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JMA Seminar for the Directors of National Meteorological and Hydrological Services
in Asia and the Pacific

Tokyo, Japan
2-5 February 2010

  JMA held the Seminar for the Directors of National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) in Asia and the Pacific from 2 to 5 February 2010, with participation of director-level officials from Bangladesh, Lao PDR, Mongolia, Samoa, and a representative of WMO Secretariat. The Seminar was sponsored by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT).

  The aim of the Seminar was to exchange experiences and views on the management of meteorological and hydrological services and thereby strengthen capacities of the participating NMHSs, particularly in the field of disaster prevention and climate issues. The Seminar included presentation and discussion sessions at the JMA Headquarters as well as tours to Shizuoka Local Meteorological Observatory, Shizuoka Prefectural Government and other related facilities.

JMA Seminar for the Directors --- with Director-General  Participants in the Seminar:
 From left to right, Ms. Habib (Bangladesh), Mr. Sakurai (JMA's Director-General), Mr. Nakata (JMA's Deputy Director-General), Mr. Pathoummady (Lao PDR), Mr. Titimaea (Samoa), Dr. Eldev-Ochir (Mongolia) and Mr. Shida (WMO Secretariat).
  Ms. Habib introducing observation systems in Bangladesh. JMA Seminar for the Directors
JMA Seminar for the Directors   Mr. Titimaea sharing experiences on the tsunami disaster in Samoa in September 2009.
  Visit to a broadcasting studio at the NHK (Japan's public broadcasting organization) headquarters in Tokyo. JMA Seminar for the Directors
JMA Seminar for the Directors   Participants visiting the Shizuoka prefectural government office to receive briefings on prefectural disaster prevention plans.
  Participants and staff members of the Shizuoka Local Meteorological Observatory JMA Seminar for the Directors