NATIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR CLIMATE SERVICES WORKSHOP HELD ON 10TH FEBRUARY, 2017

Tanzania Meteorological Agency (TMA) organized a stakeholder’s workshop on the National Framework for Climate Services (NFCS) which was held on 10^th February, 2017. The workshop was organized as part of implementation of the Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS) programme in Tanzania known as “Climate Services Adaptation Programme in Africa on Building Resilience in Disaster Risk Management, Food Security, Nutrition and Health”.  
The main objective of the workshop was to share the progress in the preparation of the NFCS to stakeholders and solicit more inputs and comments for its improvement. It was attended by 45 participants from government, non-governmental organizations, Academia and UN Agencies, of which 30 were males and 15 were females. Out of the 60 participants, 17 were youth and 28 were senior experts.  
The workshop was officially opened at 9.30 AM by the Guest of Honour, the Director General of TMA and Permanent Representative with WMO, Dr. Agnes Kijazi.