OpenRiverCam (update on the WMO innovation hub)
TAHMO RWANDA
My name is Honore, and I am a Field Engineer at TAHMO here in Rwanda. My main work is to maintain the network of TAHMO weather stations and act as a representative of TAHMO here in Rwanda. We have 16 Automatic Weather stations which are distributed in 4 Provinces. Most stations are in Kigali municipal […]
SCHOOL2SCHOOL INTERACTIVE EVENT
A School-2-school interactive event was held at St. Monica’s Senior High School at Asante Mampong in Ghana. The event was at a request of the host teacher who has just taken over the responsibility of the TAHMO Station. It was a short and successful event. The opportunity was to provide students with the following: Brief […]
How School2school Inspired me
Hi, My name is Cyuzuzo Honore, a coordinator for TAHMO in Rwanda. I had an idea of developing weather information service for student in Rwanda. The idea won me a grant. It started at a challenging time in 2020: COVID-19 hit. In Rwanda, TAHMO activities (especially those that involved travelling) were disrupted. During the first […]
Using TAHMO Data
Our paper, using TAHMO data, got published yesterday in ‘Progress in Physical Geography’ Abstract In the Lake Kivu region, water erosion is the main driver for soil degradation, but observational data to quantify the extent and assess the spatial-temporal dynamics of the controlling factors are hardly available. In particular, high spatial and temporal resolution rainfall […]
TAHMO gets recognized in Farmer Immersive Blog
Based in Chicago, Farm Immersive is a weekly blog by Peter Miller. His posts explore global food and agriculture innovations. In a recent blog published on the 13th of April 2020, we got an honorary mention. In Peter Miller’s exact words “TAHMO is a bold project to build weather stations across Africa and share that […]
HOW COVID-19 IS AFFECTING TAHMO’s WORK IN KENYA
With the global COVID-19 pandemic, activities have been highly slowed down. However, Victor in Kenya is trying to keep things moving. Being a field engineer, it is a bit complicated for him to work from home, but during this pandemic, he adjusts and finds ways to ensure that field activities do not stop completely especially for stations that need urgent maintenance – for the data, we lose today cannot be readily regained.
COVID-19
Due to the current COVID-19 situation, stations’ uptime might be affected. We are doing our best to maintain a very high uptime but remote stations could be affected due to restrictions on travel in these difficult times. ENDEAVOR TO STAY SAFE – Avoid public gatherings or crowds. – Wash your hands with soap for at […]