Burkina Faso 1) SECTOR: DRR (Flood forecast) Current: Daily, 7-days 10-days forecasting for rainfall and temperature. Time scale: Sub-seasonal. Type: extreme rainfall [drought and heat waves (dry season April-May)] Gaps: poor accuracy for rainfall, Dissemination/No Early Warning system, No SOP 2) POTENTIAL PARTNERS: CONASUR, SP/CONEDD, Medias, Telephone Companies, Civil Protection Dept 3) REQUIREMENTS from RCC : 1- Available GPCs (ECMWF ,…) MME 2- Data Rescue 3- Analysis historical data 4) REQUIREMENTS FOR OTHER ENTITIES: GPCs data access, Training on the access and use of their products 5) REQUIREMENTS FOR TOOLS: GPC forecast maps and data - 6) Work Plan 1-2 Month: Discussion design of activities 2-5 Month: Analysis of historical, Thresholds 5-8 Month: Procedures and Method of use of GPC products, skills assessment 8-------------: 8-------------: implementation of forecasting SOP definition (Consult with other partners, …)

Drought monitoring Calculate indices from the stations Indices for some of the datasets used to validate CORDEX models

Sector: DRR/Flooding Forecast: 5-7days