EO for Africa Symposium

28/07/2024

Members of the WaSCIA project team will be attending the EO for Africa Symposium from 23-26th September 2024 at ESA-ESRIN in Frascati, Italy.

The team will present the WaSCIA project applications and use-case results during the session 'Water and food security nexus'.

Presentation title: WaSCIA: Addressing Water Stress and Drought in Senegal through the Integration of Earth Observations and Climate Data.

Presentation time: Tuesday 24/09/2024, 11:45 CEST.

Scott Burgan (1), Erlinda Biescas (1), Erica Turner (1), Thomas Jellicoe (1), Guy Schumann (2), Guillaume Gallion (2), Livio Loi (2), Cheikh Modou Noreyni Fall (3), Agossou Gadédjisso-Tossou (4), Bakary Faty (5).

1: Telespazio UK; 2: RSS-Hydro; 3: Laboratoire de Physique de l'Atmosphère et de l'Océan Siméon Fongang (LPAOSF), École Supérieure Polytechnique (ESP), Univ. Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar, Senegal; 4: Centre Régional AGRHYMET, P.O. Box 11011, Niamey, Niger; 5: Direction de la Gestion et de la Planification des Ressources en Eau (DGPRE), Dakar 12500, Senegal

The full symposium programme is available here.

The aim of the Symposium is to:

• Showcase the latest R&D EO Science and Applications achievements relevant for the African continent;
• Further facilitate international EO R&D collaborations across Africa and Europe;
• Continue the user-driven process of capturing EO high-priority topics for future R&D and capacity development joint efforts;
• Share information about future EO missions, digital technology, and the related opportunities;
• Discuss the challenges and opportunities to accelerate the integration of downstream services in operational solutions.