| dc.description.abstract | Weather and climate are widely recognized as crucia
l in the development of any nation since weather and
climate impact on all sectors of econom
y. Moreover, many of the natural disasters in the world are related
to weather and climate. Knowledge of weather and c
limate is necessary if it has to be appropriately
factored into the national development strategic plan. It
is because of the importance of the science of
meteorology that the Department of
Meteorology of the University of
Nairobi was established in 1963 at
the request of the East African
Community (EAC), the World Meteor
ological Organization (WMO) and the
United Nations Development Program (UNDP) to tr
ain professional Meteorologists for the English
speaking countries of Africa. Ever
since its inception, the Department
of Meteorology has continued to
play a major role in training highly skilled meteorol
ogical personnel, most of whom are currently manning
National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs
) of most countries in Africa. In response to
the evolving needs the Department has developed several other programs in applied fields that are listed
below. The mission of the Department is to maintain
a leading role in the pursuit and development of
knowledge of Meteorology through quality and rel
evant teaching, research, consultancy and community
service. | en_US |
