Matsumura Grant Aid Project

B010 Programme for the Improvement of Capabilities to Cope with Natural Disasters caused by Climate Change for the Government of the Kingdom of Lesotho (2012 – 2014)

Programme for the Improvement of Capabilities to Cope with Natural Disasters caused by Climate Change for the Government of the Kingdom of Lesotho (2012 – 2014)

Client: Lesotho Meteorological Services (LMS) (Procurement Agency: Japan International Cooperation System)

Major Components:

  • 5 Automatic Weather Observation Systems (Moshoeshoe International Airport, Qacha’s Nek Airstrip, Mokhotlong Airstrip, Oxbow, Semonkong)
  • Meteorological Data Management System

Matsumura Grant Aid Project

B003 Programme for Improving the Weather Forecasting System and Meteorological Warning Facilities in the Independent State of Samoa (2010 – 2012)

Client: Samoa Meteorology Division (SMD)

Major Components:

  • Construction of Weather Forecasting Center Facilities at the Apia Head Office
  • Airport Weather Observation System (AWOS) at the Faleolo International Airport
  • 7 Automatic Weather Systems (AWS) and 1 Sea Level Monitoring System and Meteorological Data Communication System (Wireless LAN) with Observation Data Management System
  • 1 Wind Profiler System
  • GTS Message Switch System, Meteorological Satellite Data Receiving System, Forecast Support System, Early Warning System, etc. at the Weather Forecasting Center
Matsumura Grant Aid Project

B001 Project for Improvement of the Meteorological Radar System at Cox’s Bazar and Khepupara in the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Phase-I and Phase-II (2006 – 2008)

Client: Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD)

Major Components:

  • Construction of Meteorological Radar Tower Buildings at Cox’s Bazar and Khepupara (Height of Cox’s Bazar tower: approx. 24m; and, Khepupara tower: approx. 33m)
  • S-Band Doppler Radar Systems
  • Radar Composite Imagery System at the Dhaka Head Office
  • Meteorological Satellite Data Receiving System and Meteorological Data Satellite Communication Systems (VSAT)