Digital technologies could help hydrometeorological services in Africa to deliver services and early warnings more effectively and efficiently to user communities. The World Meteorological Organization is therefore holding a meeting of experts in weather, climate and water services to try to speed the digital transformation. The Regional Association for Africa conference , organized in collaboration with the Ethiopian Meteorological Institute, takes place this week in Addis Ababa. “The frequency and intensity of hazards is significant in Africa and the impacts are putting pressure on socioeconomic sectors. The government of Ethiopia, in partnership with the Ethiopian Meteorological Institute (EMI), has established a modernized network for collecting and interpreting meteorological data for early warning services to improve lives and livelihoods,” said Ethiopian State Minister for Water and Energy, H.E. Dr Abraha Adugna. Africa is highly vulnerable to impacts of climate change and extreme weather . The Greater Horn of Africa is gripped by extreme and prolonged drought, which has destroyed crops, killed livestock and plunged millions into acute food insecurity. Tropical cyclones and deadly floods have also caused many casualties and severe socio-economic losses in countries ranging from Madagascar to Nigeria to South Africa in the past year. But many people […]
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