The Beijing Component of the World Meteorological Organization (
WMO) Nanjing Regional
Meteorological Training Center (RMTC) was established in Beijing
Tuesday.
The new training branch aims to provide better education and
training services in the fields of meteorology and hydrology for
nations in the Asian-Pacific region and developing countries.
Qin Dahe, director of China
Meteorological Administration, said the Beijing Component would
assist Asian and other developing countries in training technical
professionals and administrative personnel on meteorology.
"It will promote China's contribution to the WMO's education and
training programs," Qin said.
As
one of the WMO's founders, China had built a sound cooperative
relationship with the WMO for many years, supporting and
participating in its education and training plans, Qin noted.
China had helped people all over the world engaged in meteorology
and hydrology enhance their professional level through providing
training scholarships, organizing global meteorological conferences
as well as transferring advanced technologies to developing
countries.
In
1994, China signed an agreement with the WMO to set up RMTC Nanjing
in Nanjing Meteorological Institute of Jiangsu Province.
In
August 2002, the WMO formally designated China Meteorological
Administration Training Center (CMATC) as the Beijing Component of
its RMTC in Nanjing.
In
recent years, the CMATC has made great efforts to guarantee
sufficient high-level professionals for China's meteorological
development. Its training courses cover new weather radar
principles and operational applications, sandstorm forecasting and
warning services, techniques for urban environment prediction and
monitoring, new knowledge of meteorological science for the water
resources and civil aviation sectors, and many other aspects.
(Xinhua News Agency April 2, 2003)