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Republic of Mozambique
National Institute of Meteorology
Workshop on the Assessment of Social and
Economic Benefits of Meteorological and
Hydrological Services
Seychelles 4-8 May 2015
Anacleto Duvane
Deputy National Director
Email: [email protected]
&
Francisco Nostado
Head of Financial and Administrative Department
Email: [email protected]
Mozambique Background
Location (10°27‘S - 26°25‘S )
Borders: To the East - the
Indian Ocean;
to the southwest – Swaziland
and South Africa;
to the west – Zimbabwe;
to the northwest-Zâmbia and
Malawi;
and to the north - Tanzania;
Area: 801,590 km2 ;
Extension: 2700 km
Population: 25,727,911
Mozambique Background
Annual GDP :
-Total: USD 15.32 billion;
Composition (%):
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Agriculture: 28.7
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Services: 24.9
- Industry: 46.4
Mozambique Background (Cont.)
Main Climate and weather related
hazards
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Floods (every year)
Tropical Cyclones (every 3 to 4 years)
Drought (every 3 to 4 years)
Epidemics
Windstorms
Sea level rise
Erosion
National Institute of Meteorology-INAM
 INAM is a public Institute under the Minister of
Transport and Communication, with
headquarter in Maputo and delegations in 9
provinces.
 At the Headquarter INAM has 7 departments,
with a total of 154 staff, that some of them
work in 3 shifts
 At the Provincial and district level INAM is
represented by Delegations and Meteorological
Stations.
 The main activity at the Provincial and district
level is to guarantee the meteorological
observations and transmissions for various
purposes.
National Institute of Meteorology-INAM
Staff
A total of 392 all over the country;
154 at the headquarter;and
238 at the Delegations.
 Annual budget
The budget proposed for this year is around 7
million USD.
Around 1 million on this budget is foreseen to be
revenues of service provision.
Products & Services provided by INAM
• The National Institute of Meteorology (INAM) is
mandated to provide meteorological information for
safeguard of life and properties. This information is also
important for planning purposes.
• INAM provides daily, 3 forecasts:
• 2 valid for 24 hours (issued one in the morning and
other in the afternoon);
• 1 valid for 4 days (issued in the morning).
 Apart of these routine forecasts, through specific requests,
forecasts covering different purposes and periods are
prepared;
 In the beginning of the rainy season, INAM prepares a
seasonal forecast.
 This information is useful for Water authorities, Disaster
Management Authorities, Health Authorities and
Agriculture.
Products & Services provided by INAM
• Apart of the information on the previous slides, INAM also
provides specific service for the aviation.
• The main user of our services is the aviation sector since in
all the airports we have dedicated team to provide
meteorological information to this sector.
THANK YOU