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),…
2030
strategyThe OSS 2030 Strategy comes as a continuation of the 2020 strategy and the need for its adaptation.
Our news
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 (…
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…
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...
Nos axes
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 .
Biodiversity
This line will have the strategic objective of providing partner countries with knowledge and methods for assessing biodiversity and adapted ecosystem services.
>Read more
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.
>Read more
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.
>Read more
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.
>Read more37
TRAINING SESSIONS
1809
PEOPLE TRAINED
28
AFRICAN BENEFICIARY COUNTRIES
12
TRANSBOUNDARY AQUIFER SYSTEMS
Project Activities
Project AdaptWAP: Towards Strengthened South-South Cooperation for Rigorous Management and Conservation of Protected Areas in 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
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
The geoportals that are developed in accordance with international rules and standards, are interactive platforms that help you query geographic…
