Platform and data

Interactive digital tools accessible on the internet

As part of the projects implemented in its area of intervention, the OSS develops interactive digital tools accessible on the internet that make it possible to share information and data consolidated by the OSS to facilitate the decision-making of the relevant stakeholders in their natural resources management. The tools currently available include:

Map instruments

Developed in accordance with the international standards, Geoportals are interactive platforms that help you query map databases bringing together different categories such as: thematic maps, spatial data, satellite imagery, reports and geo-referenced documents.

• MISLAND Africa: The Integrated Land Degradation Monitoring System in Africa
• MISLAND NA: The Integrated Land Degradation Monitoring System in North Africa
• MISBAR: The Irrigation and Water Abstraction Monitoring System
• Afrik-ENCA: Platform for Measuring and Monitoring Natural Capital and Ecosystem Resilience at continental, national, and local levels

Early Warning Systems (EWS)

These tools help monitor and anticipate major climate risks such as droughts, floods, wildfires, and human-wildlife conflicts, with the goal of strengthening ecosystem and community resilience.

• SAP-MR: Multi-Risk Early Warning System for the WAP complex (Adapt-WAP Project)
• GuetCrop: Crop Monitoring and Early Warning System in North Africa

Instrument for exchanging good practices

This platform brings together good practices for sustainable land management in the Sahel-Sahara area collected from the publications of institutions involved in the fight against land degradation.

• Portal Good Practices to Combat Desertification