Venue:

University of Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar, Senegal

Highlights:

Discussions on co-designing actionable knowledge for climate resilience, and on the most effective ways to promote an ongoing training programme on AI for weather and climate resilience.

Scope:

The Workshop and training school will focus on new methods of Data Analysis and AI for climate and weather to inspire the next generation of scientists and improve climate services and user-relevant information at subseasonal-decadal scales in the global south. Time will be devoted to discuss future plans for further APARC training schools in the Global South with strong involvement of local universities.

Goals:

To bring together global South and North scientists, observational and modeling centers to provide a platform for discussion on how to jointly design knowledge for addressing North-South gaps in climate adaptation and resilience, to design collaborative long-term strategies for training ECRs on the latest advances in Data Science and AI for weather and climate research, and to foster long-term cooperations that inspire innovative solutions to mitigate climate impact and risk.

Format:

The training school will include lectures, field experiments, and computer exercises on Python data analysis and AI tools for climate and weather research, along with social events.
Participants: The training school is open to BSc, MSc and PhD students, as well as postdoctoral fellows from all over the world as well as local students and researchers. Participation may be limited (30 places), and ECS from the Global South are particularly encouraged.

Financial support:

Participation in the training school is free of charge. Coffee breaks, lunches and accommodation are included, as well as an icebreaker. Financial assistance will be available for those who need to cover the cost of travel for a limited number of ECRs.

Registration:

The deadline for applications is October 15, 2025. For more details see here.
Contact person: Moha A. Diallo, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany ()

Scientific Organizing Committee: Mohamadou A. Diallo (FZJ), Michaela I. Hegglin (FZJ, UREAD), Theodore G. Shepherd (FZJ, UREAD), Dr. Fiona Spuler, Solomon N. Agbo (FZJ) and Jonathon S. Wright (Tsinghua Univ).
Local Organizing Committee: Cheikh N. Fall (UCAD), Amadou T. Gaye (UCAD) & their team.
Sponsors: The School & workshop will be held under the auspices of WCRP/APARC, ESP, IRD, ICMA & WWRP.