Republic of Mozambique National Institute of Meteorology Workshop

Republic of Mozambique National Institute of Meteorology Workshop on the Assessment of Social and Economic Benefits of Meteorological and Hydrological Services Seychelles 4 -8 May 2015 Anacleto Duvane Deputy National Director Email: anacleto. duvane@gmail. com & Francisco Nostado Head of Financial and Administrative Department Email: fnostado@gmail. com

Mozambique Background Location (10° 27‘S - 26° 25‘S ) Borders: To the East - the Indian Ocean; to the southwest – Swaziland South Africa; to the west – Zimbabwe; to the northwest-Zâmbia and Malawi; and to the north - Tanzania; Area: 801, 590 km 2 ; Extension: 2700 km Population: 25, 727, 911

Mozambique Background Annual GDP : -Total: USD 15. 32 billion; Composition (%): - Agriculture: 28. 7 - Services: 24. 9 - Industry: 46. 4

Mozambique Background (Cont. ) Main Climate and weather related hazards • • Floods (every year) Tropical Cyclones (every 3 to 4 years) Drought (every 3 to 4 years) Epidemics Windstorms Sea level rise Erosion

National Institute of Meteorologyn. INAM is a public Institute under the Minister of Transport and Communication, with headquarter in Maputo and delegations in 9 provinces. n At the Headquarter INAM has 7 departments, with a total of 154 staff, that some of them work in 3 shifts n At the Provincial and district level INAM is represented by Delegations and Meteorological Stations. n The main activity at the Provincial and district level is to guarantee the meteorological observations and transmissions for various purposes.

National Institute of Meteorology. INAM n Staff A total of 392 all over the country; 154 at the headquarter; and 238 at the Delegations. n Annual budget The budget proposed for this year is around 7 million USD. Around 1 million on this budget is foreseen to be revenues of service provision.

Products & Services provided by INAM • The National Institute of Meteorology (INAM) is mandated to provide meteorological information for safeguard of life and properties. This information is also important for planning purposes. • INAM provides daily, 3 forecasts: • 2 valid for 24 hours (issued one in the morning and other in the afternoon); • 1 valid for 4 days (issued in the morning). Apart of these routine forecasts, through specific requests, forecasts covering different purposes and periods are prepared; In the beginning of the rainy season, INAM prepares a seasonal forecast. This information is useful for Water authorities, Disaster Management Authorities, Health Authorities and Agriculture.

Products & Services provided by INAM • Apart of the information on the previous slides, INAM also provides specific service for the aviation. • The main user of our services is the aviation sector since in all the airports we have dedicated team to provide meteorological information to this sector.

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