KMA to Assist Laos in Typhoon Monitoring and Forecasting Operations

Signing of Business Agreement for Official Development Assistance Projects

Kim Jong-seok, Director of the Korea Meteorological Administration (left), is signing a business agreement for the Official Development Assistance project to establish an integrated platform for typhoon monitoring and forecasting with Laos. (Photo by Korea Meteorological Administration)

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunju Lee] The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) announced on the 20th that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Laos on the 19th through a video conference for the "Official Development Assistance Project to Establish an Integrated Typhoon Monitoring and Prediction System."

The KMA plans to strengthen Laos's capacity to respond to typhoon risks by 2023. It will build an operational typhoon system capable of predicting typhoon paths by collecting and analyzing various meteorological data, and establish a reception and analysis system for the Chollian Satellite 2A to enable early detection, monitoring, and analysis of hazardous weather such as typhoons. The Korea Meteorological Industry Technology Institute under the KMA will conduct online video training for Lao managers until the 21st in connection with the agreement.

KMA Administrator Jong-seok Kim stated, "We will continue to make greater efforts to expand the overseas advancement of domestic meteorological technology and the meteorological industry."

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