The National Meteorology Institute of Ethiopia (Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ብሄራዊ የሜትሮሎጂ ኢኒስቲቲውት; NMIE), formerly known as the Ethiopian Meteorological Institute (Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ሚትራኦሎጂካል ኢኒስቲቲውት; EMI), is an Ethiopian government agency responsible for meteorology related services in Ethiopia. It was founded in 1980 under proclamation No 201/1980.
History The Ethiopian Meteorological Institute was established on 31 December 1980 under proclamation No 201/1980 to foster meteorology related service. It has operated 11 regional meteorological service centers. In 2011, it was renamed as the National Metrology Institute of Ethiopia (NMIE) by the Council of Ministers Regulation number 194/2011.
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