Key Goals
- To ensure continued operation of the meteorological equipment provided under the WB-funded Strengthening Hydro-Meteorological and Climate Services project.
The Democratic Republic of Congo government’s hydro-met services, METTELSAT, was strengthened between 2017 and 2023, with support from two parallel projects. MettelSat still faces significant challenges in delivering basic services to users (e.g. aviation, civil protection, agriculture, and the general public). This is related to insufficient budget allocation from the Government, while the Decree on aeronautical subsidies (July 2016) is still not being implemented.
| Fragility/Conflict status: | Conflict |
| Programme type: | Accelerated Support Window |
| Funding: | $250,000 |
| Duration: | August 2024 – July 2025 |
| Status: | Ongoing |
Ensuring the success of MettelSat
CREWS ASW is requested to ensure continued operations of MettelSat during the transition period between the closing of the WB Hydromet project and the start of another investment by Africa Development Bank, combining resources from SOFF and GCF. It is therefore fully aligned and complementing investments from World Bank, AfDB, GEF, GFDRR and SOFF. CREWS will strengthen Mettelsat’s material and human resources to improve forecasting and the sharing of surface observation data worldwide.