AfriGEOSS - An Initiative to Implement GEOSS in Africa Andiswa Mlisa GEO-X Plenary, 15 – 16 January 2014, Geneva, Switzerland.
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AfriGEOSS - An Initiative to Implement GEOSS in Africa
Andiswa Mlisa
GEO-X Plenary, 15 – 16 January 2014, Geneva, Switzerland
© GEO Secretariat
Africa in Context …The Size of Africa
Europe
China
Argentina
India
USA“48 States”
New Zealand
China 9,596,960 Km2
USA 9,363,071 Km2
India 3,287,590 Km2
Europe 4,936,973 Km2
Argentina 2,766,890 Km2
New Zealand 268,680 Km2
TOTAL : 30,220,164 km2
Area of Africa: 30,318,830 km2
Source: World Factbook,
Africa covers 20% of Earth’s land surface
Accounts for 15% of the world’s total human population
Africa in Context
Political Call for Action
…to create a world where decisions and actions are informed by coordinated, comprehensive and
sustained Earth observations WSSD 2002
African Participation in GEOMember States (22):oAlgeriaoBurkina FasooCameroonoCentral African RepublicoCongo, Republic of the oCote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)oEgyptoEthiopiaoGabonoGhanaoGuinea-BissauoGuinea, Republic ofoMadagascaroMalioMauritiusoMoroccooNigeroNigeriaoSouth AfricaoSudanoTunisiaoUganda
Participating Organizations (5):o AARSEo ACMADo EIS-Africao RCMRDo UNECA
Coordinate and bring together relevant
stakeholders, institutions and agencies across
Africa
Provide a platform for countries to participate
in GEO and to contribute to GEOSS;
Assist in knowledge sharing and global
collaborations;
Identify challenges, gaps and opportunities for
African contributions to GEO and GEOSS;
Leverage existing capacities and planned
assets and resources; and
Objectives
Letters to GEO Principals asking
for information on existing and
planned activities related to the
enhancement of capacity of
African countries
Engagement with African Union
Commission
Launched 5th November 2013,
joint AfricaGIS2013 & GSDI
2014, Ethiopia 2013
Stakeholder Workshop on 6th
November 2013
Progress to Date Endorsed by GEO-IX Plenary,
Brazil, November 2012
Bottom up and top-down approach;
Address both infrastructure and services/application components,
based on the build-up of sub regional networks;
Develop sub regional roadmaps
Re-establish strong contacts with GEO Principals and enlargement of
the GEO partnership in Africa;
Develop an extensive inventory of current and planned initiatives and
available resources and map initiative to AfriGEOSS objectives;
Link existing initiatives, not yet connected to GEO;
Leverage resources to fill identified gaps;
Influence upcoming initiatives;
Raise awareness and outreach
Implementation Approach
Organisational Arrangement
Steering or Advisory Committee
Working Group
Sub-regional focal points
National focal points
GEOSS for AFRICACBERS Africa, GEONETCast, SERVIR Africa, Sand and Dust Storm Warning System, AEGOS, Wildland Fire Early Warning System, Puma, AMESD, BIOTA, TIGER, SoDa, MERIT, African Protected Areas, ClimDev Africa, ChlorOGIN, FAO-AfriCover, MAFA, ARMC, EAMNET, WATPLAN, AFRIMASON, GARNET-E, SAGA-EO, EOPower, GEONETCab, AGRICAB, MESA, GEO Global Land Cover, GMES & Africa, GEO BON, GEO GLAM; GFOI; Africa Water Cycle, Blue Planet; etc.
ECOWAS
CEMAC+RdC
IGAD
SADC-RdC
IOC
ESA-IO= IGAD+IOC
ECOWAS
CEMAC+RdC
IGAD
SADC-RdC
IOC
ESA-IO= IGAD+IOC
THANK YOU
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