1. 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
: : implementation of forecasting
SOP definition (Consult with other partners, …)

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

3. Sector: DRR/Flooding
Forecast: 5-7days