The ONACC brought together several experts in Mbalmayo to validate the seasonal bulletin of climate forecasts from September to November 2026. An essential step to anticipate the health and environmental risks linked to the climate.
The National Observatory on Climate Change (ONACC) organized a workshop to present and validate the Seasonal Climate Forecast Bulletin for the months of September, October and November 2026 in Cameroon. The meeting was held in Mbalmayo and brought together experts from the Ministry of Territorial Administration (MINAT), the Ministry of Water and Energy (MINEE), the Ministry of Environment, Nature Protection and Sustainable Development (MINEPDED), the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MINADER), and the Ministry of Public Health (MINSANTE).
Representatives from Action Against Hunger (ACF), the World Food Programme (WFP), and researchers from the Universities of Yaoundé 1 and 2 also took part in this workshop.
A public health issue
The presence of the Ministry of Health alongside climate experts is not insignificant. Seasonal forecasts are indeed a valuable tool for anticipation in the health sector: they allow for better preparation of the response to epidemic risks linked to climate variations, particularly malaria, cholera and waterborne diseases, the resurgence of which is often correlated with rainfall patterns.
This data also helps humanitarian actors, such as ACF and WFP, to anticipate areas at risk of food and nutritional insecurity, particularly in the northern regions of the country which are regularly affected by climatic hazards.
Document to be released soon
According to ONACC, the final version of the bulletin will be available in the coming days for free download on all of its platforms: the website (www.onacc.cm), the ONACC Alerts mobile application, as well as the organization’s social networks.
This seasonal bulletin is part of ONACC’s mission to strengthen the resilience of Cameroonian populations to the effects of climate change, through better anticipation and wider dissemination of climate information.
