15 years of EU support in monitoring the climate and the environment in Africa

A public presentation of MESA Program took place in Brussels at DEVCO Info-point on Wednesday 19th of June.  This event was organized at the initiative of the DEVCO Unit in charge of Intra ACP assistance and prepared by EUMETSAT and the Joint Research Center (JRC).

MESA Program is  a pan-African Program coordinated by the African Union Commission (AUC) which addresses the need for improved environmental monitoring towards sustainable management of natural resources in five regions of sub-Saharan Africa, namely CEMAC, ECOWAS, IGAD, IOC and SADC, involving 48 countries.

The MESA Program builds on investment made under previous Intra ACP/ EDF funded assistance program AMESD and aims to support of the broader GMES & Africa Initiative in positioning Africa to fully benefit from  operational Space Earth Observation capacities.

This 19th of June presentation of MESA Program counted with the active participation of representatives from African Union Commission, African Regional Economic Communities like IGAD, SADC, IOC and CEMAC as well as from ACP secretariat. The joint EUMETSAT/JRC presentation“15 years of EU support in monitoring the climate and the environment in Africa”  of has been followed by a dynamic debate among public, speakers and representative of African institutions.

The slides are available below: