Tunis, February 9-12, 2026
Shared by Benin, Burkina Faso, and Niger, the W-Arly-Pendjari (WAP) Complex encompasses protected areas with diverse management statuses and regimes, requiring harmonized early warning tools and strong ecosystem resilience mechanisms.
Against this backdrop, the OSS hosted a regional training session focusing on the administration and maintenance of the WAP Complex MR-EWS, developed under the AF-funded AdaptWAP project.
Designed as a participatory and inclusive tool for risk anticipation, the WAP MR-EWS enhances readiness and response to climate-related disasters such as droughts and floods. Ensuring its sustainability requires strong national ownership, especially from the institutions responsible for its operation and oversight.
Bringing together complementary expertise in system administration, software development, and geomatics, the training delivered by the OSS experts in Information Technology and Remote Sensing supports the establishment of coordinated and sustainable transboundary management of the MR-EWS.
During the four-day session, participants deepened their understanding of the system’s architecture, underlying technologies, and administrative processes, with a focus on deployment, database and user management, data security and recovery protocols.
The training also provided a platform for technical exchange, enabling participants to test and consolidate the system’s functionalities used at national and regional levels, namely within the OSS Executive Secretariat and the AGRHYMET Regional Centre.
Through this initiative, the OSS restates its commitment to supporting WAP Complex countries in building their technical and institutional capacities, contributing to enhanced climate risk anticipation and sustainable ecosystem management.