Zéphirin Yepdo Djomou is a senior research officer at the NIC. His current research includes understanding the large-scale, spatio-temporal shifts of climatic zones and extreme weather conditions over Africa. He is involved in several research projects such as the Africa Low Emissions Development Strategies (Africa-LEDS) Cameroon, and IVAC, which deals with the production and dissemination of targeted information on climate variability in Cameroon. Prof Djomou holds a PhD in atmospheric sciences from the University of Yaoundé 1.