{"id":815,"date":"2024-05-15T05:19:49","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T05:19:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westernpearlreports.com\/?p=815"},"modified":"2024-05-15T05:19:49","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T05:19:49","slug":"uganda-to-chair-the-virtual-ministerial-and-technical-sessions-scheduled-for-thursday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westernpearlreports.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/15\/uganda-to-chair-the-virtual-ministerial-and-technical-sessions-scheduled-for-thursday\/","title":{"rendered":"Uganda to Chair the virtual Ministerial and Technical Sessions scheduled for Thursday."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>KAMPALA-UGANDA:<\/strong>&nbsp;Uganda is expected to Host and Chair the Ministerial and Technical Sessions during the Sixth Session of African Ministerial Conference on Meteorology (AMCOMET) scheduled to be held virtually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the press statement released by the\u00a0Uganda National Meteorological Authority\u00a0(UNMA) on Tuesday, the African Ministers responsible for meteorology will be convening as the African Ministerial Conference on Meteorology (AMCOMET).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the Ministerial Segment scheduled for May 16, 2024, the Ministers will be discussing the implementation of an Integrated African Strategy on Meteorology (2021 \u2013 2030) on Weather and Climate Services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Integrated African Strategy on Meteorology provides Africa\u2019s strategic road map for action on the development and application of weather, water and climate services for the continent\u2019s social, economic, and ecological development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AMCOMET encourages enhancement in the cooperation among meteorological services of African countries in order to promote coordinated and harmonized action on addressing development challenges related to weather, climate variability and change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Uganda\u2019s Minister of Water and Environment&nbsp;Hon. 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