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FUNCTIONS OF THE KENYA
METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT
- Provision of
meteorological and climatological services to agriculture, forestry,
water resources management, civil aviation and the private sector
including industry, commerce and public utilities for the better
exploitation and utilization of natural resources for national
development;
- Provision of
meteorological services to shipping in the western Indian Ocean
including the issuing of cyclone warnings for the safety of merchant and
other ships;
- Provision of
meteorological services to military aviation for the safety of the Kenya
Air Force aircraft for national defence;
- Organization and
administration of surface and upper air meteorological observations
within its area of responsibility and the publication of climatological
data;
- Maintenance of
an efficient telecommunications system for rapid collection and
dissemination of meteorological information required for national and
international use in accordance with the World Meteorological
Organization (WMO) and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
procedures;
- Co-ordination of
research in meteorology and climatology including co-operation with
other authorities in all aspects of applied meteorological research, and
the maintenance of the National Meteorological Library;
- Evolvement of
suitable training programmes in all fields of meteorology and other
related scientific subjects which are relevant to the development of
Kenya and other countries that participate in the Department's training
activities.
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