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The OSS 2030 Strategy comes as a continuation of the 2020 strategy and the need for its adaptation.

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 Summary of OSS participation in the 10th GEF International Water Conference, September 23-26, 2024

Summary of OSS participation in the 10th GEF International Water Conference, September 23-26, 2024

Strengthening cooperation for the sustainable management of transboundary water…

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 The Sahara and Sahel Observatory attends the 10th GEF Biennial-IWC10, September 23-26, 2024, Punta del Este, Uruguay

The Sahara and Sahel Observatory attends the 10th GEF Biennial-IWC10, September 23-26, 2024, Punta del Este, Uruguay

On the occasion of the 10th biennial Global Environment Facility (GEF) conference…

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 First meeting between the Executive Secretaries of the Sahara and Sahel Observatory (OSS) and the Global Water Partnership for West Africa (GWP-WA), Ouagadougou, September 9, 2024

First meeting between the Executive Secretaries of the Sahara and Sahel Observatory (OSS) and the Global Water Partnership for West Africa (GWP-WA), Ouagadougou, September 9, 2024

Mr. Nabil BEN KHATRA, Executive Secretary of the Sahara and Sahel Observatory (…

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World Migratory Bird Day - October 12, 2024

Would you give up being in the body of a barn swallow? A small bird with tapered wings, born in the countryside of Europe...

World Migratory Bird Day - October 12, 2024

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The OSS mission is to support its African member countries in the sustainable management of their natural resources in a particularly disadvantageous climate change context .

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Biodiversity

This line will have the strategic objective of providing partner countries with knowledge and methods for assessing biodiversity and adapted ecosystem services.

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Climate

The OSS is accredited as a Regional Implementation Agency for the Adaptation Fund (2013) and for the Green Climate Fund (2017). In this context, the Organization has contributed to improving countries' access to Climate Finance through (i) setting up and financing adaptation and mitigation projects and (ii) strengthening their institutional capacities, and their governance mechanisms.

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Water

The Water line will have the strategic objective of contributing to meeting the water needs of the populations in the OSS member states and to the sustainable management of these resources by putting water on top of the international political agendas.

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Land

As part of its new Strategy, the OSS will work within the framework of the United Nations Decade (2021-2030) for the Restoration of Ecosystems and will align itself with the 2018-2030 UNCCD Strategic Framework and the future post-2020 Biodiversity Global Framework. In particular, it will provide decision-makers and development stakeholders with useful tools for decision-making in the areas of mitigating the negative effects of desertification and land degradation, forecasting and contending with the drought impacts.

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TRAINING SESSIONS

1809

PEOPLE TRAINED

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AFRICAN BENEFICIARY COUNTRIES

12

TRANSBOUNDARY AQUIFER SYSTEMS

Project Activities

 GMES national workshop in Libya: from Earth Observation to decision-making October 9-10, 2024
GMES national workshop in Libya

 

 Review of the AdaptWAP 2nd Exchange visit: Strengthening Relations and Advancing Joint Initiatives for the Protection and Enhancement of Transboundary Ecosystems
Review of the Second AdaptWAP Exchange visit: Strengthening Relations and Advancing Joint Initiatives for the Protection and Enhancement of Transboundary Ecosystems

A second experience exchange visit organized,…

 Second supervision mission of the ADSWAC Project, from September 20th to 27th, 2024, Namibia
Second supervision mission of the ADSWAC Project, from September 20th to 27th, 2024, Namibia

From September 20th to 27th…

 Project AdaptWAP: Towards Strengthened South-South Cooperation for Rigorous Management and Conservation of Protected Areas in Africa
Project AdaptWAP: Towards Strengthened South-South Cooperation for Rigorous Management and Conservation of Protected Areas in Africa

L'OSS a pour mission d'accompagner ses pays membres africains dans la gestion durable de leurs ressources naturelles dans un contexte climatique particulièrement défavorable

The OSS mission is to support its African member countries in the sustainable management of their natural resources in a particularly disadvantageous climate change context

Our tools

 Portals and digital tools

Portals and digital tools

As part of the projects implemented in its area of action, the OSS develops portals and interactive digital tools open on the Internet. They make…

 Map tools

Map tools

The geoportals that are developed in accordance with international rules and standards, are interactive platforms that help you query geographic…

 Monitoring of environmental parameters

Monitoring of environmental parameters

These platforms make it possible to consult series of indicators and historical data by visualizing the curves and graphs describing their…

 Instrument for exchanging good practices

Instrument for exchanging good practices

This platform brings together good practices for sustainable land management in the Sahel-Sahara area, collected from the releases of institutions…