The ceremony of ‘The 66th anniversary of World Meteorological Day (WMD), organized by the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology (DMH), the Ministry of Transport and Communications, was celebrated in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday.
The ceremony was attended by Deputy Ministers for Transport and Communications, for Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation, for Natural Resources, Environmental Conservation and for Education and heads of relevant departments and guests.
Deputy Minister for Transport and Communications U Aung Kyaw Tun delivered the opening address, saying that World Meteorological Day is celebrated every year on 23 March all over the world. The theme of World Meteorological Day 2026 is “Observation Today, Protecting Tomorrow”. As the natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods, storms and forest fires are increasing all over the world, it is important to protect people’s lives and property by monitoring and preparing. It is very important to monitor and prepare for the daily weather and hydrological news to prevent natural disasters. The most reliable weapon for all of us in preparing is “The Observation data”. Disaster prevention is not only something that can be done by governments or individual organizations, but also by the participation of all people. He urged everyone to cooperate in natural disaster prevention activities, as this will help prevent damage to homes.
The deputy minister then gave prizes to winners in the 2026 World Meteorological Day commemorative article contest, and the deputy ministers and party enjoyed the video message of the Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization and the World Meteorological Day video clip and visited the exhibition to mark the World Meteorological Day 2026.
In the afternoon, the paper reading session was conducted, and 29 research papers were presented on relevant meteorological, hydrological and seismological topics from the Ministry of Transport and Communications, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the experts from the Myanmar Earthquake Committee and the Myanmar Geosciences Association. — MoTC