Advancing Land Degradation Monitoring in Africa: Challenges, Innovations, and Best Practices
This webinar falls under the framework of the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security and Africa (GMES & Africa) Phase 2, a joint programme of the European Commission (EC) and the African Union Commission (AUC). Building on the achievements of Phase 1 which ran from 2017 to 2021 implemented by 12 Consortia, involving 122 institutions almost in Africa and 51 countries. The second phase focuses on fostering African-driven Earth Observation (EO) services and tools to monitor natural resources and manage climate change impacts. The AUC encourages cross-fertilization between African regions to expand effective services developed by the Consortia. This webinar seeks to advance that goal by focusing on land degradation (LD) monitoring in Africa.
The webinar will gather the GMES & African consortia implementing land degradation and forest monitoring services and applications, along with their partners. This webinar is organized by OSS in partnership with ICPAC, RCMRD, CICOS, and NASRDA.
Webinar Objectives
- Exchange of Knowledge and Experience: Share insights and experiences on LD monitoring using EO data in various African ecosystems.
- Showcase Achievements: Highlight the successes and innovations from GMES & Africa Consortia in monitoring LD across different regions.
- Lessons Learned: Share best practices and challenges in using EO data and geospatial tools for monitoring LD.
- Raise Awareness: Emphasize the importance of monitoring LD to guide Sustainable Land Management (SLM) actions in Africa.
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