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JICA Training and Dialogue Program Reinforcement of Meteorological Services
conducted by the Japan Meteorological Agency

  Under the framework of the Group and Region – Focused Training initiative of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the Japan Meteorological Agency conducts meteorological training to contribute to capacity building in the meteorological services of developing countries.
  This page outlines the purpose and contents of the course.

Purpose

  The training program is designed for participants from National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs), and is intended to provide knowledge and key techniques for use in numerical weather prediction, satellite meteorology and climate information for advanced meteorological services.
  It is also designed to build capacity for the application of these resources to the production and delivery of meteorological and climatological information needed by disaster prevention authorities and other users.

Description

  • Title
    Reinforcement of Meteorological Services
  • Period of Program
    From September through December every year (three months)
  • Eligible/target organizations
    The program is offererd to National Meteorological or Hydrogical Services (NMHSs) of the Members of the World Meteorological Organization.
  • Total number of participants
    Approximately 10
  • Language
    English
  • Program Objectives
    On the course, participants will:
    • gain an overview of and understand fundamental components of NMHS services (e.g., information communication, observation and forecasting) and roles in the context of disaster management in their own countries;
    • gain an overview of and learn to use key techniques for meteorological services, such as numerical weather prediction (NWP) and satellite meteorology;
    • learn to produce several types of meteorological information to meet user requirements based on key techniques such as NWP, radar meteorology and satellite meteorology;
    • learn to produce climate information using climate and global environmental data and products, and to brief users on such information;
    • develop comprehensive and concrete Action Plans to address issues of their own NMHSs for use in their home countries.
  • Overall goal
    The course is intended to promote activities to reinforce the meteorological services of each country based on the application of meteorological data/products such as numerical weather prediction, satellite images and climate information.