African Centre of Meteorological Application for Development

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African Centre of Meteorological Application for Development
AbbreviationACMAD
Formation1987
Website www.acmad.ne
www.acmad.net

The African Centre of Meteorological Application for Development (shortened as ACMAD) [1] is an African weather office based in Niamey, Niger. [2] [3]

It was established in 1987 by the UNECA and the WMO. [4] It has 53 member countries [5] and cooperates with WMO, EUMETSAT and ECMWF. [6]

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