The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo SAN, and the Director General, Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), and the Permanent Representative of Nigeria with the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), Professor Charles Anosike were among Nigerian delegation participating in the ongoing Aeronautical Meteorology Scientific Conference (AeroMetSci-2024) organized by the Commission for Weather, Climate, Hydrological, Marine and Related Environmental Services and Applications (SERCOM).
The conference which gathered professionals and industry players within the WMO, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Academics, Research, and Aviation Communities is holding at WMO Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, and lasts from 21 to 25 October 2024. The theme of the conference is: “Aviation, weather and climate: scientific research and development for enhanced aeronautical meteorological services in a changing climate”.
Among the Nigerian delegation are the Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the United Nations and other International Organisations in Geneva, His Excellency, Ambassador Abiodun Richards Adejola, and Engr. Farouk Ahmed Umar, the Managing Director of Nigeria Airspace Management Agency (NAMA). During the weeklong conference, the delegation will seek to understand the recent development in the science of meteorology and its application to operational aeronautical meteorological services which NiMet considers critical to the mandate of the Agency.
The Nigerian delegation used the sideline of the conference to hold a strategic meeting with Professor Celeste Saulo, the Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) to discuss bilateral relations between Nigeria and the WMO. The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo SAN, during the meeting, recognized the role of meteorology in nation-building and aviation safety and the importance of Nigeria within the region, regarding technical assistance and capacity development initiatives for other member states. He highlighted areas that WMO could increase support to Nigeria such as training, skills acquisition, increased fellowship opportunities for NiMet staff, and early warnings capacity development for industrial professionals.
