Science for Weather Information and Forecasting Techniques (11/2017 – 03/2022)
African SWIFT scientist Maureen Ahiataku recently appeared on Africa 54 News, discussing her career journey as a meteorologist in Ghana and West Africa. Young women in the West Africa nation of Ghana often feel alone and isolated. But, in Accra, Ghana, Maureen Ahiataku is part of a new breed of young meteorologists using her skills … Continue Reading
Throughout Africa, lives and livelihoods are directly impacted by weather- and climate-related risks. Strengthening national meteorological and climate science capacities holds transformational potential for building climate-resilience across the continent in the coming decade. Nowcasting capability and capacity is an essential part of this goal, delivering warnings and alerts of highly unstable African storms minutes to … Continue Reading
The future is female. This increasingly common phrase points to the fact that although women and girls represent half the world’s population, gender inequality continues to be a pervasive human rights issue, stagnating social progress and limiting our potential to create a healthy sustainable future for all. Persistent gender inequities exclude many women from contributing … Continue Reading
By Dr. Jeffrey Nii Armah Aryee, Lecturer and Researcher at KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana Accurate weather forecasting is an essential tool of modern society, which brings benefit to human safety and livelihoods, along with economic development and prosperity. The Nowcasting Satellite Facility (NWC-SAF) provides various products that are useful for improving nowcasting potential in Africa. Ghana … Continue Reading
The Leeds GCRF African SWIFT team and the National Centre for Atmospheric Science would like to thank Dr Benjamin Lamptey for his significant and valued contributions made to the SWIFT programme and wider research activities at the University of Leeds during his tenure in the UK, and wish him well on his return to Ghana.