AfriGEO Symposium - Session 4: Enhancing Resilience and Sustainability of Resources

This session shall look at EO contributions to better manage, measure and monitor natural resources so that they can be used sustainably, in a way that guarantees protection for future generations.

Moderator: Foster Mensah

Rapporteur: James Wanjohi and Benson Kenduiywo

Presentations

1. Mercury Monitoring, Global Observation for Mercury (GOS4M), Lynwill Martin
2. Forest Mapping, Agence Gabonaise d’Etude et d’Observation spatiales(AGEOS), Franscis Manfoumbi
3. Wetlands Master Plan- Zimbabwe, University of Zimbabwe, Webster Gumindoga
4. Crop Type Mapping-Centre de Suivi Écologique (CSE), Senegal, Adama Sarr
5. OFAC, Observatoire des Forêts d’Afrique Centrale (OFAC), Loïc Kenmou
6. Using Remote Sensing to detect irrigation practices in the Qhumanco farms, Kgothatso Innovations, Ndilisa Didiza
7. Climate Intelligence, Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC)- Nils Hempelmann

Discussions

Objectives

• EO’s role in Natural Resource measurement, monitoring and management of resources and hotspots
• EO’s role to inform better in situ data collection
• EO’s role in strengthening decision making process related to policy formulation and resource management
• EO use in prediction of future resource availability

Outcomes

• Regional and national contributions being made in supporting the Minamata Convention on Mercury that Parties implement to reduce the risk for human health and the environment
• Sustainable resource use, management and protection
• Scalable solutions in resource planning, use and management