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Improving agri-weather services in Myanmar thanks to WE4F winning proposal

For the coming two years Weather Impact will continue its fruitful collaboration with Village Link thanks to our winning proposal for the Water and Energy for Food innovation (#WE4F) program. We are delighted that Village Link, as one of the most successful agri-tech start-ups in Myanmar, will take the leading role in this project in which we strive towards improving agri-weather services for farmers all across Myanmar. Read more ›

Cape Verde- Digitalization of weather data

In a project led by KNMI – Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute, Weather Impact is supporting Instituto Nationcal de Meteorologia e Geofisica (INMG) in Cape Verde in the review of several observational database management software. A software is needed in which INMG can process and analyze data. Also, part of INMG’s weather observations are not digitalized yet. The digitalized paper archive will be stored in the updated database management software. Read more ›

Operational Weather4Farmers app in Bangladesh

Our Weather4Farmers app is now operational for farmers in Bangladesh. With this app we provide farmers access to a range of weather services, including agrometeorological advisories. An additional benefit is the translation of the Weather4Farmers app to Bengali, the official and national language of Bangladesh. Read more ›

Stefan Ligtenberg managing director of Weather Impact as of June 1st

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Stefan Ligtenberg will become the managing director of Weather Impact B.V. as of June 1st 2022. He will be responsible for the general business operations of the company. Arnold Lobbrecht and Gerrit Hiemstra, the current directors, will remain connected to Weather Impact in the role as advisors. Read more ›

Vacancy: Business Developer/ Consultant

Are you looking for a new job and would you like to make an impact on today’s global challenges as climate change?
Do you have already work experience in weather, climate or agriculture related business?
We now have an available position within our team as business developer/ consultant. We are looking forward to your application!

Capacity building in Zimbabwe

Capacity building is part of our ongoing project in Zimbabwe, an important element to strengthen the skills of the relevant staff of national meteorological and agricultural institutes. Our purpose is to train agents to access, analyze and visualize meteorological data. Today Weather Impact gave an introduction to the Python programming language which marks the first step in this series of, in total, three trainings! Read more ›

Zimbabwe – Digital Climate Advisory Services

Weather Impact got the opportunity to provide Digital Climate Advisory Services to almost 30000 farmers in Zimbabwe. We will provide operational weather variables to the Zimbabwean Agricultural Observatory, capacity building training to hydro-meteorological stakeholders, and weather forecasts to smallholder farmers. Read more ›

HydroNET live online event

Save the date: HydroNET live goes digital

Our sister company Hydrologic is organizing the HydroNET live event on the 7^th of April 2022. This year it will be an online international edition for all interested parties in the water sector worldwide. HydroNET live will be a day full of inspiring stories, networking and sharing experiences. Read more ›

NWP winning proposal

With our winning proposal at NWP (Netherlands Water Partnership) for the Water for Food Programme we have the opportunity to make a difference for farmers in Bangladesh in providing agro-meteorological forecasts and advisories. Great to work on this project together with New Amsterdam Consult! Read more ›

We are hiring

We are looking for a consultant Meteorology & Climate change to strengthen our team. Are you able to manage and perform innovative projects in the field of operational weather services and climate change? Do you have a MSc degree in meteorology or climate science and excellent communication skills in Dutch and English? Check out all requirements in the vacancy below and we are looking forward to your application!

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