Report by Ben LARYEA.
The Ministry of Communications, Digital Technology and Innovations says government have put in place pragmatic measures to collaborate with the Ghana Metrological Agency to address extreme weather conditions, flooding and the increasing change in rainfall patterns.
Speaking at launch of this year’s Methrological Awareness Month of the 2026 Seasonal Forecast For Southern Ghana in Accra the Minister of Communications, Digital, Technology and Innovations, Mr. Samuel George said the move forms part of the drive to enhance the country’s climate and weather monitoring systems.
He said extreme weather conditions and other related challenges have led to a poor weather forecasting on climate monitoring and disaster preparedness across the country.
In attendance were climate experts, emergency response institutions, aviation personnels, players in the maritime and agriculture space, climate and weather officers from GMet among others and said government will roll out the needed programmes and activities to leverage GMet into an Authority in the bid to give them more policy empowerment to enable the Agency to effectively address changes in climate patterns.
The Minister said weather changes have become a very worring factor in areas such as farming, aviation operations as well marine environment, adding that change in weather patterns can be address through early warning gadgets with the requisite monitoring systems.
For his part, the Director General of Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMET), Dr. Eric Asuman expressed his gratitude for government quest to upgrade the Agency into an Authority saving, the move will enhance enforcement and create also the needed platform for GMet to operate in line with international best practices.
The occasion was also used to engage in a drama by the GMet Weather kids Ambassadors from Presec Basic School dubbed, ‘’Our Climate , Our World, Our Future’’, to create awareness on climate change and it effects on weather conditions and rainfall patterns towards attitudinal change.
