Decree-Law No. 11/2011 creating the National Institute of Meteorology of Guinea-Bissau (INM-GB). Country/Territory Guinea-Bissau Document type Legislation Date 2011 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Boletim Oficial da República, No. 32. Subject Agricultural & rural development, Air & atmosphere Keyword Institution Desertification Research Hazards Climate change Early warning system Geographical area Africa, Least Developed Countries, North Atlantic, Sahel, Small Island Developing States, Western Africa Abstract This Decree-Law approves the Statute of the National Institute of Meteorology of Guinea-Bissau (INM-GB). The above mentioned Statute, consisting of 7 Chapters, specifies composition, duties and competencies of this National Institute, entitled to implement National policies on this area, to guarantee the control over weather forecast and regularly disseminate information on the National territory; to guarantee controls and research on climate change, analyzing the impacts that they may have on local populations; to guarantee the settlement and conservation of meteorological, climatic and hydrometric stations, to guarantee the collection, treatment and analysis of data in the domain of meteorology. This Decree-Law repeals the General Direction of National Meteorology (DGMN) transferring its competencies and functions to the INM-GB. Full text Portuguese Website www.legis-palop.org