Workshops

Weather Services for Women

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) is celebrating a significant milestone in 2024-2025, marking 150 years as the principal government agency in all matters related to meteorology and allied subjects. To commemorate this momentous occasion, we have planned a series of activities beginning on January 15th, 2024, and culminating on January 15th, 2025.

As part of this celebration, we will host a one-day seminar focused on “Weather Services for Women” on January 03rd, 2025, at Mahika Hall, MoES, New Delhi. This seminar aims to address the intersection of weather services and gender issues, including:

Gender considerations in disaster risk management and the influence of weather on gender equality.

Ensuring equal access to meteorological science and technology while promoting women’s participation and representation in the field.

Integrating gender perspectives into forecasting, warning systems, and service delivery.

Promoting women’s representation in expert teams and committees.

Women’s health vulnerabilities during heat waves and menopause, along with reproductive health impacts from air pollution.

The role of climate stress in domestic violence and the critical need for clean water and sanitation.