Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2018-05-01

Taiwan and the Solomon Islands are marking a year of successful cooperation in the field of meteorology.

In 2017, Taiwan signed a memorandum of understanding with the allied Pacific island nation on cooperation in meteorology. Since then, Taiwan has helped the Solomon Islands set up facilities for observing both weather conditions and earthquakes. Taiwan has also helped the country build systems that provide early warnings of natural disasters and that use weather data to predict outbreaks of dengue fever.

The two sides celebrated the past year’s accomplishments on Tuesday. The head of Taiwan’s Central Weather Bureau, Yeh Tien-chiang, spoke about the international attention the cooperation between the two sides has received.

Meanwhile, the Solomon Islands’ ambassador to Taiwan, Joseph Pius Waleanisia, said that his country needs accurate weather prediction and an early warning system for earthquakes and tsunamis. The ambassador said that the cooperation plan is important for his country and thanked Taiwan for its assistance.    [SOURCE]