… TO PROVIDE STANDARDIZED FORECASTING
MONROVIA – 11/24/2025: Several staff of the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME), mainly from the Liberia Hydrological Service (LHS), have completed four days of intensive training in early warning in order to prepare them to advance quality recommendations to the Liberian Government in addressing national disasters such as flooding and solutions in handling climate change issues, among others.
The four-day training courses focused on generating water levels data in order to forecast rainfall and other climatic conditions. The water resources management scientists and engineers were joined by colleague-employees from a few other units within the Ministry of Mines and Energy to benefit from the training facilitated by the Nigeria Hydrological Service Agency (NIHSA). The training opportunity was granted Liberia by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), funded by the Swedish International Development Agency (Sida).
At a brief closing ceremony, Assistant Minister for Administration, Cooper Paasewe, lauded the global meteorological body for helping to build the capacities of Liberian Hydrologists. Assistant Minister Paasewe, speaking on behalf of the senior management of the Mines and Energy Ministry, challenged the beneficiaries to make adequate use of the advanced knowledge gained by applying themselves professionally. Paasewe’s comments were augmented by Samuel Summerville, Assistant Minister for Mineral Exploration and Environmental Research. The Liberia Hydrological Service.is one of two Bureaus supervised by Assistant Minister Summerville. He emphasized the essence of water resources management and stressed that as a Geologist himself, he prioritizes regular refresher training opportunities to equip Hydrologists in proper operation of hydrometric [water] stations across the Country.
Lead Facilitator, Ayuba Mohammed, from the Nigeria Hydrological Service Agency underscored the significance of the strong bilateral collaboration between Nigeria, and Liberia, and assured that the two Countries’ hydrological institutions will continue to partner in building strong water resources management programs to enhance service delivery. He urged participants of the early warning training workshop to make positive use of the skills and knowledge gained to improve Liberia’s hydrological sector.
A senior staff of the Liberia Hydrological Service, Kennedy Suah, speaking on behalf of his colleagues, thanked the World Meteorological Organization, the Swedish Government, and the Government of Liberia for their collective support that made the training possible. Kennedy assured the Matenokay Tingban-led administration of the Mines and Energy Ministry that they will use the new knowledge acquired to better deliver on their duties. Engineer Wynitta Gwaikolo-Mayson, heads the Liberia Hydrological Service as Director. Monday’s closing ceremony of the early warning training was graced by Director Gwaikolo-Mayson’s predecessor, Anthony Kollie who now serves the Ministry (MME) as Director of the Liberia Geological Survey (LGS).
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