
Updated: 03-11-2024
Source: China Meteorological News Press
On October 28, International Training workshop on Capacity Building for Early Warnings for All Initiative was opened in Beijing, China. 31 management personnel and operational staff from 18 countries like Nigeria, Thailand, and Indonesia in terms of meteorology and hydrology, climate change, emergency response and management participated in this 12-day workshop.
Group Photo Source: CMATC
It is informed that this workshop aims to guide the participants to grasp the latest technologies and tools of early warnings, and improve their professional ability in meteorological monitoring, data analysis and early warning services.
The class is hosted by Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) , which is one of MEE 2024 South-South Cooperation Capacity Building Project to Address Climate Change (Second Group), organized by the China Meteorological Administration (CMA) Training Centre (WMO Regional Training Centre Beijing) (hereinafter referred to as CMATC). According to its plan, teaching activities such as special lectures, on-site teaching, visits, discussions and exchanges will be carried out around early warnings practice, climate change, forecasting and early warnings technology. During the workshop, the participants will visit Nanjing National Benchmark Climate Station and Purple Mountain Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Nanjing, Jiangsu to learn about the experience of meteorological disaster prevention and mitigation.
During the class of the workshop on October 28 Source: CMATC
Naa Dedei Tagoe, Environment Sustainability Advisor from Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation (MESTI),Ghana expressed that through this workshop, he hoped participants could exchange ideas, share best practices, enhance disaster prevention and mitigation capabilities, and jointly create a safer and more sustainable future.
Rhulani Baloyi, Deputy Director of International Sustainable Development from Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment, South Africa pointed out that this workshop could help governments in developing countries like South Africa respond to catastrophic climate events through better forecasting. He looked forward to deeper exchange of knowledge and capacity-building tools at the workshop to facilitate effective government response to meteorological disasters and better planning for the future.
Since CMATC became WMO Regional Training Centre in 2023, it has hosted over 100 international training courses, providing more than 10,000 international meteorological training courses to more than 170 countries worldwide. In the future, CMATC will continue to strengthen cooperation with other countries in meteorological and related fields, promote the improvement of meteorological disaster prevention capabilities, and jointly grapple with climate change and build a better future for the earth.
Editor: LIU Shuqiao