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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 Inauguration of the New Headquarters of the Sahara and Sahel Observatory, September 11, 2023

Inauguration of the New Headquarters of the Sahara and Sahel Observatory, September 11, 2023

The Sahara and Sahel Observatory (OSS) officially inaugurated its new…

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 Signature of APICA agreement with GCF support, August 30th, 2023

Signature of APICA agreement with GCF support, August 30th, 2023

Signature of…

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 The Sahara and Sahel Observatory pays a courtesy visit to the Embassy of Equatorial Guinea in Tunis

The Sahara and Sahel Observatory pays a courtesy visit to the Embassy of Equatorial Guinea in Tunis

Mr. Nabil Ben Khatra, Executive Secretary of the OSS, and Mr. Abdel Kader Dodo,…

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INTERNATIONAL INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' DAY

Indigenous peoples are the custodians of lands that carry within them stories, beliefs, and ways of life that have evolved in harmony with nature for generations. Like forests, they are often misunderstood, unknown, or underestimated, but they actually are, the pillars of our world's cultural and ecological diversity.

INTERNATIONAL INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' 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

 Hackathon on crop mapping in North Africa: Cross fertilization between GMES&Africa and Digital Earth Africa, September 20 - 22, 2023
Hackathon on crop mapping in North Africa: Cross fertilization between GMES&Africa and Digital Earth Africa

This hackathon is the outcome of a fruitful…

 Atelier régional GMES Afrique du Nord à Nouakchott, du 20 au 22 septembre 2023
Atelier régional GMES Afrique du Nord à Nouakchott, du 20 au 22 septembre 2023

« Opportunités et défis liés à l’utilisation…

 Advancing Libya's Readiness for Phase 2 of the Green Climate Fund
Advancing Libya's Readiness for Phase 2 of the Green Climate Fund

As part of the Readiness-Libya II project, the…

 Closing of the GMES&Africa national workshop in Mauritania
Closing of the GMES&Africa national workshop in Mauritania

The national workshop of the GMES&Africa…

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…