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In Zambia, the project supported manpower development by providing eleven
fellowships which were successfully completed. The fellowships included
one at M.Sc. level in data processing, one at B.Sc. level in meteorology,
two at WMO Class II level and one at WMO Class III level; the other fellows
completed specialisation courses on subjects such as telecommunications,
tropical meteorology and instrument workshop maintenance practices. Some
staff members also attended group training workshops in data processing
and equipment maintenance. In addition, the project provided training aids,
including publications, to be used in the local training of WMO Class IV
personnel. During the project, consultation was provided to prepare specifications
of the telecommunications equipment to be installed at the Regional Telecommunication
Hub (RTH) at Lusaka and an implementation plan. Consequently, an automatic
Message Switching System was installed at Lusaka RTH to strengthen its
operational capabilities. Furthermore, observational equipment was provided
to replace aged and malfunctioning instruments at various stations, including
Ndola, Lusaka, Livingstone, Sesheke, Choma, Serenje, Kasempa, Mufulira,
Mt. Makulu, Kafue and Magoye. In order to strengthen the internal communication
facilities of the Zambia Meteorological Department, nine HF transceivers
were installed at various stations, including those at Mansa, Isoka, Mwiniwnga,
Kasempa, Sesheke and Kasama, three teletype receivers were also installed
to improve data exchange with the RTH at Nairobi.
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