INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGICAL TRAINING AND RESEARCH AND WMO REGIONAL TRAINING CENTRE NAIROBI (IMTR/WMO-RTC)
The Institute for Meteorological Training and Research/ Regional Training Center is a major Branch of the Kenya Meteorological Department (KMD) of the Ministry of
Environment and Mineral Resources (MEMR). It is located approximately eight kilometers, west of Nairobi City Centre
along Ngong Road at Dagoretti Corner, within the premises of KMD Headquarters. Public transport is sufficiently catered
for through a variety of commuter buses and mini-buses.
History
The Institute for Meteorological Training and Research (IMTR) is a branch of the Kenya Meteorological Department (KMD)
under the Ministry of Environment and Mineral Resources (MEMR) charged with the responsibility of training personnel in
meteorology, hydrology and related geo-sciences in the country and the Anglophone countries in Africa. The Institute was
established in 1964. A year later, 1965 it was upgraded to the status of the World Meteorological Organization Regional
Training Centre (WMO-RTC) for the Anglophone Africa. There are only 23 such training centres in the world including eight
in Africa. IMTR RMTC is regarded as a “Centre of Excellence” specialized in training meteorology, hydrology, applied
meteorology and related geosciences.
The WMO RMTC-Nairobi, generally referred to as the Institute for Meteorological Training and Research (IMTR),
has two components:-
- The Institute for Meteorological Training and Research (IMTR) located on the grounds of the Kenya Meteorological Department (KMD)
- The University of Nairobi, College of Biological and Physical Sciences, Department of Meteorology located at Chiromo Campus.
The two components work very closely together, especially in the coordination of international training programmes
for the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) members. The Permanent Representative (PR) of Kenya with WMO heads
all the international matters concerning this collaboration. The PR of Kenya with WMO is recognized channel of
communication between WMO Secretariat, Geneva, Switzerland and Kenya on matters pertaining to Meteorology, including
application, education and training, research and development.
|
