A workshop dedicated to the co-development of the ClimSA Station was organised from the 20th to the 31st March by the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission. The Intra-ACP Climate Services and related Applications Programme (ClimSA) aims to support the climate information services value chain with capacity building and with technical and financial assistance. The main objective is to improve wide access to and use of climate information and applications for decision-making processes at all levels, in the six regions of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) through eight Regional Climate Centres (RCCs). 

Besides working on the ClimSA Station – to be installed in the RCCs in 2023 – the workshop was an opportunity to collect structured feedback from the RCCs on their current and emerging needs in terms of new datasets and technological improvements to which the AKP can contribute. The main priorities for action have been clearly identified and will feed the next steps of the ClimSA programme.