1st GMES and AFRICA Consortia Information Exchange and Technical Workshop, 23-27 April - Nairobi

In view of the Tunisia meeting in May with the European partners, the present workshop has been set for the selected consortia to continue discussions around the services they propose to deliver. 

The Consortia will contribute at the local, national and regional levels to the GMES and AFRICA Programme.

Hence, on one hand it is important for them to well understand they work under one banner, the Programme main strategies, but also to know each other activities, to visualize possible areas of common interest where resources can be shared.

In this respect, the meeting will keenly analyze the details of each proposal and identify capacity needs with a view to strengthen various elements. The meeting will also identify different needs (such as data, infrastructure, skills, etc.) of the consortia to better inform the capacity building framework. In addition, the Regional Economic Communities (RECs) and organizations will take part in the meeting, with an objective of strengthening the nexus for regional coordination and policy guidance.

On the other hand, the meeting is a way for the Programme management Team to continue collecting needs and expectations, notably in terms of technical assistance. The meeting will also give the RECs and the Regional organizations an opportunity to plan the Regional Implementation Advisory Committees where matters relating to the region and GMES & africa services will be discussed.

At the end, it is expected that key findings on the precise needs of each consortia lead to a more focused implementation plan for each of the consortia. And, altogether, these elements will ease the monitoring, both for the consortia and the African Union Commission.

The workshop is being hold in the Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD) - Nairobi, Kenya.


PRESENTATIONS DELIVERED DURING THE WORKSHOP

Day 1

• Presentation of the GMES and Africa Training Strategy (Mr David Kirugara, G&A TAT Marine and Coastal Expert
• Presentation of the GMES and Africa Communication and Engagement Strategy (Mr Adiatou Fatty, G&A PMU Communication Officer)
• Presentation of the GMES and Africa Log Frame (Mr Brice Montfraix G&A TAT Team Leader and EO Integration Expert)

Day 2

• AGEOS, Surveillance de la Forêt Equatoriale en Afrique centrale
• CICOS, Gestion de l'eau et des Ressources Naturelles
• CSIR, Marine and Coastal Service Development for Southern Africa (MarCoSouth)
• CSE, Sustainable Wetland Management for Enhancing Food Security and Ecosystem Resilience in West Africa

Day 3

• SADC, Water and Natural Resources Applications
• MOI, Marine and Coastal Management in the East Africa Region
• ICPAC, Monitoring Natural Resources and Food Security in East Africa Region
• RCMRD 

Day 4

• OSS, EO for Sustainable management of Land and Water in North Africa
• SASSCAL, Wetland Assessment and Monitoring Platform for Transboundary River Basins in Southern Africa (WeMAST)
• CSSTE, Multi-scale Flood Monitoring and Assessment Services for West Africa (MiFMASS)

Day 5

• UoG/NARSS, Marine & Coastal Areas Management in Western Africa
• Wrap-up on the presentations, key findings XLS | PDF
• RECs session

SUPPORT DOCUMENTS

• Agenda of the Workshop
• GMES and Africa Support Programme Logical Framework, 2017
• GMES and AFRICA Support Programme Communication Strategy, 2018
• GMES and AFRICA Training Needs Analysis Template
• European Commission Project Management Guide, 2004, 158 pages - EN / FR
• European Commission Project Management Methodology Guide (PM2), 2016, 147 pages
• List of the Participants

REPORT OF THE WORSHOP

• Under development

THE PHOTO CORNER

• Digital Photo Album of the event