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   * About SERVIR West Africa
   * Consortium members
     * ICRISAT – International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid
       Tropics – lead (Mali)
     * AFRIGIST – African Regional Institute for Geospatial Information Science
       and Technology (Nigeria)
     * AGRHYMET Regional Centre (Niger)
     * AIMS – the African Institute of Mathematical Sciences (Ghana/Senegal)
     * CERSGIS – Centre for Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Services
       (Ghana)
     * CSE – Centre de Suivi Écologique (Senegal)
     * ISESTEL – Institut Supérieur d’Études Spatiales et des Télécommunications
       (Burkina Faso)
     * CIESIN and IRI at Columbia University (USA)
     * University of Florida (USA)
   * Project Partners
     * USAID
     * NASA
   * Meet our Team
 * Themes
   * Agriculture and Food Security
   * Ecosystem and Carbon Management
   * Water Security
   * Weather and Climate Resilience
   * Financial Instruments
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   * Crop monitoring and condition assessment
   * Desert locust risk mapping (P-LOCUST)
   * Flash flood vulnerability mapping
   * Groundwater mapping
   * Monitoring ephemeral water bodies (WENDOU)
   * Artisanal Mining (Galamsey) Monitoring
   * Charcoal Production Monitoring
   * Harmonization of regional land use/land cover classification systems
   * Farmer-Managed Natural Regeneration
   * Sub-seasonal to seasonal forecasting
   * Sustainable Development Goals Mapping
 * Capacity Building
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   * West Africa Data Catalogue
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   * Charcoal Production Site Monitoring Portal
   * Monitoring Ephemeral Water Bodies Monitoring (WENDOU)- Senegal
   * News
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       * Ecosystem & Carbon Management
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 * About
   * About SERVIR West Africa
   * Consortium members
     * ICRISAT – International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid
       Tropics – lead (Mali)
     * AFRIGIST – African Regional Institute for Geospatial Information Science
       and Technology (Nigeria)
     * AGRHYMET Regional Centre (Niger)
     * AIMS – the African Institute of Mathematical Sciences (Ghana/Senegal)
     * CERSGIS – Centre for Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Services
       (Ghana)
     * CSE – Centre de Suivi Écologique (Senegal)
     * ISESTEL – Institut Supérieur d’Études Spatiales et des Télécommunications
       (Burkina Faso)
     * CIESIN and IRI at Columbia University (USA)
     * University of Florida (USA)
   * Project Partners
     * USAID
     * NASA
   * Meet our Team
 * Themes
   * Agriculture and Food Security
   * Ecosystem and Carbon Management
   * Water Security
   * Weather and Climate Resilience
   * Financial Instruments
 * Services
   * Crop monitoring and condition assessment
   * Desert locust risk mapping (P-LOCUST)
   * Flash flood vulnerability mapping
   * Groundwater mapping
   * Monitoring ephemeral water bodies (WENDOU)
   * Artisanal Mining (Galamsey) Monitoring
   * Charcoal Production Monitoring
   * Harmonization of regional land use/land cover classification systems
   * Farmer-Managed Natural Regeneration
   * Sub-seasonal to seasonal forecasting
   * Sustainable Development Goals Mapping
 * Capacity Building
 * Data Catalog
   * West Africa Data Catalogue
 * Resources
   * SERVIR WEST AFRICA Training Platform
   * SERVIR Service Catalog
   * SERVIR Resource Library
   * Artisanal Gold Mining Monitoring Portal
   * Charcoal Production Site Monitoring Portal
   * Monitoring Ephemeral Water Bodies Monitoring (WENDOU)- Senegal
   * News
   * Careers
   * Brochures and Flyers
     * SAGE 2024
       * Ecosystem & Carbon Management
       * Water Security
       * Weather Climate Resilience
       * Agriculture & Food Security
       * Air Quality Health
   * Photo Gallery
   * Videos
 * Contact us


CONNECTING SPACE TO VILLAGE: TOWARDS A REGIONAL EARTH OBSERVATIONS MARKETPLACE
IN WEST AFRICA

 






SAGE 2024!

> SERVIR WA’s team, led by Dr Paul Bartel, Chief of Party, attended the Servir
> Annual Global Exchange (SAGE 2024) in Morocco with global Earth observation
> experts to explore how space tech can empower local communities!


EMPOWERING COMMUNITY GOVERNANCE FOR SUSTAINABLE FARMER-MANAGED NATURAL
REGENERATION IN ZINDER, NIGER

A Community of Practice to Safeguard the Sustainability of Actions

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VOICES FROM THE MINES: UNDERSTANDING THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF SMALL-SCALE
MINING IN EASTERN GHANA

SERVIR WA 2 Project Engages Communities on the Environmental and Health
Challenges of Unregulated Mining Operations

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EMPOWERING WOMEN’S ASSOCIATIONS TO COMBAT LAND DEGRADATION AND ACHIEVE CARBON
MARKET SUCCESS

In rural communities, women play a crucial yet often overlooked role in
agricultural production and sustainable land management. Women’s associations,
if provided with equitable opportunities, are poised to drive significant
economic development through traditional and innovative utilisation of natural
resources.

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SHAPING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLANNING WITH GEOLOCATION

Technical experts, youth representatives, and women’s groups in Burkina Faso
were recently trained to analyze land degradation neutrality and assess its
impact on community conservation and restoration plans.

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MODERNIZING AGRICULTURAL MONITORING IN WEST AFRICA USING EARTH OBSERVATION DATA

Advancing national agriculture monitoring in West Africa through Earth
Observation data is now more achievable thanks to SERVIR West Africa, one of the
SERVIR Hubs. SERVIR is a joint initiative of USAID and NASA.

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ILLEGAL SMALL-SCALE MINING THREATENS GHANA’S FOREST RESERVES

Ghanaian authorities say illegal small-scale mining, also known as galamsey, has
led to widespread deforestation across the West African nation. VOA’s Anthony
LaBruto has more.

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EMPOWERING WOMEN’S ASSOCIATIONS TO COMBAT LAND DEGRADATION AND ACHIEVE CARBON
MARKET SUCCESS

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NASA’S SCIENCE COORDINATION OFFICE AND SERVIR WEST AFRICA’S LEADERSHIP TEAMS
VISITS CSE IN SENEGAL

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EXPLORE THE REDESIGNED SERVIR GLOBAL WEBSITE

Visit SERVIR’s newly redesigned website, which showcases the breadth and impact
of SERVIR’s global network.

SERVIR combines cutting-edge science and data from NASA with development
expertise from USAID to connect space to village. Our work in Africa, Asia, and
Latin America supports locally led efforts to strengthen climate resilience,
food and water security, forest and carbon management, and air quality.

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WELCOME TO SERVIR WEST AFRICA!


FROM TREES TO FUEL: MONITORING SUSTAINABLE CHARCOAL PRODUCTION IN GHANA


SHAPING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLANNING WITH GEOLOCATION

AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY

Agriculture is the base of the economy of West Africa, which, as the World Bank
asserts, provides livelihoods for most of the vulnerable population…

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ECOSYSTEM AND CARBON MANAGEMENT

Landscape management is associated with major challenges and opportunities
throughout West Africa…

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WATER SECURITY

Water scarcity and excess are the major constraints to sustainable livelihoods
in the Sahel and West Africa. They usually result in floods and droughts…

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WEATHER AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE

West Africa is prone to high variability in seasonal weather. This is
exacerbated by climate change, which increases the severity and frequency of
this variation…

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FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Financial Instruments (FIS) is a new service area proposed by SERVIR West Africa
for 2022-2027 to build EO services that leverage stakeholders’ access to
financial resources across…

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NEWS


VOICES FROM THE MINES: UNDERSTANDING THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF SMALL-SCALE
MINING IN EASTERN GHANA

SERVIR WA 2 Project Engages Communities on the Environmental and Health
Challenges of Unregulated Mining Operations Artisanal mining is considered a...

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FROM TREES TO FUEL: MONITORING SUSTAINABLE CHARCOAL PRODUCTION IN GHANA

Mapping Sustainability: How GIS and Remote Sensing Are Transforming Charcoal
Production Monitoring In sub-Saharan Africa, firewood and charcoal are...

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EMPOWERING COMMUNITY GOVERNANCE FOR SUSTAINABLE FARMER-MANAGED NATURAL
REGENERATION IN ZINDER, NIGER

A Community of Practice to Safeguard the Sustainability of Actions Farmer
Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR) is playing a pivotal role in restoring...

read more


MODERNIZING AGRICULTURAL MONITORING IN WEST AFRICA USING EARTH OBSERVATION DATA

A SERVIR West Africa Community of Practice is Leading the Way Advancing national
agriculture monitoring in West Africa through Earth Observation...

read more


EMPOWERING WOMEN’S ASSOCIATIONS TO COMBAT LAND DEGRADATION AND ACHIEVE CARBON
MARKET SUCCESS

In rural communities, women play a crucial yet often overlooked role in
agricultural production and sustainable land management. Women’s...

read more


SHAPING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLANNING WITH GEOLOCATION

SERVIR West Africa Empowers Burkina Faso's Community of Practice Technical
experts, youth representatives, and women's groups in Burkina Faso were...

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> THE SERVIR GLOBAL NETWORK
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> SERVIR consists of five regional hubs: SERVIR Amazonia, SERVIR Eastern &
> Southern Africa, SERVIR Hindu Kush Himalaya (SERVIR-HKH), SERVIR Mekong, and
> SERVIR West Africa. The hubs work closely with each other and affiliated USAID
> missions, project partners, and NASA.

West Africa Data Catalogue
CERSGIS SERVIR Products
SERVIR WEST AFRICA AFRIGIST Training Platform
RCMRD GeoPortal


CAPACITY BUILDING

SERVIR puts science at the service of society by building the capacity of
regional and national organizations that have demonstrated their ability to work
with governments and people and have the capacity to use Earth observation data
to understand, predict, and act at the local and regional levels.

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WHAT IS SERVIR?

A joint initiative of NASA, USAID, and leading geospatial organisations in Asia,
Africa, and Latin America, SERVIR partners with countries in these regions to
address critical challenges in climate change, food security, water and related
disasters, land use, and air quality. Using satellite data and geospatial
technology, SERVIR co-develops innovative solutions through a network of
regional hubs to improve resilience and sustainable resource management at
local, national and regional scales.

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SERVIR GLOBAL NETWORK

 * SERVIR Global
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   for Development (RCMRD)
 * SERVIR West Africa: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid
   Tropics (ICRISAT)
 * SERVIR MEKONG: Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC)
 * SERVIR Amazonia: International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
 * SERVIR Hindu Kush Himalayas: International Centre for Integrated Mountain
   Development (ICIMOD)

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CONTACT

c/o ICRISAT West and Central Africa Region Hub,
Samanko Station, Route de la Guinée,
P.O. Box 320, Bamako, Mali
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