The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), has called for synergy to proactively combat the negative impacts of changing climate by providing actionable impact-based products and services toward mitigating the impact of these weather and climate extreme events on lives and property across the globe.
This is just as participants from 16 African countries begin a two-weeks ‘Early Warning for All’ capacity building initiative programme at the Regional Training Centre (RTC) at the Nimet Regional Headquarters in Oshodi, Lagos.
The agency made the call while speaking at the Two Weeks Early Warning for All (EW4ALL) Initiative workshop organised by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) and Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), at the Regional Training Centre (RTC) in Lagos.
NIMET said that WMO recognised Regional Institution for capacity building, particularly in the West African Sub-region, adding that recent years have seen significant increases in the frequency and intensity of extreme weather and climate events globally, often leading to huge destruction of properties and loss of lives.
These extreme events, he said, are linked to the changing climate, which the world is still grappling with ways to mitigate and provide effective adaptation mechanisms.
The Director of Weather Forecasting Services, Mr. Daniel Okafor, who represented NIMET management, said that the United Nations (UN), recognised the key role of WMO in creating and sustaining climate resilient societies across the globe, is spearheading a new action to ensure that every person on Earth is protected by Early Warning Systems by the year 2027.
