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Break-out session 2 Group 1: Observation and Data

Break-out session 2 Group 1: Observation and Data. Chair: Pauw , Johan Rapporteur: Maure , Genito Amos Transition Team member: Wilson, Steven Participants: 8 countries. What work is on-going in the region? Observing system ( past+present+projections ). IPCC-DDC CORDEX data FAO

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Break-out session 2 Group 1: Observation and Data

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  1. Break-out session 2Group 1: Observation and Data Chair: Pauw, Johan Rapporteur:Maure, Genito Amos Transition Team member: Wilson, Steven Participants: 8 countries

  2. What work is on-going in the region?Observing system (past+present+projections) • IPCC-DDC • CORDEX data • FAO • WIOMSA • Global Earth Observing System (GEOS) • African Climate Policy Center (Collection of geospatial data on climate issues) • AFREF – Network of GPS stations enabling free access of data in Africa • African GeoSat Initiative (to be interconnected to existing networks • ETCC-DMI • LandScan • BIOTA (Monitoring. 03 Atlases produced) • Sustainable Use of Natural Resources Programme • WASCAL • West African Vegetation Database • Nile Basin Initiative • etc NB: We need a website providing a register of all

  3. Who are the key actors? • Data sources, Data holders • Global: • NASA Sat Portal • IPCC-DDC • WB Knowledge Portal • ETCC-DMI • LANDSCAN • African: • ICPAC • ACMAD • LVCEMP • RUFORUM • VEGDA

  4. Which additional actors need to be engaged? (Examples) • Regional Organizations: • (African Union Comission, • ECCAS, • ECOWAS, • EAC, • Union Maghreb Arabe, • SADC, • AU, • SADC • COMESA • NEPAD

  5. What are the capacity requirements and gaps to be addressed? • The state of data + observation systems • Not comprehensive enough; • Access issues • Rescue of data (mostly in paper format) • Spatial gaps • Land-surface data • Hydrology • Entire network is in decline • Value role of data + observing systems undermined

  6. Proposals for FE – Promoting the development of obs+data systems for Africa • FE + actors (AU, UNEP, UNDP, UNECA, WMO, Development Banks + Agencies…) • Joint statement on political relevance of obs+data systems for Africa • High-level congress in Africa on socio-economic value of data • Themes: Data policy; economic and social value; infrastructure; rescue; and capacity development • Comment on NEPAD Consolidated plan of action on Obs + data

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