GMES and Africa Training: Earth Observation Applications in Wetlands Monitoring and Assessment
A course delivered under WeMAST, a GMES and Africa funded Project implemented by a consortium led by SASSCAL. The two-day training course will run from 2 to 3 March 2023 in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
WeMAST stands for Wetland Assessment and Monitoring Platform for Transboundary River Basins in Southern Africa. The WeMAST Phase II, with its technical partner Midlands State University in Zimbabwe and University of Western Cape in South Africa will conduct an EO training for its end users that will enable a deeper understanding on the use of geospatial tools and their application in wetland mapping and assessment, explain the role of EO in wetland mapping and assessment, delineate wetland extents and their temporal variability in sub watersheds within river basins using EO data and how to assess wetland condition changes using EO data.
The training will be hosted under the theme “Towards enhancing the utilization of Earth Observation in wetlands management and restoration”.
The call for participants has attracted close to 200 applicants within the African continent of which only 40 were selected to attend the physical classes in at the Bulawayo Rainbow Hotel, Bulawayo in Zimbabwe. Provision has been made also for online attendees.
Source: SASSCAL,
WeMAST stands for Wetland Assessment and Monitoring Platform for Transboundary River Basins in Southern Africa. The WeMAST Phase II, with its technical partner Midlands State University in Zimbabwe and University of Western Cape in South Africa will conduct an EO training for its end users that will enable a deeper understanding on the use of geospatial tools and their application in wetland mapping and assessment, explain the role of EO in wetland mapping and assessment, delineate wetland extents and their temporal variability in sub watersheds within river basins using EO data and how to assess wetland condition changes using EO data.
The training will be hosted under the theme “Towards enhancing the utilization of Earth Observation in wetlands management and restoration”.
The call for participants has attracted close to 200 applicants within the African continent of which only 40 were selected to attend the physical classes in at the Bulawayo Rainbow Hotel, Bulawayo in Zimbabwe. Provision has been made also for online attendees.
- Day 1: meet.google.com/ywb-ectg-cmz
- Day 2: meet.google.com/rmo-sfxj-qnz
The EO training targets participants from river basin organizations, national water or environmental authorities, academic and research institutions, private sector, local communities’ representations, non-governmental organizations and women and men in natural and water resources management.
The training is designed to provide individuals, institutions and decision makers with cutting-edge knowledge and skills in the use of EO data and geospatial techniques in wetland mapping and vulnerability assessment.
This initiative is under the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security and Africa (GMES & Africa) and jointly funded by the African Union and European Union. Earth Observation training is an initiative in response to the global need to manage the environment, understand and mitigate the effects of Climate change and ensure civil security by providing information to policy makers, scientists, the private sector, and the public in general.
The next EO training will be on “Google Earth Engine Cloud-Computing and Earth Observation Applications in Wetland Monitoring and Assessment” which is scheduled to take place from 16-17 March 2023 in Cape Town South Africa.
Applications are open and women’s participation is strongly encouraged.
The training is designed to provide individuals, institutions and decision makers with cutting-edge knowledge and skills in the use of EO data and geospatial techniques in wetland mapping and vulnerability assessment.
This initiative is under the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security and Africa (GMES & Africa) and jointly funded by the African Union and European Union. Earth Observation training is an initiative in response to the global need to manage the environment, understand and mitigate the effects of Climate change and ensure civil security by providing information to policy makers, scientists, the private sector, and the public in general.
The next EO training will be on “Google Earth Engine Cloud-Computing and Earth Observation Applications in Wetland Monitoring and Assessment” which is scheduled to take place from 16-17 March 2023 in Cape Town South Africa.
Applications are open and women’s participation is strongly encouraged.
Source: SASSCAL,
https://www.sasscal.org/wemast-phase-ii-training-on-earth-observation-applications-in-wetland-monitoring-and-assessment/
https://www.sasscal.org/press-release-sasscal-s-wemast-phase-ii-to-host-its-first-training-on-earth-observation-for-2023/
https://www.sasscal.org/press-release-sasscal-s-wemast-phase-ii-to-host-its-first-training-on-earth-observation-for-2023/
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