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NiMet, Sahel Consulting Sign MoU on Sustainable Climate Monitoring, Early Warning System

by AgroNigeria

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), has partnered with Sahel Consulting to build sustainable climate monitoring and address early warnings system bottlenecks for resilient agricultural systems that enhances food security in Nigeria 

The partnership which was sealed through a memorandum of understanding was signed by Yemi Adegoroye on behalf of Sahel Consulting and the consortium, while Professor Charles Anosike signed on behalf of NiMet.

Signing the MoU, the director general and chief executive officer of NiMet, Professor Charles Anosike said the importance of early warnings as a measure to protect citizens.

He said, “The importance of Early Warnings System cannot be overemphasised and we are willing to partner with any organisation that is capable of investing in preparedness. This will help protect our population who should and must be protected by early warnings of climate disaster”.

The climate early warnings project is to be executed by Sahel Consulting Agriculture and Nutrition Limited, in collaboration with a consortium of implementing partners including The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and NiMet.

The project would include the provision of six Meteorological Automatic Weather Observation Systems (AWOS), in Nigeria and setting up of a Mapping Room. It will also include capacity development for staff of NiMet  and other government ministries, departments and agencies in Nigeria.

The implementation team included members from International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), the International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI) of Columbia University, New York, USA among others.

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