Principal investigators：
| Toshio Yamagata | : | JAMSTEC |
| George Philander | : | ACCESS |
Group #1: "Predictability of climate modes"
| Swadhin K. Behera (JAMSTEC) | Mathieu Rouault (UCT) |
| Tomoki Tozuka (UT) | Juliet Hermes (SAEON) |
| Jing-Jia Luo (JAMSTEC) | Chris Reason (UCT) |
| Ingo Richter (JAMSTEC) | Nicolas Fauchereau (CSIR) |
| Wataru Sasaki (JAMSTEC) | Francois Engelbrecht (CSIR) |
| Motoki Nagura (JAMSTEC) | Hailey MacIntosh |
Group #2: "Seasonal prediction and downscaling"
| Keiko Takahashi (JAMSTEC) | Hannes Rautenbach (UP) |
| Swadhin K. Behera (JAMSTEC) | Willem Landman (CSIR) |
| Ryo Onishi (JAMSTEC) | Bruce Hewitson (UCT) |
| Takeshi Sugimura (JAMSTEC) | Mark Tadross (UCT) |
| Yuya Baba (JAMSTEC) | Francois Engelbrecht (CSIR) |
| Shinichiro Baba (JAMSTEC) | Robert Maisha (SAWS) |
| Yosuke Yamashiki (JAMSTEC) | Joel Botai (UP) |
| Jayanthi V. Ratnum (JAMSTEC) | Chris Lennard (UCT) |
| Satyaban B. Ratna (JAMSTEC) |
Group #3: "Improving CGCMs"
| Toshio Yamagata (JAMSTEC) | George Philander (ACCESS) |
| Tomoki Tozuka (UT) | Babatunde Abiodun (UCT) |
| Takeshi Izumo (UT) | Francois Engelbrecht (CSIR) |
| Yushi Morioka (UT) | Marie-Jane Kgatuke (CSIR) |
| Junko Moriyama (UT) | Chris Reason (UCT) |
| Yukio Masumoto (JAMSTEC) | Bruce Hewitson (UCT) |
| Pascal Oettli (UT) | Mathieu Rouault (UCT) |
| Willem Landman (CSIR) | |
| Chris Lennard (UCT) |
Group #4: "Improving early prediction system"
| Hirofumi Sakuma (JAMSTEC) | Willem Landman (CSIR) |
| Motoyoshi Ikeda (JAMSTEC) | Hannes Rautenbach (UP) |
| Mototaka Nakamura (JAMSTEC) | Peter Johnston (UCT) |
| Yasumasa Miyazawa (JAMSTEC) | Emma Archer (CSIR) |
| Masami Nonaka (JAMSTEC) | Jane Olwoch (UP) |
| Sergey M. Varlamov (JAMSTEC) | Sylvester Mpandeli (ARC) |
| Hidenori Aiki (JAMSTEC) | Terry Newby (ARC) |
| Kotaro Takaya (JAMSTEC) | Chris Jack |
| Hitoshi Tamura (JAMSTEC) | Deon Terreblanche (SAWS) |
| Toru Miyama (JAMSTEC) | Makomo Matlou |
| Ruchao Zhang (JAMSTEC) | Asmarom Beraki (SAWS) |
| Naoko Miyamoto (JAMSTEC) | Cobus Olivier |
| Masaaki Wakatsuchi (JAMSTEC) | Hamisai Hamundwana (ARC) |
Group #5: "Strengthening network"
| Toshio Yamagata (JAMSTEC) | Neville Sweijd (CSIR) |
| All members | George Philander (ACCESS) |
| All members |
| JAMSTEC | : | Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology |
| UT | : | University of Tokyo |
| ACCESS | : | Applied Center for Climate and Earth Systems Science |
| CSIR | : | The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research |
| SAEON | : | South African Environmental Observation Network |
| SAWS | : | South African Weather Service |
| UCT | : | University of Cape Town |
| UP | : | University of Pretoria |
| ARC | : | Agricultural Research Council |
