Webinar on MTG weather from space: a game changer for Africa Craig MacDonald Thu, 16/04/2026 - 13:35
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Webinar on MTG weather from space: a game changer for Africa
Online event, 12 May 2026
Explore how cutting-edge Meteosat Third Generation data help monitor storms, protect communities and support vital sectors
The Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) satellites provide observations over the entire African continent on a continuous and frequent basis and will continue to do so for the next two decades. Products from the first MTG satellite, Meteosat Third Generation Imager 1, launched in 2022, started being disseminated to Africa via EUMETCast Africa in July 2025.
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Data users in African countries are able to receive the data via the new PUMA-2025 ground reception stations deployed by the African Union Commission under the EU-funded ClimSA programme. For the last few months, many African weather services have been working with near-real-time MTG data in their operational environments.
EUMETSAT, in cooperation with the African Union Commission and ACMAD, is pleased to organise a webinar in which data users showcase the benefits of the new Meteosat Third Generation products in various applications and countries throughout Africa. The main objectives of the webinar are to highlight the benefits of MTG in various weather and climate sensitive socio-economic sectors in Africa; to present initial feedback from African stakeholders on the MTG products received through the recently deployed PUMA-2025 stations and to present updates on the MTG programme and MTG-Africa products portfolio.
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