The Web Platform of the GMES and
AFRICA Support Programme
GMES and Africa is the AUC Earth Observation Program for the Africa We Want.
AUC Headline
The Global Monitoring for Environment and Security and Africa (GMES & Africa) initiative is the crystallization of the longstanding cooperation between Africa and Europe in the area of space science & technology and earth observation. Through the implementation of 4 pillars (Data and Infrastructures, Services, Training, Communication and Awareness raising) the activities are designed to enable Africa to solve and address global challenges and promote sustainable development under the Copernicus programme.
Consortia Headline
Of the total funding for the GMES and AFRICA Support Programme, EUR17,5 Million have been reserved for granting Consortia. The purpose is to develop applications in the fields of Land Water and Natural Resources, and Marine and Coastal Resources. In November 2017 in Abidjan, 13 Consortia have been granted which represents a total of 13 Leaders, 72 Partners, 53 Associates, established in 46 African countries, and 6 European countries.
This pillar has been devised to ensure that access to Earth Observation data is maintained, improved and sustained:
Install and maintain new and existing E-stations
Strengthen data access and intra-African collaborative actions
The GMES and AFRICA Training has been designed to enhance regional and national capacities for African public institutions and private sector to generate and apply EO-based information for Natural and Water Resources as well as Marine & Coastal applications.
i) Ensure that RICs establish cooperation frameworks with Universities and work with the Pan-African University (PAU)
In order to ensure strategic human resourcing of its space programmes through the GMES & Africa project, the GMES & Africa Programme Management Unit (PMU), in collaboration…
