Senegal | Land Cover Maps Atlas
This atlas presents the Senegal Land Cover map, produced under the "Improving the resilience of the Sahelian populations to environmental changes - REPSAHEL" project, for a sustainable development of natural resources.
1/200,000 maps produced from satellite images (2013-2014) have been integrated in this work.
See the detailsNiger | Land Cover Maps Atlas
The atlas presents the Niger land cover map, produced under the "Improving the resilience of Sahelian populations to environmental changes - REPSAHEL" project, for the sustainable development of natural resources.
1/200,000 maps produced from satellite images (2013-2014) have been integrated in this work.
See the detailsBurkina Faso | Land Cover Maps Atlas
This atlas presents the Burkina Faso land cover map, produced as part of the "Improving the resilience of Sahelian populations to environmental changes - REPSAHEL" project, for sustainable management of natural resources.
1/200,000 maps produced from satellite images (2013-2014) have been integrated in this work.
See the detailsMauritania | Land Cover Maps Atlas
The book was developed as part of the REPSAHEL project with the collaboration of the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development of Mauritania.
It focuses on this collaboration outcomes in terms of environmental monitoring and the development of the Mauritania land cover map at 1/200,000.
This product comes after the first experience that the OSS had in Mali, with the support of the World Bank, under the ILWAC project.
See the detailsBurkina Faso | Analyse des processus décisionnels et définition du rôle de la population
See the detailsAdaptation efforts and commitments of OSS member countries in the Sahara and Sahel zone in combatting climate cahange
Whereas Africa is the continent that contributes least to greenhouse gas emissions (3.8% of global GHG emissions); it is the continent the most vulnerable to climate change.
Despite its high potential for successful experiences in adapting its populations to the adverse effects of climate change, the adaptation measures undertaken by Africa thus far remain inadequate in facing the big challenges.
See the detailsMali | Atlas des Cartes d'Occupation du Sol
L’Atlas que nous vous présentons concerne une Cartographie de l’Occupation du Sol (COS) du Mali, réalisée dans le cadre du projet « Gestion Intégrée de la Terre et de l’Eau pour l’Adaptation à la Variabilité et au Changement Climatique » (ILWAC Mali), financé par la Banque Mondiale. Il intègre des cartes au 1/250 000 établies à partir d’images satellite récentes.
See the detailsGICRESAIT | Gestion Intégrée et Concertée des Ressources en Eau des Systèmes Aquifères d’Iullemeden, de Taoudéni-Tanezrouft et du Fleuve Niger
See the detailsAgricultural demonstration pilots in the SASS basin: Towards a Sustainable and Profitable Agriculture in the Sahara
See the detailsSocio-economic aspects of irrigation in the SASS basin: a Better Water Valorization for Sustainable management of the Basin
"The North-Western Sahara Aquifer System (SASS) is a basin of over 1,000,000 km2 shared by three countries (Algeria, Tunisia, Libya) whose water reserves are substantial with an almost fossilized aspect.
See the detailsVers un système d'alerte précoce à la sécheresse au Maghreb
See the detailsEnvironmental monitoring in the circum-Sahara - Regional socio-economic summary 2012
Since it was created in 1992, the Sahara and Sahel Observatory (OSS) has focused its efforts on the development and implementation of observation, early warning and monitoring-evaluation systems for environmental programs of action. The ROSELT/OSS network and the National Environmental Monitoring Systems – NEMS, made the Organization play a leading role in environmental monitoring.
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