The SCP provides essential weather advisories and early warnings to planners, decision- makers and operators in the various rainfall-sensitive socio-economic sectors. These are aviation, agriculture, water resources, environment, transportation, disaster risk management, health, construction etc.

The SCP is therefore an invaluable tool that is capable of ameliorating the unpleasant consequences of extreme weather and climate events. 

The proper application of the SCP reduces climate-related risks, enhances production, security and revenue generation.

The use of ENSO phase is adopted because of the strong teleconnection existing between the different phases (warm, cold, or neutral) that defines the state of sea surface temperature in the central Pacific Ocean and rainfall pattern in the country.