Complete Programs Delivery and application of integrated meteorological and agricultural advisory services in Jessore, Satkhira, and Khulna in Bangladesh

The project aimed to ensure availability of weather forecasts and agro-advisories in 6 sub-districts of Jessore, Satkhira, and Khulna in Bangladesh, in support of Practical Action’s project on agricultural and water resilience in coastal areas of Bangladesh. Activities included: siting, acquisition and installation of 1 automatic weather station, including operation and maintenance training; customization of […]

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Bangladesh
Date : February 2017 – July 2018

The project aimed to ensure availability of weather forecasts and agro-advisories in 6 sub-districts of Jessore, Satkhira, and Khulna in Bangladesh, in support of Practical Action’s project on agricultural and water resilience in coastal areas of Bangladesh. Activities included: siting, acquisition and installation of 1 automatic weather station, including operation and maintenance training; customization of RIMES agro-meteorological advisory system to include the pilot areas; linking voice SMS and in-call services to the agro-advisory expert system for dissemination of advisories; and training of staff of Department of Agricultural Extension, Department of Fisheries, Practical Action and its partners for piloting application of advisories.

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Timor-Leste
April 18, 2024

This Project aims address the urgent need for integrated climate information services, covering oceans, and proactive disaster risk management approaches founded on impact-based forecasting and end-to-end MHEWS in Timor-Leste through the following inter-related components:  Strengthened delivery model and legislation for climate information and multi-hazard early warning services;  Strengthened observations, monitoring, analysis and forecasting of climate […]

November 28, 2022

The six-year Intra-ACP : African, Caribbean, Pacific Group of States, Climate Services and Related Applications (ClimSA) project – with EUR 85 million in funding from the European Union – aims to improve the production, access to and use of climate information, services and applications for decision makers. The project will foster sustainable development through the […]

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Myanmar Philippines Vietnam
July 26, 2022

The project aims to establish 4 real-time sea-level stations in Myanmar (1), the Philippines (1), and Vietnam (2) for monitoring earthquakes, for tsunami early warnings. Key activities include site survey to determine location appropriate for tsunami warning, design and construction of seismic vaults, equipment acquisition, and on-site installation, telemetry, and reliability testing.