Rwanda launches survey to analyse economic benefits of weather information

03 Novembre 2017

Kigali, Rwanda, November 3 (Infosplusgabon) -  The Rwanda Meteorology Agency on Thursday launched a household survey for an economic analysis of benefits of weather and climate information.

The survey will be conducted in some selected 15 districts across the East African country, which are mostly affected by natural disasters linked to climate.

According to the Director-General of the Rwanda Meteorology Agency, John Ntaganda Semafara, the objective is to assess and monitor the economic benefits of meteorological services as well as increase awareness of weather and climate information within current and potential user communities.

It pointed that the survey gives an in-depth analysis to improve the range of weather and climate information available to inform decision making at all levels and promote its understanding and application.

The survey highlights the current challenges faced by the meteorological department to know how many farmers in the country are receiving forecasts and how many use them to plan their production.

The head of Weather and Climate Services Department, Anthony Twahirwa, explained that the survey, the first ever conducted in Rwanda, is an opportunity to gather data on whether information being provided by Meteo Rwanda meet farmers’ needs.

The results of the household survey would be available by the end of December 2017, after data analysis and interpretation.

FIN/INFOSPLUSGABON/OIU/GABON 2017

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