Programming Danish Support to the Systematic Observations Financing Facility (SOFF)

The more we know about climate and weather developments, the better we will become at predicting and managing climate risks effectively. Looking into a future when climate change related (extreme) weather events will become more frequent, the ability to forecast these events is crucial. In 2019, the World Meteorological Congress agreed on establishing the Global Basic Observing Network (GBON), a global weather observing network that will increase climate resilience and support adaptation efforts. However, in some countries, mainly small island states in the pacific and some countries in Africa, there is still a significant lack of data. Therefore, the Systematic Observations Financing Facility (SOFF) will be established to support countries in generating the missing data. Denmark has decided to financially support this aim and further contributes by advising and collaborating with other countries in West Africa. Since May 2022, Pem-partner Kris Prasada Rao has accompanied this process. He has prepared the Program Documentation for the Danish support to SOFF, coordinated and enabled synergies with other projects, and supported Denmark’s efforts to engage in an active role in climate adaptation and mitigation.