UAE Participates in conference of WMO’s Regional Association I in Ethiopia

UAE Participates in conference of WMO’s Regional Association I in Ethiopia

Abu Dhabi-UAE: A delegation from the United Arab Emirates headed by His Excellency Dr. Abdulla Al Mandous, Director General of the National Center of Meteorology (NCM), and President of the Regional Association II (Asia), took part in the Regional Technical Conference of WMO’s Regional Association I (RA I RECO 2023) held from February 13 to 17, 2023 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Drawing the participation of nearly 200 representatives from RA I which consists of 53 countries in Africa, the Conference aimed to enhance the capacities of National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) in Africa towards digital transformation in service delivery to ensure early warning services for all.

His Excellency Mohamed Salem Al-Rashedi, UAE Ambassador to Ethiopia and its Permanent Representative to the African Union welcomed the UAE delegation’s participation RA I RECO 2023, which demonstrated the country’s commitment to international collaboration and partnership in advancing weather forecasting and meteorology practices. Al-Rashedi expressed his best wishes to Dr. Al Mandous in WMO presidency election and noted the positive response he has received from the delegates and ambassadors who praised his SMART approach and appreciated the UAE’s efforts to find effective solutions to the many challenges facing the world in the field of meteorology,