoon tea break

15:00-16:30 Practical Session 2 Radar Meteorology and LROSE: workflows and examples Theme: Observations, Measurement Techniques, and Data Integration

Day 3 - Wednesday 22 July 2026

Modelling, Prediction, Nowcasting, and Extreme Weather

08:30-08:50 Keynote Kristen Rasmussen. Extreme Convective Systems in the Tropics: Observations, Modelling, and Climate Implications for Africa Theme: Modelling, Prediction, Nowcasting, and Extreme Weather Notes: Invited keynote

08:50-09:00 Oral Samuel Afful#. Advancing Nowcasting with Deep Learning Techniques in West Africa Theme: Modelling, Prediction, Nowcasting, and Extreme Weather Notes: Mixed session A

09:00-09:10 Oral Chris Taylor. Wind shear and soil moisture combine to favour rapid thunderstorm growth across Sub-Saharan Africa Theme: Modelling, Prediction, Nowcasting, and Extreme Weather Notes: Mixed session A

09:10-09:20 Oral Alassanbiga Alassani#. Atmospheric dynamics associated with extreme precipitation in West Africa Theme: Modelling, Prediction, Nowcasting, and Extreme Weather Notes: Mixed session A

09:20-09:30 Oral Jawairia Ahmad. Nowcasting deep convection across Africa using AI Theme: Modelling, Prediction, Nowcasting, and Extreme Weather Notes: Promoted lightning talk for balance and fit

09:30-09:40 Oral Daisy Bonyo#. MODELLING HEAT STRESS IN URBAN AREAS – CASE OF NAIROBI Theme: Modelling, Prediction, Nowcasting, and Extreme Weather Notes: Mixed session A

09:40-09:50 Oral Johnson Bisi Oluwagbemi. A Multimodal AI Framework for Extreme Tropical Weather Prediction and Agricultural Risk Mitigation Across Tropical Africa Theme: Modelling, Prediction, Nowcasting, and Extreme Weather Notes: Mixed session A

09:50-10:15 Q&A Pooled Q&A and chair summary Theme: Modelling, Prediction, Nowcasting, and Extreme Weather

10:15-11:00 Tea Morning tea break

11:00-11:10 Oral Nounassou Vincent Hounkpe#. Modeling carbon monoxide dispersion by a three-dimensional analytical model in the Gulf of Guinea using the 4D-Var assimilation method Theme: Modelling, Prediction, Nowcasting, and Extreme Weather Notes: Mixed session B

11:10-11:20 Oral Laban Kebacho#. Dynamical Drivers of Rainfall Variability in East Africa: The Interplay of the MJO, Mascarene High, and Tropical Cyclones Theme: Modelling, Prediction, Nowcasting, and Extreme Weather, Climate Change, Urbanisation, and Future Directions Notes: Mixed session B

11:20-11:30 Oral Ali Malam Labo Mohamed#. Optimizing Sorghum Management under Climate Change in Niger: DSSAT-Based Adaptation Strategies to Precipitation Variability and Extreme Weather Theme: Modelling, Prediction, Nowcasting, and Extreme Weather Notes: Mixed session B

11:30-11:40 Oral Eniola Ajani Olaniyan#. Operational Evaluation of Rainfall Seasonality, Extremes, and Dynamical Drivers over West Africa Using High-Resolution ICON-CLM Simulations Theme: Modelling, Prediction, Nowcasting, and Extreme Weather Notes: Mixed session B

11:40-11:50 Oral Mphatso Tawakali#. Verification of Weather Radar Rainfall Estimates for Enhanced Nowcasting in Southern Malawi Theme: Modelling, Prediction, Nowcasting, and Extreme Weather Notes: Mixed session B

11:50-12:00 Theme synthesis Forecasting and prediction wrap-up Theme: Modelling, Prediction, Nowcasting, and Extreme Weather

12:00-13:00 Lunch Lunch break

13:00-14:30 Practical Session 1 Modelling Tutorials Theme: Modelling, Prediction, Nowcasting, and Extreme Weather

14:30-15:00 Tea Afternoon tea break

15:00-16:30 Practical Session 2 Modelling Tutorials: evaluation and diagnostics Theme: Modelling, Prediction, Nowcasting, and Extreme Weather

Day 4 - Thursday 23 July 2026

AI and Machine Learning Across the Weather-Climate Chain

08:30-08:50 Keynote Mary-Jane Bopape. Keynote title to be confirmed Theme: AI and Machine Learning Across the Weather-Climate Chain Notes: Updated after Thara, Sarah, and Rosimar withdrawals

08:50-09:00 Oral Sandra Adjetey#. COME: CLOUD ESTIMATION USING SKY IMAGE PROCESSING TECNIQUES FOR OPERATIONAL METEOROLOGY Theme: AI and Machine Learning Across the Weather–Climate Chain Notes: Mixed session A

09:00-09:10 Oral Blaž Gasparini. Tracking tropical anvil clouds over Africa to constrain climate feedbacks Theme: Cloud Microphysics, Aerosol–Cloud Interactions, and Convection, Observations, Measurement Techniques, and Data Integration, AI and Machine Learning Across the Weather–Climate Chain Notes: Mixed session A

09:10-09:20 Oral Tadele Badecho*#. Drought Propagation Dynamics and Machine Learning-Based Yield Prediction for Major Cereal Crops in Ethiopia Theme: AI and Machine Learning Across the Weather-Climate Chain Notes: Mixed session A

09:20-09:30 Oral Tlakale Mogebisa#. Atmospheric-terrestrial water balance simulations using convection-permitting coupled WRF-Hydro over South Africa: Improving prediction using deep learning Theme: Modelling, Prediction, Nowcasting, and Extreme Weather, AI and Machine Learning Across the Weather–Climate Chain Notes: Mixed session A

09:30-09:40 Oral Iyinoluwa Oyelade#. An Explainable Drought Prediction Model using Machining Learning Techniques Theme: AI and Machine Learning Across the Weather–Climate Chain Notes: Mixed session A

09:40-10:15 Theme discussion Methods, deployment, capacity, and model interpretability Theme: AI and Machine Learning Across the Weather-Climate Chain

10:15-11:00 Tea Morning tea break

11:00-12:00 Roundtable Operational readiness, ethics, and adoption discussion Theme: AI and Machine Learning Across the Weather-Climate Chain Notes: Suggested discussants: Mary Scholes, Joshua Wurman, Sandra Adjetey, Tadele Badecho, Tlakale Mogebisa

12:00-13:00 Lunch Lunch break

13:00-14:30 Practical Session 1 AI & Machine Learning for Weather and Climate Applications Theme: AI and Machine Learning Across the Weather-Climate Chain

14:30-15:00 Tea Afternoon tea break

15:00-16:30 Practical Session 2 AI & Machine Learning for Weather and Climate Applications: hands-on work Theme: AI and Machine Learning Across the Weather-Climate Chain

Day 5 - Friday 24 July 2026

Climate Change, Urbanisation, and Future Directions

08:30-08:50 Keynote Fei Chen. Advancing Urban Extreme Weather Modeling, Prediction, and Warning Theme: Climate Change, Urbanisation, and Future Directions Notes: Invited keynote

08:50-09:00 Oral Camilla Stjern. African climate response to global and regional aerosol emissions mitigation Theme: Modelling, Prediction, Nowcasting, and Extreme Weather, Climate Change, Urbanisation, and Future Directions Notes: Mixed session A

09:00-09:10 Oral Alima Dajuma#. Robust changes in heatwave characteristics and their return periods across Africa in recent decades Theme: Climate Change, Urbanisation, and Future Directions Notes: Mixed session A

09:10-09:20 Oral Cheffou M Rachid#. Contribution of space hydrology to the monitoring and management of  water resources in the Niger River Theme: Climate Change, Urbanisation, and Future Directions Notes: Mixed session A

09:20-09:30 Oral Zelalem Alemayehu Kebede#. Future drought in Ethiopia using better-performing ensemble Coupled Model Inter-comparison Project 6 (CMIP6) climate models Theme: Climate Change, Urbanisation, and Future Directions Notes: Mixed session A

09:30-09:40 Oral Millicent Seyram Krah#. Analyzing Coastal Floods in Data-Scarce Regions through Integrated Climate and Observational Analysis: Insights from Keta, Ghana Theme: Climate Change, Urbanisation, and Future Directions Notes: Mixed session A

09:40-09:50 Oral Kamoru Abiodun Lawal#. Spatial distributions of climatological hot-spots over Africa in the near future (2041-2060) Theme: Modelling, Prediction, Nowcasting, and Extreme Weather, Climate Change, Urbanisation, and Future Directions Notes: Mixed session A

09:50-10:15 Theme discussion Impacts, adaptation, and future research directions Theme: Climate Change, Urbanisation, and Future Directions

10:15-11:00 Tea Morning tea break

11:00-11:10 Oral Paul Limbu*#. Contribution of very heavy rainfall events to MAM and OND rainy seasons in Tanzania and their linkages to IOD and ENSO events Theme: Climate Change, Urbanisation, and Future Directions Notes: Mixed session B

11:10-11:20 Oral Romaric C. Odoulami#. Attributing the driving mechanisms of the 2015-2017 drought in the Western Cape (South Africa) using self-organising maps Theme: Observations, Measurement Techniques, and Data Integration, Modelling, Prediction, Nowcasting, and Extreme Weather, AI and Machine Learning Across the Weather–Climate Chain, Climate Change, Urbanisation, and Future Directions Notes: Mixed session B

11:20-11:30 Oral KABIR SULEIMAN#. *Strengthening local Governance and Community Based Resilience Programs in Addressing Climate Change Induced conflicts in the Sahel Region * Theme: Climate Change, Urbanisation, and Future Directions Notes: Mixed session B

11:30-11:40 Oral ELIZABETH SUNGUTI#. Future Changes in Mean and Extreme Precipitation over the Lake Victoria Basin: A Pseudo Global Warming Ensemble Approach. Theme: Modelling, Prediction, Nowcasting, and Extreme Weather, Climate Change, Urbanisation, and Future Directions Notes: Mixed session B

11:40-12:00 Closing synthesis Forward-looking summary for the theme and workshop close-out setup Theme: Climate Change, Urbanisation, and Future Directions

12:00-13:00 Lunch Lunch break

13:00-15:00 Final Practical / Roadmap Urban Weather, Flooding, and Impact-Based Forecasting + partnerships and next steps Theme: Climate Change, Urbanisation, and Future Directions