UNDP sets up 11 automatic weather monitoring stations in Liberia

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has embarked on a project aimed at strengthening the gathering and dissemination of weather information to promote climate change resilience among smallholder farmers in Liberia. In a statement, the UNDP said working with the Liberian government, it has set up 11 automatic weather stations (AWS), 6 agro-meteorology stations, a lightning detection system, hydrological early warning system. The project, which includes the supply of software for integrated water resource management, is a component of the UNDP Climate Information for Resilient Development in Africa (CIRDA) programme. It is funded through the Global Environment Facility Least Developed Countries Fund (GEF-LDCF).