Introduction
2025 Forum on Seasonal Forecasts of Agro-Hydro-Climatic Characteristics of the Rainy Season for the Sudanian and Sahelian Zones of West Africa (PRESASS, 2025)
Recommendations
Stakeholders across various sectors are advised to pay close attention to updates provided throughout the rainy season by national meteorological and hydrological services, AGRHYMET CCR-AOS, and ACMAD.
The seasonal forecasts are based, among other factors, on the analysis of the current situation and likely developments of Sea Surface Temperatures (SSTs), forecasts from global climate centers, statistical analyses of data from National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs), and expert knowledge of climate characteristics in West Africa and the Sahel.
Participatory and Consensus-Based Approaches
Held from April 21 to 25, 2025, in Bamako (Mali), and organized by AGRHYMET Regional Climate Centre for West Africa and the Sahel (AGRHYMET CCR-AOS) and Mali-Météo, in collaboration with ACMAD, the National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) of 17 West African and Sahelian countries, river basin organizations, and representatives from user interface platforms (in the sectors of agriculture and food security, water resources, disaster risk reduction, and climate security), the 2025 edition of PRESASS reached the following conclusions.
Adoption of Modern Technologies
