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Connecting Meteorological Services to Farmers: Success in West Africa
6 January 2016
WMO is evaluating the success of a four-year project to improve the provision and use of meteorological information and tools for farmers in West Africa where agriculture and food security is heavily dependent on the weather.
The MetAgri Operational Project embraced National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) and farmers and agricultural extension workers in 17 West African countries. Between 2012 and 2015, there were a total of 260 roving seminars with over 10,600 farmers. Over 4,500 rain gauges were given to farmers to teach them basic weather principles and to start to develop a supplemental observation network.

WMO welcomes Petteri Taalas as new Secretary-General
4 January 2016
The World Meteorological Organization welcomes its new Secretary-General, Petteri Taalas, who will head the UN System’s authoritative voice on weather, climate and water for the next four years.
Mr Taalas, who was previously Director-General of the Finnish Meteorological Institute, succeeds Michel Jarraud, who completed three terms of office on 31 December 2015.