Yemi Adegoroye signed the MoU on behalf of Sahel Consulting and the consortium, while Professor Charles Anosike signed on behalf of NiMet to build sustainable climate monitoring and address early warnings system bottlenecks for resilient agricultural systems in Nigeria that would ensure food security.
NiMet director general Professor Charles Anosike said the importance of early warnings as a measure to protect citizens cannot be overemphasised and we are willing to partner with any organisation that is capable of investing in preparedness.
This, he said, will help protect our population who should and must be protected by early warnings of climate disaster”.
The climate early warnings project is to be executed by Sahel Consulting Agriculture and Nutrition Limited, in collaboration with a consortium of implementing partners including The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and NiMet.
The project will include the provision of six Meteorological Automatic Weather Observation Systems (AWOS), in Nigeria and setting up of a Mapping Room. It will also include capacity development for staff of NiMet and other government ministries, departments and agencies in Nigeria.