2030

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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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 The Bottom-up approach at the heart of the BOUCLIER-CLIMAT/MONO project development completion process

The Bottom-up approach at the heart of the BOUCLIER-CLIMAT/MONO project development completion process

In partnership with the Adaptation Fund and in collaboration with the regional…

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 Regional training workshop on the protection of the NWSAS deep water boreholes, Gabès, March 9-10, 2023

Regional training workshop on the protection of the NWSAS deep water boreholes, Gabès, March 9-10, 2023

The Coordination Unit of the North Western Sahara Aquifer System Consultation…

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 L’OSS a pris part à la concertation régionale Ouest-africaine organisée par le Centre de Gestion des Ressources en Eau (CGRE) de la CEDEAO, du 13 au 15 mars à Lomé (Togo).

L’OSS a pris part à la concertation régionale Ouest-africaine organisée par le Centre de Gestion des Ressources en Eau (CGRE) de la CEDEAO, du 13 au 15 mars à Lomé (Togo).

Cette rencontre a constitué la dernière étape avant la Conférence des Nations…

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Call to take action for a Plastic-Free Future

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World environment day

Our lines of action

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

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PEOPLE TRAINED

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AFRICAN BENEFICIARY COUNTRIES

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TRANSBOUNDARY AQUIFER SYSTEMS

Project Activities

 Ecosystem Accounting of Natural Capital: A step towards preserving our continent and its natural wealth
Copernicea: training on CECN concepts for the preservation of biodiversity

 The Niger component of the AdaptWAP project raises the awareness of decision-makers on the climate change challenges at national level
AdaptWAP Awareness Raising days for decision-makers - Niger

The AdaptWAP project organized, in Bangoula,…

 Fourth session of the AdaptWAP Project Steering Committee, Ouagadougou, May 23, 2023
4th AdaptWAP Project Steering Committee

The Sahara and Sahel Observatory organized, in…

 Management of major risks in the WAP complex: the AdaptWAP project supports the establishment of a Multi-risk Early Warning System to protect local populations, Ougadougou, May 24, 2023
Exchange meeting on AdaptWAP Multi-Risk Early Warning System

The Sahara and Sahel Observatory organized, on…

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…