GMet Showcases Weather and Climate Advances at World Expo 2025, Strengthens Collaboration with Japan
The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) has highlighted Ghana’s innovation and growing expertise in weather forecasting and climate resilience during its participation in the ongoing World Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan.
GMet took its turn at the Expo from 7th to 9th October, 2025, using the global platform to showcase Ghana’s progress in climate services and its contribution to international efforts toward climate resilience. The agency’s presentation focused on how accurate and timely weather information supports agriculture, disaster management, aviation, and national planning.
World Expo 2025, which opened in April and runs until October, is being held under the theme “Designing Future Society for Our Lives.” The event aims to promote collaboration and innovation among more than 150 participating countries to address pressing global challenges and advance the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
GMet’s participation demonstrated Ghana’s commitment to using science and technology to support sustainable development, particularly in managing the growing impacts of climate change across West Africa.
Following its participation in Osaka, a GMet delegation paid a courtesy visit to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) at its headquarters in Tokyo on Friday, 10 October 2025, as part of efforts to deepen international cooperation in meteorology.
The delegation, led by Mrs. Vivian Abla Kally, Acting Deputy Director-General for Support Services, was received by Mr. Shimpo Akihiko, Director for International Affairs and Aeronautical Meteorology Administration Department, and his team.
During the meeting, Mrs. Kally presented an overview of GMet’s operations, outlining the agency’s achievements, ongoing projects, and future goals, while acknowledging challenges in resource mobilization and infrastructure. Mr. Akihiko, in turn, briefed the Ghanaian delegation on JMA’s structure, operations, and experiences in managing natural hazards in Japan.
The exchange provided a valuable opportunity for both agencies to share experiences and explore areas of technical cooperation. Discussions focused on collaboration in weather observation, forecasting technology, data sharing, and capacity building.
The visit also included a tour of JMA’s Forecast Operations Department, where the Ghanaian delegation observed Japan’s systems for land, aeronautical, and marine forecasting, as well as numerical weather modelling and radar monitoring. The team also visited the JMA Museum, which chronicles the agency’s history of monitoring and responding to natural disasters such as volcanic eruptions and earthquakes.
Mrs. Kally described the visit as a significant step toward strengthening Ghana’s capacity in meteorology and disaster risk reduction through technical partnerships.
“The engagement with JMA opens the door for knowledge exchange and collaboration that will help Ghana enhance its forecasting capabilities and protect more lives,” she said.
As Ghana faces increasing climate variability and extreme weather events, GMet’s partnership with Japan is expected to support improvements in early warning systems and forecasting accuracy a key component of national efforts to build climate resilience.
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