KNMI - Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute Employee Directory
Research ServicesUtrecht, Netherlands501-1000 Employees
KNMI, the Netherlands' national meteorological service, functions as the country's hub for weather, climate, air quality, and seismology research and information. It delivers weather forecasting and continuous monitoring while advancing understanding across these domains. The institute emphasizes monitoring and warning for hazards of atmospheric or seismic origin and provides guidance on both present risks and future scenarios, with a focus on learning from past events to improve risk management. Based in the Utrecht region of the Netherlands, KNMI operates within the broader field of research services and collaborates with public authorities, the general public, and weather-related businesses to translate knowledge into practical risk reduction and opportunities. The organization pursues ongoing service innovation to keep the country safe, accessible, and habitable. A notable recent development is its 2023 collaboration with the World Weather Attribution Group to examine links between extreme heat events and human-caused climate change.