Digital Transformation Training Workshop Held for the Liberia Meteorological and Hydrological Services
The Liberia Meteorological and Hydrological Services (LMHS), in collaboration with the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), has successfully conducted a five-day Digital Transformation Training Workshop from 17 to 21 November 2025 in Monrovia, Liberia. The workshop brought together 23 participants from various institutions, including the Liberia Meteorological Service (LMS), Liberia Hydrological Service (LHS), Liberia Civil Aviation (LCA), and the Liberia Airport Authority (LAA).
During the opening session, the Director of the Liberia Meteorological Service commended WMO experts for their continued support and dedication to enhancing meteorological and hydrological services in Liberia, He also encouraged participants to take the training seriously, emphasizing its importance in strengthening national capacity.
The technical workshop focused on building participants’ competencies across the full digital value chain of climate services. Attendees received hands-on training in several key areas, including WIS2/WIGOS, OSCAR/Surface, WIS2box and WIS2 node configurations, ADL operations, Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) warning production and communication, ClimWeb website management, Map Viewer tools, and digital outreach strategies. The training combined practical exercises with system configuration and content development, equipping participants to improve data sharing, strengthen early-warning dissemination, and modernize their institutions’ digital presence nationwide.
The WMO experts highlighted the global importance of digital transformation in meteorological services, noting that improved data sharing, particularly through WIS2box to, enables regional and global forecasting centers to deliver more reliable weather and climate information for Liberia.
At the close of the workshop, participants expressed gratitude to the experts for the valuable knowledge and practical skills gained. Many noted that the training would significantly enhance operational activities across their respective institutions.
Mr. Albert M. Sherman thanked the WMO experts for their commitment to strengthening technical capacity in Liberia, emphasizing that the skills acquired will greatly improve service delivery within the Liberia Meteorological and Hydrological Services and partner agencies.
Mr. Abubakar Salih Babiker also pledged to make recommendations to the WMO and the Early Warnings for All (EW4ALL) initiative regarding challenges faced by the LMS. He encouraged all participants to apply the knowledge gained to support and advance the work of their institutions.
Participants during one of the interactive section.
WMO TRAINED LMS/LHS/LCAA/LAA STAFF