About the Commission
The Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Western Region (CLCPRO) was created under the provisions of Article XIV of the FAO Constitution. It comprises 11 member countries from West and North-West Africa: Algeria, Burkina Faso, Gambia, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Senegal, Chad and Tunisia.The purpose of the CLCPRO is to promote, at national, regional and international level, all actions, including research and training, to ensure rational and sustainable management of preventive control and to deal with Desert Locust invasions in the western region of its habitat, comprising West and North-West Africa.
Events Schedule
4/4
2026
15/3
2026
Field Training for Students of the Higher Technician Program in Locust Control
Adrar (Algeria), 04/04/2026 - 15/03/2026
Field Training for Students of the Higher Technician Program in Locust Control - Adrar, Algeria
9/4
2026
16/4
2026
Regional training for lead prospectors on surveying techniques in locust control
Tunis (Tunisia), 09/04/2026 - 16/04/2026
Objective: To strengthen the skills of master trainers in survey techniques using new technological tools
9/2
2026
11/2
2026
Closing workshop of the AFD project “Consolidating the foundations of the preventive control strategy and developing operational research on the Desert Locust in the Western Region”
Dakar (Senegal), 09/02/2026 - 11/02/2026
Objective: To carry out an evaluation of the AFD project and explore new prospects for collaboration with the Agency
Recent Publications
Report of the Closing Workshop of the AFD Project: “Consolidating the foundations of the preventive control strategy and developing operational research on the Desert Locust in the Western Region”
16/03/2026
After five years of implementation of the AFD project “Consolidating the foundations of the preventive control strategy and developing operational research...
Newsletter of the Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Western Region (CLCPRO), No. 13
31/01/2026
This edition of the newsletter provides an overview of the year 2025, highlighted by the management of the Desert Locust outbreaks in the Western Region,...
Categories: CLCPRO, Newsletters
Report on the trial treatment of Desert Locust larvae using the biopesticide Metarhizium acridum
16/12/2025
This report presents the results of a field trial conducted in the Inchiri region (Mauritania) from 10 November to 10 December 2025, aimed at evaluating...
Categories: Environnement, Rapports
Report on the Regional Training on the Operational Use of the Biopesticide Metarhizium acridum against the Desert Locust
17/11/2025
As part of its efforts to promote sustainable control methods, CLCPRO organized in Mauritania, from 5 to 14 November 2025, a regional training on the...
Categories: Ateliers, Environnement, Rapports
Liens importants
- Plant Production and Protection Division (NSP)
- Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region (CRC)
- Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in South-West Asia (SWAC)
- Locust Watch
- Desert Locust Information Service (DLIS)
- Locusts and Transboundary Plant Pests and Diseases (NSPMD)
Contact
Executive SecretaryMohamed Lemine Hamouny
Address: 30, rue Asselah Hocine, BP 270 RP. Alger - Algérie
Tel.: +213 (0) 23 509 115
Fax: +213 (0) 23 509 095
Email: [email protected]