ISSC

The ISSC is responsible for the formulation of well defined objectives and of a coherent scientific program for AMMA. The ISSC will ensure the scientific integrity and coherency of the scientific objectives of AMMA and the fulfillment of the three overarching aims:

1. To improve our understanding of the WAM and its influence on the physical, chemical and biological environment regionally and globally.
2. To provide the underpinning science that relates climate variability to issues of health, water resources, food security and demography for West AFrican nations and defining relevant monitoring and prediction strategies.
3. To ensure that the multidisciplinary research is effectively integrated with prediction and decision making activities

Scientific Working Groups (WGs and CCs)

Members of ISSC

The ISSC is formed by the ensemble of leaders of the WGs and CCs representing the main relevant activities in the national and pan-national projects of AMMA.

Until the end of 2006, the ISSC was represented by the ISSC-EC (ISSC Executive Committee) coordinating in monthly to weekly phone conferences all rising issues due to the SOPs. In 2007, a restructuring of the committee takes place.

Meetings of ISSC

1st ISSC-Meeting 2004, Geneva, Switzerland

2nd ISSC-Meeting 24 to 26 January 2005, Paris, France

3rd ISSC-Meeting 22 to 24 August 2005 , Paris, France

4th ISSC-Meeting 1 December 2005, Dakar, Senegal

5th ISSC-Meeting 10-11 November 2006, Toulouse, France

6th ISSC-Meeting 17 November 2007, Karlsruhe, Germany