Denmark Meteorological Institute delegation engages Communication Ministry on climate and digital weather services
Date: 2026-02-03
By: Nana Appiah Acquaye
A
high-level delegation from the Denmark Meteorological Institute (DMI) has paid
a courtesy call on the Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology and
Innovations as part of efforts to deepen cooperation on climate services, early
warning systems and the digitalisation of weather services in Ghana.
The
delegation, led by DMI Director Ms. Marianne Thyrring and Deputy
Director-General Mr. Thomas Kjellberg, visited Ghana under the Strategic Sector
Cooperation programme on Meteorology.
Receiving
the delegation, the Deputy Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and
Innovations, Hon. Mohammed Adam Sukparu, reaffirmed the Government’s commitment
to strengthening the Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet), describing
meteorological services as critical to national planning, climate resilience
and food security, particularly for agrarian communities.
He
acknowledged challenges facing GMet, including outdated equipment, limited
information technology infrastructure and constraints in data processing
capacity, and assured the delegation of the Ministry’s full support to retool
the Agency. The Deputy Minister disclosed that a bill aimed at revitalising
GMet has completed stakeholder consultations and will soon be presented to
Cabinet and Parliament for consideration.
Hon.
Sukparu welcomed DMI’s continued technical and capacity-building support,
including plans for a comprehensive gap analysis of GMet’s data, observation
and digital infrastructure. The assessment is expected to be undertaken by
cBrain, a Danish GovTech company specialising in digital governance and
large-scale public-sector workflows, to help inform a clear roadmap for future
investments.
The
Ministry further assured the delegation of its readiness to work closely with
GMet, DMI and other relevant institutions to advance early warning systems,
strengthen data governance and leverage national digital infrastructure to
deliver timely and reliable climate information to citizens across the country.
In
her remarks, Ms. Thyrring said the visit builds on earlier engagements between
Ghana and Denmark, including discussions held during the World Meteorological
Organization Congress in October 2025 and the Ministry’s participation in the
Beyond GovTech Programme hosted by Digital Hub Denmark and Denmark’s Ministry
of Foreign Affairs during the same period.
She
explained that the ongoing collaboration with the Ghana Meteorological Agency
under the Strategic Sector Cooperation programme is focused on strengthening
GMet’s digital foundations to meet Ghana’s growing demand for climate and
weather information. While progress has been made in data collection, she noted
that significant gaps remain in data integration, processing, archiving and
end-to-end digital workflows, which the partnership seeks to address.
