VICTORIA, Seychelles — The Minister for Transport of Comoros, Lieda Andili, and the secretary general of Transport of Madagascar, Andrianary Rado Rajoelison, visited Seychelles from March 24 to 26, 2025, to learn from the Seychelles Meteorological Authority’s institutional transformation. They were accompanied by the permanent representatives of Comoros and Madagascar with the World Meteorological Organisation and directors-general of the National Meteorological and Hydrological Services, Ahmed Youssouf and Dr Luc Randriamarolaza, respectively.
In the Southwest Indian Ocean, Seychelles is the only country that went through the process of transforming its National Meteorological Service into the Seychelles Meteorological Authority, adopting Quality Management Systems compliant with the requirements of ISO 9001:2015 for the provision of aeronautical meteorological services to the aviation industry, as well as reaching ISO 9001:2015 recertification allowing cost recovery, implementing strategic and operational plans, and defining a new organisational structure aligned with the new Strategic Plan with associated staff positions described in terms of required competencies.
The visiting delegation held a series of meetings with SMA’s leadership and technical staff, focusing on the legal, administrative, institutional and human resources aspects of the transformation. The visit formed part of a broader regional initiative by the World Meteorological Organisation to support the modernisation of national meteorological and hydrological services across Small Island Developing States. Seychelles’ experience is being studied as a model for similar reforms in Comoros and Madagascar, both of which face comparable challenges related to climate vulnerability and limited institutional capacity.
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