NiMet advocates PPP meteorological devt, new technologies
Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, has called on the need to embrace and explore the Public Private Partnership to fund the meteorological activities such as instrumentation, new technologies, equipment, welfare amongst others.
The Director General/ CEO of NiMet Prof Mansur Bako Matazu also said the cost of conducting meteorological business is also increasing amidst staff attritions due to inadequate remuneration and many others.
The NiMet DG also doubles as Nigeria’s Permanent Representative at World Meteorological Organisation (WMO),
Prof Matazu who noted this at the ongoing 1st French-Nigeria Meteorological Seminar & Business Meetings in Abuja , said the world economies are struggling due to various challenges around the globe, including natural and man-made disasters, and the fact that most countries are yet to stabilise due to the devastating covid experience.
He said as a Service Provider, the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) in line with its establishment mandate continues to promote and implement activities in support of national socio-economic development across all sectors of the Nigerian economy.
He said NiMet provides round-the-clock weather information that are critical for aviation operations and development as many must have consumed our service in making it to this workshop.
He said the Agency also develops various products and services that are reliable, accurate, timely and actionable. Such as the Seasonal Climate Prediction (SCP), an Early Warning tool, which highlights vital Weather and Climate information that may affect socio-economic activities in air, land, and water transportation, agriculture, water resources, disaster management and mitigation, health, tourism, sports, power & energy etc.
According to him, other products include the Marine inshore and offshore forecasts, public weather forecasts, Impact-based weather forecast, Heavy rainfall forecasts and many more.
“Successful sustenance of these products and services amidst the economic situations and the need to adequately ensure the purpose of the United Nations Early Warning for All initiative is achieved, make it more critical for the adoption of available credible Public Private Partnerships and Engagements that will provide innovative and cost-effective technological solutions that will proffer ease of doing business for maximum impacts.
“The foregoing therefore gives credence to the aptness of this workshop, and I assure you of Nigeria’s friendly business environment with adequate legal frameworks,” He said .
Also, French Ambassador to Nigeria, Mrs Emmanuelle Blatmann said the business seminar is part of our authority with the Nigerian and French government.
She said French has a leading position on climate change and they are really trying as hard as possible to integrate in each project and policies of all their partnerships.
She said they hope the benefits of the seminar will be a win- win both beneficial for French, Nigerian agencies and stakeholders.
