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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 L'Observatoire du Sahara et du Sahel à la 10eme Biennale du FEM, 23-26 septembre 2024, Punta del Este (Uruguay)

L'Observatoire du Sahara et du Sahel à la 10eme Biennale du FEM, 23-26 septembre 2024, Punta del Este (Uruguay)

A l’occasion de la 10ème biennale du Fonds pour l'Environnement Mondial (FEM),…

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 First meeting between the Executive Secretaries of the Sahara and Sahel Observatory (OSS) and the Global Water Partnership for West Africa (GWP-WA), Ouagadougou, September 9, 2024

First meeting between the Executive Secretaries of the Sahara and Sahel Observatory (OSS) and the Global Water Partnership for West Africa (GWP-WA), Ouagadougou, September 9, 2024

Mr. Nabil BEN KHATRA, Executive Secretary of the Sahara and Sahel Observatory (…

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 Review of OSS participation in World Water Week 2024: promoting collaboration and advancing the management of shared water resources in Africa

Review of OSS participation in World Water Week 2024: promoting collaboration and advancing the management of shared water resources in Africa

Mr. Mohamedou SY and Mr. Haithem REJEB, representing the OSS at the World Water…

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International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, August 9, 2024

Every August 9, the International Day of Indigenous Peoples is a call for reflective considerations, a reflection of pure intuitions and deep meditations on the link we have with nature...

International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, August 9, 2024

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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

1809

PEOPLE TRAINED

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AFRICAN BENEFICIARY COUNTRIES

12

TRANSBOUNDARY AQUIFER SYSTEMS

Project Activities

 Second supervision mission of the ADSWAC Project, from September 20th to 27th, 2024, Namibia
Second supervision mission of the ADSWAC Project, from September 20th to 27th, 2024, Namibia

From September 20th to 27th…

 Project AdaptWAP: Towards Strengthened South-South Cooperation for Rigorous Management and Conservation of Protected Areas in Africa
Project AdaptWAP: Towards Strengthened South-South Cooperation for Rigorous Management and Conservation of Protected Areas in Africa

 2nd awareness and capacity building workshop on Ecosystem Natural Capital Accounting under the Copernicea Project - Conakry, August 19-28, 2024
Second national awareness and capacity building workshop on Ecosystem Natural Capital Accounting (ENCA) under the Copernicea Project - Conakry, August 19-28, 2024.

Second national awareness and capacity…

 Workshop on policy components to improve the management of water resources of the Iullemeden/Taoudéni-Tanezrouft AS, August 19, 2024, Ouagadougou
Policy components to improve the management of water resources of the Iullemeden/Taoudéni-Tanezrouft Aquifer System

The regional workshop on policy components to…

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…