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Earth Observation Implementation Plan for Eastern Africa

This plan outlines the objectives, existing activities, future activities, gaps and needs, focus areas, resource providers, and overall planning for the deployment of Earth Observation capabilities in Eastern Africa. The main objective is to address socio-economic challenges such as food security, environmental stresses, climate change, disaster management, and infrastructure development. The plan aims to foster regional integration and promote international cooperation in space affairs.

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Earth Observation Implementation Plan for Eastern Africa

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  1. Implementation Plan : Eastern Africa Inputs UNECA _________________ RCMRD _________________ Andre Nonguierma Byron Anangwe Nairobi March2014

  2. Outlines Objectives of the sub-region – aligned and respond to political objectives and priorities Existing Activities (past and present) Future activities (e.g. GMES & Africa) Gaps and needs Overall planning (two and five-year horizon) Focus areas Resource providers / sources of funding References (source material, website links etc. = to build a catalogue)

  3. Objectives of the sub-region • Main Objective • Deployment of Earth Observation capabilities, designed to address socio-economic challenges of Africa particularly food security, environmental stresses, climate change, disaster management and infrastructure development, etc • Specific Objectives • A dedicated continent-wide space imaging information system owned & operated by Africa • Provide services to communities : champion the use of space technology and information services to drive Africa to become more spatially enabled • Foster regional integration and promotes international cooperation in space affairs

  4. Existing Activities

  5. Future Activities

  6. Gaps and needs • Applications : Need for core services • Add extra value to existing Information and data bases. • Initiate systematic collection of data to support Resources Management. • Improve connectivity and data exchange between African Stakeholders •  Data • Availability of both raw data and policy or decision-making related analyses • Interconnectivity between databases • Easy access from all member states •  Scale up • Information, products and services at local level

  7. Overall Planning

  8. Focus Areas • Enabling Environment • Multi-level long term Infrastructures and Networking • Strengthen the functions and operational infrastructures of existing regional Centres • Indigenous Space Capabilities • A dedicated continent-wide space imaging information system owned & operated by Africa. Such as the Geo.AfricaSat-1 initiative • A core African scientists and engineers involved in design, planning, development and operation of space missions and satellites systems. • High-Level Education and Capacity Building • Basic training • To maintain operational capacity in space applications for technicians, managers, scientists and basic users • High Level Training • Empower African youth in space science and technology culture at all education levels (schools, universities). • Build a critical mass of African space scientists (pure and applied research)

  9. Thematic Areas Priority applications – Thematic areas GGC.2013 – Keynote Presentation of ECA Executive Secretary

  10. Resource providers / sources of funding

  11. Conclusion • To leverage the enabling capabilities of space science and technology for the continent development agenda, Africa must evolve space policy with a clear vision and strategy which must guide to : • establishment of an intergovernmental coordinating body that oversees space activities and where stakeholders needs and expectations can be expressed and discussed • development of national and continental infrastructures in all levels of space technologies design, deployment and operational management • enhancement and expansion of international cooperation with emphasis on intra-African cooperation UNECA – GiSS

  12. Contacting Us… • UNECA • Andre Nonguierma – ANonguierma@uneca.org • http://geoinfo.uneca.org/sdiafrica/ • RCMRD • Byron Anangwe – Banangwe@rcmrd.org • www.rcmrd.org CC.2013 – UNECA – CODIST-GEO

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