February 2009: The African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analyses (AMMA) will hold its third International Conference from 20-24 July 2009, in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. AMMA is endorsed by the World Climate Research Programme and International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme, both co-sponsored by the World Meteorological Organization.

The third AMMA conference aims to bring together researchers working on West African monsoon processes, predictability and climate change issues as well as on society-environment-climate interactions, to review ongoing research activities and to discuss future contributions and directions within the AMMA programme. [AMMA Website] [Conference Flyer]