Prof. Peter Odjugo, the Director of Research and Training, Nigerian Meteorological Agency, says people need weather information to enable them to plan daily activities in a good way.
Odjugo, who said this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria on Friday in Lagos, urged the citizens to be more conscious of particular weather patterns when planning their activities.
He stressed that the essence of weather information was to facilitate the people’s efforts to plan their activities without any hitches.
He said: “With proper weather forecast and information, people would be able to plan their social, cultural, religious, educational and day-to-day activities well to avoid unforeseen circumstances.
“There is need for the agency to also create public awareness on the importance of weather patterns so as to prepare the people for weather events that occur in different seasons.
“It will also prevent unforeseen circumstances which may affect the people’s activities negatively after proper planning.
“In NiMET, we want to now zero down the network forecasting system to a micro-scale level to suit those preparing for different occasions such as farming, marriage and burial ceremonies, festivals and parties or construction works, among others.’’
Odjugo said that event planners could also be informed by the meteorologists on how to plan events.
He said: “Event planners also need to have a sound knowledge of weather information to aid their planning of events for their clients.
“This will guide their decisions on issues like choice of venues or centres, whether they should be indoor or outdoor, considering the season or weather situation of the period when the event is scheduled to hold.”
The weather expert urged schools to include weather information in their curriculum to enable the students to get acquainted with weather and climate-related issues.
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