Water Management in Africa With Earth Observation: Tiger Capacity Building Facility / 14 March 2012, from 19:15 to 20:15

14 March 2012, from 19:15 to 20:15 / open

Room: PC 4 - Patio 2 > Palais des Congrès (Rez de Jardin Level)

Coordinator: ITC - University of Twente

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Since 2005, under the guidance of the African Ministerial Council on Water (AMCOW), with contributions from CEOS, UNESCO and the African Development Bank and in collaboration with UN-ECA and other African and international organizations, the TIGER Initiative aims at developing tailored Earth Observation technology for strengthening the water sector in Africa. Under the TIGER Capacity Building Facility (TCBF) phase II (2009 – 2012), 20 research projects carried out by numerous African institutions, use earth-observation technology to learn more about the water cycle and to improve water management. TCBF provides specific technical assistance, training and scientific support to access and use EO datasets. Their major topics are, among others, sustainable water use, flooding patterns, water quality monitoring, sedimentation modeling, groundwater resource assessment, hydrological and environmental aspects of wetlands and climate change impacts. This Side Event will provide an insight into some of the most interesting success stories of TCBF.