Hydromet launches Enhancing National Climate Services initiative

Dr. Tufa Dinku

The Hydrometeorological Service yesterday launched the Enhancing National Climate Services (ENACTS) initiative, which seeks to improve the availability, access and use of climate information.

Deputy Hydromet Officer, Dr. Garvin Cummings, during a stakeholder engagement yesterday, stated that the launch of the initiative fits within the global and national framework for climate services, while working to address some of the gaps identified nationally.

According to a Department of Public Information release (DPI), the programme, which allows for the characterisation of climate risks at a local scale and offers opportunities to support research, is designed to bring climate knowledge into the decision making process at all levels.