Select staff of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) is to benefit from a training programme sponsored by The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
This is part of the Building Agricultural Systems Resilience in Nigeria Project (2024-2026) being implemented by Sahel Consulting.
Staff of the agency had benefited in the past from a related training under the terms of the partnership.
The training will be facilitated by the key technical partner to the project, the International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI)the International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI)
IRI is part of the Columbia Climate School at Columbia University.
About The Training Programme
The training programme is in two parts.
The session for the Training of Trainers (ToT) will take place between February 18th to 21st.
From February 24th to 28th there will be a session by NiMet staff.
It will be cascaded to participants from relevant ministries and agencies under the supervision of an IRI resource person.
The Director General and Chief Executive Officer of NiMet, Prof. Charles Anosike received Dr.Tufa Dinku.
Dr Dinku is a Research Scientist with the International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI),
He was in the office of the NiMET DG to brief him on preparations for the training.
Prof. Anosike thanked The Gates Foundation and its training providers for the opportunity to train staff of the agency.
According to Prof. Anosike, “Access to high-quality climate data and information is crucial for developing effective, decision-relevant, and sustainable climate services.”
“The training will improve the capacity of our staff, the beneficiaries of the training, and others who would also benefit, in effectively using climate information products”, He said
