ECOWAS : Water Management for Cropland and Rangeland Management Associated countries
Mauritanie / Sénégal / Gambie / Cap Vert / Guinée Bissau / Guinée Conakry / Sierra Léone / Libéria / Cote d’Ivoire / Ghana / Togo / Bénin / Nigeria / Tchad / Niger / Burkina Faso / Mali
Objectives and Thematic Actions
The overall objective of the AMESD program in the ECOWAS region is accessing water management for cropland and rangeland management and monitoring for sustainable management of environmental resources.
It is aimed at developing operational geo-information services and strengthening the information management capacity of regional and national institutions in order to support decision and policy making processes.
The ECOWAS THEMA aims inter alia at improving the national structures (Ministries of Agriculture, Ministries of Environment, etc.) within the ECOWAS Region (enlarged to Mauritania and Chad), in environmental management to alleviate poverty in one of the poorest area of the planet.
It is to increase the information management capacity in the region provided by the regional and national institutions that are responsible for managing water linked to the agricultural and livestock resources management. It lastly aims to support the regional decision makers by facilitating access to environmental information derived from Earth Observation data for the West Africa Region.
Regional Implementation Centre (RIC)
Centre Régional Agrhymet (CRA)
Key products: Vegetation state, Dry matter productivity, Phenology, Fraction cover, small water bodies, active fires, burnt areas
Distributed in near real time by EUMETCast and internet
Key users: ECOWAS, CILSS,
International and regional organisations, national authorities
Service « Production and Distribution of indicators for four environmental themes chosen by the users »:
estimation of yields of cultural and pastural land
dryland areas and drought risks
filling levels of small water bodies to support livestock management
savannah fires
Region ECOWAS: THEMA Implementation Regional implementation
EUMETCast (PUMA and AMESD) reception stations localisation
Region ECOWAS: Regional and national actions
Actions at regional level
Creation of a data base of AMESD data and products
Elaboration of AMESD thematic information products on use for selected themes
Implementation of information services for the diffusion of AMESD products
Diffusion of AMESD products via EUMETCast and Internet
Training of trainers for the use of AMESD products
Training of technicians and thematic experts for the instituions hosting AMESD stations
Organisation of regional meetings of sensitization of decision makers
Actions at country level
Upgrade of PUMA station network for the reception of AMESD products
Installation of new AMESD stations
Organisation of information workshops on AMESD products
Implementation of AMESD national focal points to facilitate the exchange of AMESD products and their use by decision makers
Mis à jour ( Mercredi, 11 Août 2010 09:17 )
Premiers résultats significatifs d’AMESD développés par le Centre Régional AGRHYMET dans la région de la CEDEAO sur la thématique " gestion de l’eau pour l’Agriculture et l’Elevage"
Lundi, 14 Juin 2010 08:13
Administrateur
Le 14 Juin 2010, Niamey Niger: Le Centre Régional AGRHYMET – une institution spécialisée du Comité Permanent Inter-états de Lutte contre la Sécheresse dans le Sahel (CILSS), met en œuvre l’action thématique sur « la gestion de l’Eau pour l’Agriculture et l’Elevage » dans la région de la CEDEAO dans le cadre du programme panafricain de Surveillance de l’Environnement en Afrique pour un Développement Durable (AMESD). La convention de financement d’un montant de 1.943.157 Euro a été signée entre la Commission de l’Union Africaine (CUA) à travers l’Union Européenne (UE) avec le Centre Régional AGRHYMET partenaire pour l’exécution d’AMESD au niveau régional, le 26 octobre 2009 au siège de la Commission de la CEDAEO à Abuja au Nigéria.
CEDEAO
