| Syazwani Hj Rosli |
A TOTAL of 93 participants comprising officers and staff from various government and private agencies as well as members of the public attended the 4th National Weather Briefing organised by the Brunei Darussalam Meteorological Department (BDMD) of the Ministry of Communications (MinCom) at the Auditorium Hall of the Information Department yesterday.
The National Weather Briefing is one of BDMD’s and the MinCom’s initiatives to invoke engagement with different user groups such as those from safety and first responders, economy and industry groups, constructions, insurance companies, mass media, and small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
The ultimate goal of the National Weather Briefing is to improve the understanding and awareness of various user groups towards the current weather conditions affecting the nation, and also to facilitate end-users to be more weather-ready and have a better understanding of Brunei Darussalam’s climate.
The fourth National Weather Briefing’s main focus was on Brunei Darussalam Weather, Climate and Seasonal Outlook throughout the Northeast Monsoon period from December 2018 to February 2019, which was presented by BDMD’s Meteorological Officer Hassanul Kamal bin Haji Adam.
Other activities included promotion and selling of BDMD’s coffee-table book titled Nubivagant With Wondrous Scenes of The Abode of Peace, the promotion of Brunei WX Mobile Application, social media and colour-coded severe warning.
The previous briefing was held in October regarding inter-monsoon period.
