Jeddah, Jan. 08, 2023, SPA -- The National Center for Meteorology signed here today a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Arab Red Crescent and Red Cross Organization aiming to enhance cooperation between the two sides to reduce natural risks and disasters before taking place in the Arab world. The scope of cooperation between the two sides covers capacity building, skills promotion, research in the fields of monitoring and warning, rapid intervention in the risks resulting from severe weather events, exchange of ideas, provision of assistance in the field of air forcasting, early warning of weather phenomena which might lead to disasters, conduction of studies, holding of symposia, scientific panels, workshops and training courses, exchange of experts, documents and information on matters of mutual concern. --SPA 02:11 LOCAL TIME 23:11 GMT 0002 www.spa.gov.sa/w1837234