Tunisia: Accord Consortium Launched

Tunis/Tunisia — Twenty-six national meteorological services from Europe and North Africa, including Tunisia's National Institute of Meteorology (INM) inked On November 27, 2020, the setting up of a unique consortium, called "Consortium for COnvection-scale modelling Research and Development" (ACCORD), to reinforce their collaboration to improve short-range (up to about 3 days ahead) weather predictions, and offer a better service to society, said the INM on Tuesday.

Its goal is to contribute to the provision of meteorological services that help mitigate the impatcs of extrele weather and climate phenomena (heavy showers, strong winds, fog, etc.) and that support national and local authorities to adapt their services to climate change.

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