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LaMMA and IBE-CNR with ANAM Burkina Faso for the Transfer of MOLOCH Model

Vieri Tarchiani — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 15:32:45 +0000

As part of the SLAPIS Sahel project, a capacity-building mission was carried out in Ouagadougou from 3 to 7 November 2025 to strengthen high-resolution Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) capabilities in Burkina Faso. The initiative followed the strong interest expressed by both the Niger and Burkina Faso Meteorological Services in adopting MOLOCH, the convection-permitting operational model developed by the National Research Council of Italy (CNR).

The mission built on technical discussions held earlier in April 2025 in Niamey and Ouagadougou, during which the first validation results of the WRF model were presented and opportunities for improving forecasting tools were explored. A dedicated online seminar on 19 May 2025 further introduced MOLOCH’s potential and led to the definition of a roadmap for testing and transferring the operational chain to the Agence Nationale de la Météorologie (ANAM) of Burkina Faso and Niger’s Direction Nationale de la Météorologie (DNM).

During the five-day “learning by doing” training, ANAM experts received hands-on knowledge on the installation, configuration, and initial testing of the MOLOCH model. Participants worked on domain setup, simulation tests, model management, post-processing procedures, and the generation of operational forecast products. A field visit and several technical sessions further supported collaborative learning and problem-solving.

Delivered by specialists from IBE-CNR and the LaMMA Consortium—together with experts from DNM and ANAM—this mission marked an important step toward enhancing local forecasting capacities and improving severe-weather early-warning services across the Sahel.

In addition, on Friday, during LaMMA’s regular weekly forecast livestream, a live connection was made with the two LaMMA forecasters and Thomas Bere (ANAM) presented the weekly weather bulletin for Burkina Faso from the weather–media room of the Burkina Faso Meteorological Service (minute 12:45).

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EMS 2024: The role of weather and climate research in the achievement of a climate-neutral Europe.

Vieri Tarchiani — Fri, 13 Sep 2024 11:52:57 +0000

The Annual Conference of the European Meteorological Society was held in Barcelona from September 2-6. This year the theme of the conference was “The role of weather and climate research in the achievement of a climate-neutral Europe.” In the perspective of a sustainable and climate-neutral Europe, the role of weather and climate research is crucial. To address the pressing challenges of climate change, our society needs to adopt informed decision-making processes and innovative solutions. The goal of the conference is to explore the role of weather and climate research in shaping policies, strategies and technologies that will pave the way toward a climate-neutral society.

IBE-CNR was represented by a group of researchers from Florence and Rome, who participated in the side events and contributed to the sessions:

ES1.7 Co-development of weather and climate services in developing and emerging countries:

Vieri Tarchiani and Maurizio Bacci, The added value of the co-production process delivering climate services in Niger (view presentation)

ES2.1 Communication and media:

Vieri Tarchiani and Sebastian Grey, Challenges and opportunities to communicate agrometeorological information for smallholder farmers in developing countries (view presentation)

Valentina Grasso, Giulio Betti, Claudio Tei, and Bernardo Gozzini Enhancing Weather Communication: The Power of Live Streaming and Collaboration (view presentation)

OSA2.2 Agricultural and Forest Meteorology :

Marina Baldi and Dino Biancolini, Effects of climate change on wild pollinators: the case of butterflies in Central Italy (view presentation)

UP3.2 Mid-latitude atmospheric teleconnection dynamics:

Giovanni Dalu and Marina Baldi, Marine air particle trajectories into the Asia-Africa monsoonal system (view presentation)

ES2.1 Communication and media session on Wed, 04 September, Room Paranimf, University of Barcelona

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