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PROJECTS:  Asmet, Waternet

ASMET is a joint project between German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) (Germany), European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) (Europe), Cooperative Program for Meteorology Education and Training (COMET)/University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) (U.S), GTZ (Germany), World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) (Switzerland), Kenya Meteorological Department (KMD)/Institute for Meteorological Training and Research (IMTR) (Kenya) and Ecole Africaine de la Meteorologie et de I'Aviation Civile (EAMAC/ASECNA) (Niger).

Objective of the Project

The aim of the project is to aid the African weather forecasters improve their weather forecasts by training them in the proper utilisation of the satellite data using the modern technology.

Equipment

The project supplied the two training centres with training facilities like multimedia computers, scanner, printer, beamer, text-books, etc.

Training Programs

Through the project, various training activities have been undertaken at two WMO regional training centres namely IMTR, Nairobi Kenya and EAMAC, Niamey Niger. The training at IMTR focuses on Anglophone African countries while at EAMAC on Francophone African countries. These training activities are:-

• Core Trainers Course (CTC) in Satellite Meteorology. CTC was held at EAMAC in November 1996 while at IMTR in July 1997. Participants were drawn from various countries in Africa.
• Regional Trainers Course (RTC) in Satellite Meteorology. RTC was held at EAMAC in June 1997 while at IMTR in July 1998. Participants were drawn from various countries in Africa.
• Four African meteorologists/Instructors, two from each training centre, underwent a nine months training program in 1997/1998 on Instructional Design and production of Computer Aided Learning (CAL) materials at COMET/UCAR (U.S). Two modules were produced namely ASMET1 and ASMET2. ASMET3 has been proposed.
• MSG/EPS course (MEC1) was contacted November 1998 at EAMAC.
• MSG/EPS course (MEC1) was contacted between 13th and 15 th April 1999 at IMTR. 25 participants from remote sensing organizations in Kenya attended the workshop that was contacted by resource persons from EUMETSAT.
• MECII was contacted between 28th June and 2nd July 1999 at IMTR. About 25 participants from 22 countries in Africa attended the workshop that was contacted by resource persons from EUMETSAT and IMTR.
• MECIII was contacted between 5th and 9th July 1999 at IMTR.
• View the participants of MEC I, II, and III courses
• MECII & III will be contacted in November 1999 at EAMAC

The  Regional Post-Graduate Programme in Integrated  Water  Resources  Management  (WaterNet -IWRM)

 WaterNet is a regional network of university departments and research and training institutes specialising in water. The member institutions endorse the Southern Africa Vision for Water, namely, the "Equitable and sustainable utilisation of water for social, environmental justice, regional integration and economic benefit for present and future generations in Southern Africa".

The WaterNet Regional Post-graduate Programme in Integrated Water Resource Management aims at educating a new generation of water managers in Southern Africa that are trained to address the complex and integrated nature of sustainable water management.

Among the modules to be taught in the Post-graduate Programme, IMTR has produced lecture materials for three (3) modules, namely Module 5.1-Remote Sensing and GIS, Module 5.2-GIS and Database Management and Module 7.2-Early Warning Systems for drought and Floods.

The Launch of WaterNet postgraduate programme in integrated water resources management will be in February 2003 (University of Zimbabwe).

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