Achievements

EU-AU Grant Agreement to the International Commission for Congo-Ubangi-Sangha Basin (CICOS)

Monday, 17 May 2010 07:42 administrator

(Kinshasa, DRC, 30 April 2010) The African Union Commission has awarded a grant of Euro 1,295,789 to CICOS in the framework of the African Monitoring of the Environment for Sustainable Development (AMESD) programme – a pan-African programme working towards effective access by 47 African ACP countries to environmental information through satellite receiving stations being under deployment.

Exchange of originals between CICOS Secretary General and Head of EU delegation to DRC. From left to right: Head of the European Union Delegation in DRC, Mr. Richard Zink, H.E. Mr. Jean Bruno ITOUA, Minister of Energy from the Congo Republic and also President of the CICOS Ministerial Council and Col. Benjamin NDALA, CICOS Secretary General.

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AMESD receiving station operational at CICOS, Kinshasa, DRC

Tuesday, 01 September 2009 08:13 administrator

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On 17 August 2009, the 3^rdAMESD-EUMETCast satellite receiving station installed in the International Commission for Congo-Oubangui-Sangha Basin (CICOS) in Kinshasa, the RIC for the Communauté Economique et Monétaire des Etats d'Afrique Centrale (CEMAC) became operational. As of today, all the 5 AMESD Regional Implementation Centers (AGRHYMET, Niamey; Botswana Meteorological Service (BMS), Gaborone; CICOS, Kinshasa; ICPAC, Nairobi and the MOI, Quatre-Bornes) have an operational AMESD-EUMETCast satellite receiving station and can start to collect data and develop the AMESD added value products. In the near future, a supply contract will be concluded in order to supply, installed and train the future users, for another 47 new AMESD satellite receiving stations. This contract will also ensure the maintenance, repair and up-grade of 50 PUMA satellite EUMETCast receiving stations installed in the framework of the PUMA project (also funded by the European Union) in each National Meteorological Services of the 47 ACP African countries.

Last Updated ( Thursday, 05 August 2010 06:38 )