A new weather
forecasting model, developed by Rwandan meteorologists and their
partners, purports to improve the quality of the climate and weather
data provided to citizens and make it available to as many people as
possible, PANA reports in Kigali.
According to a statement, issued by the Rwanda Meteorology Agency, the new approach aims especially at helping to boost Agriculture sector which is considered as the primary one using meteorological information.
"This requires [actors] to be equipped with knowledge of the start and
end of rainfall seasons, daily rainfall as well as temperature and
humidity ranges for harvest storage and other purposes," the statement
said.
Among some other equipment that have been purchased by Rwanda to provide
accurate weather forecast to different end users, are some 141
automatic rainfall and weather stations and the installation of a
sophisticated C-band weather radar system that can be user to detect
natural hazards triggered by heavy rains, storms and other high-impact
phenomena, it said.
Commenting on this achievement, the Director General of the Rwanda
Meteorological Agency, John Ntaganda Semafara, noted that weather and
climate information is still vital to many stakeholders and is
instrumental to the green development we desire in this era of changes
to our climate.
"The work we do is essential to all sectors of the economy because it supports safe and efficient development," Semafara said.
In the meanshile, meteorologists stress the need to improve the safety
of life and property, support Rwanda’s socio-economic and sustainable
development through providing accurate weather information, the new
model being developed is set to help researchers detect signs of the
upcoming heavy rains and other related natural disasters
There is a need to provide world class climate information that will be
of use to researchers, planners and decision makers, the statement said.
-0- PANA TWA/VAO 10Aug2017
By: Panapress
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