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Extensions and Affiliates:
Israel Meteorological Service
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Closing ceremony, regional on-the-spot course on Agro- meteorological Data Base for Agricultural Planning, Kenya
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At the laying of the cornerstone ceremony of the central
Meteorological Institute at Bet Dagan, the late prime minister, David
Ben-Gurion, declared that this Institute would serve as an
international training and educational center, especially for
developing countries.
Since then, over 2,200 meteorologists, hydrologists, agronomists and
other scientific personnel have taken part in the various
international post-graduate courses offered in agrometeorology and
applied meteorology.
The Regional Meteorology Training Center (RMTC) is a joint enterprise
of the Israel Meteorological Service, MASHAV and the WMO.
The RMTC holds international post-graduate courses in Applied
Meteorology. These courses follow the WMO syllabus, focusing on the
practical application of meteorology to agriculture planning, and the
application of technology.
The RMTC also conducts study tours, on-the-spot courses and human
resource development programs. In addition, the IMS dispatches expert
advisers and survey teams to partner countries. In the year 2000,
short-term missions and surveys were conducted in Papua New Guinea,
Lithuania and China.
Following a meeting with the Secretary General of the WMO, a
Memorandum of Understanding was prepared in order to facilitate
cooperation between the WMO and Israel in the field of human resource
development. This memorandum was signed in early 1999.
Meteorological Training Center
Director: Jacob Lomas
P.O. Box 25,
Beit Dagan 50250
Website: http://www.ims.gov.il/en5.htm
E-mail: rmtc@ims.gov.il
Tel: 972-3-9682165; 972-3-9682108
Fax: 972-3-9682176
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