# Rationale

## Supporting the achievement of WMO’s Long Term Goals and implementation of flagship initiatives in Africa

- To cover everyone on earth with early warnings by 2027
- Supporting the Global Multi-hazard Alert System (GMAS) for Africa
- Digital transformation of NMHSs in the region

In February 2023, the eighteenth session of the Regional Association I (RA I) took note of the recommendation from the
Regional Conference on the emerging needs of NMHSs in Africa on digital transformation and requested
in [Decision 13 (RA I-18)](https://library.wmo.int/viewer/57803/?offset=1#page=56&viewer=picture&o=bookmark&n=0&q=) the
Secretary-General and Technical Commissions to support regional activities to close the gaps in the region. In this
context, thereafter, **the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Regional Office for Africa developed a Content
Management System (ClimWeb) as a website template specifically designed to aid the digital transformation of National
Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) in Africa.**

## Supporting key United Nations conventions and initiatives

- The Paris Agreement on Climate Change (2015) and NDCs
- The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
- The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction
- The UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs)
- The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
- The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)

## Supporting African policies and plans

- African Union's Climate Change Strategy (2020-2030)
- African Union's Agenda 2063 "The Africa We Want"
- African Union's Digital Transformation Strategy for Africa (2020-2030)
- Climate Change, Disaster Risk Reduction, Environment, and Food Security strategies by Regional Economic Commissions (
  AMU, CEN-SAD, COMESA, EAC, ECCAS, ECOWAS, IGAD, and SADC)