In a seminar held on 12 February in Oslo, the Minister of International Development of Norway, Heikki Holmas, announced a contribution of NOK 60 million (approx. USD 11 million) to support climate services for food and nutrition security in Africa. The contribution is to support collaborative efforts to be implemented by the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization, the World Meteorological Organization and other partners with extensive networks on the ground. As part of this contribution, the Global Framework on Climate Services (GFCS) will receive NOK 2 million per year for a three-year programme starting in 2013. The Oslo seminar was entitled "Let's talk about the weather - and start preparing for changes!", and it was jointly organized by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign, WMO, the Norwegian Meteorological Institute, the Centre for International Climate and Environmental Research (CICERO) and NORAD. For more information visit the
