The department initially started as department of Meteorology in 2001/2002 in Arba Minch University. It is the only one of its kind in Ethiopia.
P. O. Box 21
Arba Minch'
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The faculty currently offers one BSc program, Meteorology and Hydrology, and one MSc program, Climate Change and Development. The general objective of the BSc in Meteorology and Hydrology programme is providing a broad knowledge and understanding of the fundamental principles of Meteorology and Hydrology and the ability to apply that knowledge and understanding to solve national problems. It targets to produce experts who can conduct investigations to better understand, prevent, or solve water resources problems; Climate monitoring and modeling etc... It aims to integrate the knowledge of lithosphere, atmosphere and hydrosphere systems to ultimately bring about very successful integrated water resources management. This will offer new advantages and opportunities for very appropriate understanding of the hydrological cycle and proper management of the limited water resource of the country thereby achieving sustainable development in line with the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). A sufficient knowledge in climate science and modeling its change and hydrological processes is a basis for sustainable development of a country as an advanced insight into the dynamics of climate and its change would be enormously fundamental for better management of the resulting impacts on various sectors such as water, agriculture, energy, health and construction and for successful scheming of more resilient adaptation policies and strategies. Our MSc program in Climate Change and Development plays a magnificent role in this aspect.
