NiMet, NGO partner on climate information for disabled persons

To enhance availability of information on weather and climate to persons with disability in the country, the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), at the weekend, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Advocacy for Women with Disabilities Initiative (AWWDI), a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) established to improve the quality of life of women living with various disabilities through advocacy.

Under the terms of the MoU, NiMet would provide meteorological services for early warning of extreme weather phenomena to AWWDI in Nigeria.

The overall objective is to provide timely early warnings to vulnerable communities such as the disabled, and improve their capacity to respond appropriately to climate disasters.

Speaking at the signing, Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of NiMet, Prof. Charles Anosike, stated that his organisation always seeks to include everyone in its weather and climate information dissemination and other activities.

He assured that the agency would integrate AWWDI into all its future programmes.
On her part, the Executive Director of AWWDI, Mrs Patience Ogolo-Dickson, thanked Anosike for the warm reception accorded her team.

She appreciated the Disability Rights Fund for the support given to AWWDI, and for funding the project that centred around climate change policies, especially focusing on their implications for women and girls with disabilities.