Meteo Headquarter

Meteo Introduction:

Rwanda Meteorological Services was registered in 1963 as a Division in the Directorate General of Aeronautic and was considered as a professional/scientific service in a bid to promote the understanding of meteorology and its applications.

Vision

To be a world class service in promotion of the science of meteorology and its applications in socio-economic sector that spur growth and development.

Mission

Our mission is to advance meteorological and related sciences and their applications and maintain its position as a national professional and learned service to provide leadership for all in weather, climate and related fields. Meteorology is a cross cutting service that is important to social, economical and environmental goals.

Scope of the Rwanda Meteorological Services

The desired services outcomes are addressed by three top-level objectives, namely:

-To produce more accurate, timely and reliable forecasts and warnings of weather, climate, water and related environmental elements;
-To improve the delivery of weather, climate, water and related environmental information and services to the public, governments and other users;
-To provide scientific and technical expertise and advice in support of policy- and decision-making and implementation of the agreed international development goals and multilateral agreements.

These top-level objectives are achieved through a series of initiatives which emphasize five strategic thrusts: science and technology development and implementation; service delivery; capacity-building; partnerships; and efficient management and good governance.  Expectations associated with each of these initiatives (see below) define a set of expected results and associated performance indicators, which form the basis for the development of the Rwanda Meteorological Services Operating Plan, the Rwanda Meteorological Services results-based budget and the performance monitoring and evaluation measures.

In summary, successful use of the Plan will contribute to the following desired services outcomes:
Improved protection of life, livelihoods and property,
Improved health and well-being of citizens,
Increased safety on land, at sea and in the air,
Sustained economic growth in country
Protection of other natural resources and improved environmental quality,
Weather and  climate information provide useful inputs into sectors such as agriculture, livestock development, food security, road, air and maritime transport, health and public, safety, tourism, building and construction industry, disaster management and water resources management.

The support the meteorological service provides to various sectors is becoming more important due to the challenges of climate variability and change.

It aims to provide better and more accurate weather and climate predictions in support of sustainable development, issues which is crucial to the delivery of services to end users range from adequacy of infrastructure for observational network, efficient telecommunications systems, data processing and forecasting systems as well dissemination systems.

The main objectives of Rwanda meteorological Service
• Ensure availability and continuity of national climate records for use by present and future generation
• Make known the climate and weather of Rwanda and the region, including associated benefits
• To contribute effectively to national goals through the development and provision of meteorological and related services.
• To meet Rwanda’s international obligations and advance national interests in and through international meteorology
• To provide accurate and timely weather information and meteorological products for the general welfare of the citizens of the Republic of Rwanda
• To have a Meteorological Service that is customer focused, highly efficient, and motivated

For more information, please visit the Meteorology Service’s website here http://www.meteorwanda.gov.rw/