MINISTERS TO ENDORSE A DRAFT DECLARATION TO TRANSFORM CLIMATE CHANGE WATCH

By George Kebaso for Media21

THE First Conference of Ministers Responsible for Meteorology in Africa going on in Nairobi is expected to endorse a declaration whose first aim is to strengthen and sustain National Meteorological Services as a fundamental component of the national development infrastructure of all countries in the continent.

Le directeur pour l’Afrique de l’OMM contre la diabolisation des pluies provoquées

Genève, 23 mars (APS) – Le directeur pour l’Afrique de l’Organisation mondiale de la météorologie (OMM), Alioune Ndiaye, a appelé à cesser de ’’diaboliser’’ le recours aux pluies artificielles, soulignant que contrairement à ce que pensent certains ces précipitations sont d’un ’’inestimable apport’’ à l’agriculture.

Le continent invité à développer “un réflexe d’intégration” pour prévenir le changement climatique

Genève (Suisse), 24 mars (APS) – L’Afrique doit développer davantage ‘’un réflexe d’intégration’’ devant lui permettre de mieux gérer les effets néfastes du changement climatique, a soutenu Alioune Ndiaye, directeur pour la région Afrique de l’Organisation mondiale de la météorologie (OMM) dont le siège est à Genève, en Suisse.

Adopt new farming methods, Africa told

By James Ratemo, Nairobi, Kenya.

See original article at the Standard newspaper

Experts at the ongoing first meteorological conference in Nairobi, have warned that reliance on rain-fed agriculture is no longer sustainable, since climate change has disrupted weather patterns.

They urged Africa to adopt new farming methods to overcome effects of climate change and produce enough food.

The continent was also urged to adopt modern weather forecast techniques to counter the devastating effects of climate change, which could lead to lack of enough water.

Statistics from the World Food Organisation show that 1.5 billion people are directly affected by degraded land and soil erosion, a situation worsened by climate change. read full article here

Conference…

FROM NEWTON SIBANDA in Nairobi
The first meeting of ministers responsible for meteorology in Africa to address the challenges of climate begins in Nairobi tomorrow (Thursday).
More than 30 ministers are expected to attend the meeting organized by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) in collaboration with the African Union (AU).
The first conference of ministers responsible for meteorology in Africa aims at recognizing and strengthening the role of national meteorological and hydrological services.

Kenya to host regional Climate Centre

At a glance
-Africa has established African Ministerial Conference on Meteorology as a high level mechanism  for development of met services in the region.
-African Ministers and technocrats responsible for meteorology are meeting for the first time in Nairobi to devise climate mitigation strategies against extreme weather conditions.
-Climate change is a global concern with human activities leading to increasing global warming that is changing climate patterns around the world.