The Nigerian Meteorological Agency and the National Council on Climate Change have agreed to deepen collaboration on climate services, climate data management and national climate resilience initiatives through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding.
This was disclosed in a statement issued by the agency on Wednesday following a courtesy visit by the Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of NiMet, Charles Anosike, to the Director-General of the NCCC Secretariat, Tenioye Majekodunmi, on Tuesday.
During the meeting, Anosike said NiMet remained the custodian of Nigeria’s long-term meteorological records, providing the baseline atmospheric data required for climate trend analysis, climate risk assessment and the development of reliable climate projections.
He stressed the need for closer collaboration between both institutions in co-developing climate projections, strengthening early warning systems, standardising climate data and undertaking joint research to support evidence-based climate policies and informed decision-making.
According to the statement, Anosike said enhanced collaboration would provide
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