WMO canvasses NiMet support for Sierra Leone
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by sumaila ogbaje3 on the delegation are the director-general of sierra leone meteorological agency and mr james kinyangi chief climate and policy development fund african development bank afdb1 mr bernard gomez wmo representative for north central and west africa made the call during a technical exchange visit of sierra leone mission on weather and climate service to nimet on monday in abuja1 gomez said that wmo was aware of nigerias supportive role to the cause of meteorology globally and particularly at the regional level1 he explained that the visit was to enable the delegation to talk with nimet to see what could be done to help sierra leone to improve on its meteorological services1 according to him wmo knows that nimet is supporting sierra leone in the area of weather forecast but it still needs to do more1 those of us who fly in the sub-region know what it means for meteorological services not functioning well or not effective1 i think it is our duty to see what can be done to help strengthen a sister country in our sub-region1 and i am confident that at the end of this mission you would have collected a lot of information that would help boost your weather services1 it is a good thing for nimet and sierra leone to work together to ensure better met service delivery in the sub region1 nimet is very supportive to the coursework of meteorology globally and particularly at the regional level1 the world meteorological organisation wmo has called on the nigerian meteorological agency nimet to enhance its technical support for the sierra leonean meteorological agency to deliver efficient service1 we are here to talk with nimet to see what can be done to help this country in our sub region he said1 the director-general of nimet prof. sani mashi represented by mr mailadi yusuf director of applied meteorological services assured that the agency was ready to ensure a successful tour by the delegation1 mashi said nimet being an agency mandated with the responsibility of advising government in all areas of meteorology had always carried out its functions in a more professional and satisfactory manner1 he said that nimet products and services had always been used by professionals and policy makers to guide their decisions and support national development1 the principal product is the seasonal rainfall predictions srp which advised on the onset and cessation of rainfall in every part of the country and we just issued the 2018 edition1 i believe your visit and tour of nimet facility would help you to discover areas to improve your operations especially in hazard monitoring and early warning processes that could help mitigate effects of such occurrences1 you will therefore be guided through our facilities such as the weather forecasting studio standard observatory and ict and data management laboratory1 it is my belief that undertaking periodic review will help improve the operations of the agencies especially those that deliver essential public services he said1 the sierra leonean delegation was led by mr usman binya acting permanent secretary ministry of transport and aviation of sierra leone1 i am very happy that today we are here with the permanent secretary at the ministry of transport as well as the director general of met agency and the african development bank1