Sierra Leone's weather agency validates a five-year strategic plan with World Meteorological Organization support
26 October 2026
The World Meteorological Organization has reported that the Sierra Leone Meteorological Agency, known as SLMet, validated a new Strategic Plan and Action Plan covering 2026 to 2031. The plan was validated at a workshop and was supported by the WMO and by the West Africa project of the Climate Risk and Early Warning Systems initiative. It sets out five strategic goals, with an action plan listing activities, expected outputs, performance indicators and implementation priorities. The plan is aligned with Sierra Leone's Medium-Term National Development Plan for 2024 to 2030, the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, the Sustainable Development Goals, the Early Warnings for All initiative and the WMO's own strategic priorities.
In plain words
CREWS Climate Risk and Early Warning Systems — An international initiative that funds early warning services in least developed countries and small island states.
Sendai Framework Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction — The global agreement of 2015 that sets targets for reducing disaster losses by 2030.