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GMES AND AFRICA: An initiative to integrate and promote the development of local capacities in access to Earth Observation based services in Africa

10th International Platform on Integrating Arab e-Infrastructure in a Global Environment, e-AGE20”

Virtual Meeting: 15-16 December 2020

Dr. Mahaman Bachir SALEY

Senior Scientific OfficerAfrican Union [email protected]

https://asrenorg.net/eage20/mailto:[email protected]

• Brief Presentation of GMES & Africa Support Program

• Contribution of GMES and Africa to support Research and Education

Table of Contents

10th International Platform on Integrating Arab e-Infrastructure in a Global Environment, e-AGE20

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Africa Economic Pillars

1. Agriculture, Natural Resources and Water

2. Energy

3. Blue Economy

4. Digital Infrastructure

Rapid Change of the African Global Landscape

1. Impressive Economic growth over the last two decades but … decreasing

2. Societal: Masse movements (migration) and growing youth population (60% under 30 year-age)

Global Challenges

1. Climate Change and variability

2. Disaster Risk Reduction

3. Sustainable Development Challenges

4. Deforestation

AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT CONTEXT

-Climate Change-Competition For Land-Habitat Degradation-Limited Capacities-Poor Governance

-Population Growth

Poverty and Health

problems

Conflicts

Insecurity

Migrations

Degradation and Scarcity of Nat. Resources

MARINE AND COASTAL

RESOURCES

WATER AND NATURAL

RESOURCES


GMES and Africa: A UNIQUE HISTORICAL CONTINUITY…….

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Preparation for the Use of MSG in Africa (PUMA)

African Monitoring of Environment for Sustainable Development (AMESD)

Monitoring For Environment and Security in Africa (MESA)

Global Monitoring for Environment and Security for Africa (GMES)

A JOINT AU-EU INITIATIVE RESULTING FROM A LONG STANDING COOPERATION


• Implement the Earth Observation (EO) segment of the African Space Policy and Strategy.

• Enhance long-term strategic cooperation for the integration and deployment of African requirements and needs in Copernicus Services.

• Promote the development of local capacities (institutional, human and technical) for the access and exploitation of EO-based services for sustainable development in Africa.

• Enable the two continents to jointly solve and address specific and global challengesand contribute to the attainment of their overarching development goals that include the AU Agenda 2063.

• Provide policymakers, scientists, businesses and the public with EO services

Objectives of GMES & Africa Support Programme

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Phase 1: 3 ThematicAreas

Water

Resource

Marine &

Coastal

Areas

Natural

ResourcesWater, Natural Resources

Marine & Coastal Areas

23 applications2 Services3 Thematic Areas

GMES and Africa Phase 1: Support Programme (2017 2020)

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THE 12 CONSORTIA OF GMES & AFRICA

AND THEIR GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGES

Consortia = Partnership

• Research Centers,• National or• Regional Bodies,• Academia


Contribution of GMES and Africa initiative to support

Research and Education

Source: Conservation International


Operationalization of innovative solutions based on new digitalization and scientific evidence to improve the management of

natural resource

Contribution of GMES and Africa initiative to support Research and Education


Wide coverage, High frequency of revisit, Highspatial resolution, Multi-spectral bands

Radar and Optic Sentinel Images, Globalweather data (precipitation, temperature…)

Using EO Data



• E-Station

• Internet

• EUMETCast

• Copernicus Hubs

• DIAS (Data and Information Access Services )

Through EO Infrastructure from AMESD, PUMA, MESA..



• 12 New stations under GMES to be installed and maintained

• Priority to new Consortia



WHAT CAN GMES and Africa Provide ?

Full, Free and Open Access to Copernicus Data

Specifically taking advantage of the high revisit time of Sentinels 5 days for Sentinel 2 to assess, monitor and forecast natural resources including forests in Africa

Provide Cost effective methods with the use of Sentinel data, for Assessing, monitoring , forecasting deforestation/reforestation



Free access to more than 100 courses

Themes:

- Communication- Earth Observation

and images processing

- Programming: Python, C+…

- Infrastructures and Data: Maintenance of E-station and troubleshooting…

http://gmestraining.africa-union.org


DLP : Digital Learning Platform


http://gmestraining.africa-union.org/

• Link technical and non-technical experts in order to share expertise without physical travel

• Platform for experience sharing among universities and specialized centers

• Collaborative work

• Opportunity of Harmonization of data sharing policies


Virtual Networking Platform…(ongoing process)


Contacts

GMES and AFRICA Support Programme

The Support Programme Management Unit

AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION

Department of Human Resources, Sciences and Technology

PoBox 3243 | Roosevelt Avenue (Old Airport Area)

WK21K19 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Tel.: (251) 115517700

Fax: (251) 115517844

Website GMES and Africa: www.gmes4africa.blogspot.com

African Union Website www.au.int

Email [email protected]


Dr. Tidiane OuattaraCoordinator – GMES and Africa [email protected]

Dr. Mahaman Bachir SaleySenior Scientific Officer –GMES and Africa [email protected]
http://www.gmes4africa.blogspot.com/http://www.au.int/mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]

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