Climate Change Resilience
By Vuniwaqa Bari-Bola of the Fiji Times
22 July, 2015, Nuku’alofa, Tonga, PMC-3 -Fiji’s future generation can be rest assured the past year’s data provided by the Fiji Meteorological Services will be digitally stored for use in the future.
This is after the Fiji Met Director Mr. Ravind Kumar informed the Pacific Meteorological Council that his office has started the digitisation of data.
This is after the Fiji Met Director Mr. Ravind Kumar informed the Pacific Meteorological Council that his office has started the digitisation of data.
Director of Fiji Meteorological Service, Mr. Ravind KumarHowever, this would take quite some time to finish after he revealed to Fiji Times that only three people were now working on getting this project done“.
This is to preserve historical records for our future generations for research and development, planning and decision making, climate change projections and adaptation. The primary purpose is to maintain the original copies in digital format and extend historical data backwards for longer term climate analysis,” Mr Kumar said.
This is to preserve historical records for our future generations for research and development, planning and decision making, climate change projections and adaptation. The primary purpose is to maintain the original copies in digital format and extend historical data backwards for longer term climate analysis,” Mr Kumar said.
“Data rescue is the process of scanning the original copies that are at risk of being lost. This will be printed on the acid free paper and kept. Data digitisation is the process of keeping the information in electronic form,” he explained.
With limited staff at the Fiji Met Service, it will take a long time for the work to be completed.
“It will take five years for three persons to digitise all the climate records held in Nadi and become an ongoing process for the current records and maps.”
The project he said has seen Government allocate Fiji Met a sum of $400,000 for the project.
He said these data would be of great benefit in research, and for decision makers, planners, investors - basically all sectors of the economy.- #PacMC2015
Ms. Vuniwaqa Bari-Bola is a reporter for the Fiji Times - www.fijitimes.com.fj
This article was developed by a Pacific Media Team of Reporters currently providing coverage on the Third Pacific Meteorological Council in Tonga. This activity coordinated by SPREP is supported by a partnership including the Government of Tonga, SPREP, Finland Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI), World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the Pacific Media Assistance Scheme (PACMAS).