The Directorate of Applied Meteorological Services (DAMS) is one of the operational sub-systems of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET). There are three Divisions that make up the Directorate of Applied Meteorological Services viz Agro meteorology, Hydrometeorology and Marine Meteorology Divisions. The Directorate is also in charge of NIMET’s Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Centre at Oshodi.

This document is the response of the Department of Finance and Accounts to the directive of NIMET that each department of the Agency should produce a Service Charter (SERVICOM) that would serve as a tool for the measurement of the performance of the Department in the area of service delivery.

This Directorate is responsible for the long term weather management and plans as well as the training and retraining of the manpower resources for the Agency. The Directorate is made up of two divisions – Research and Training divisions.