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
16/11
2026
20/11
2026
Joint Meeting of the 12th Session of CLCPRO and the 18th Meeting of its Executive Committee
Niamey (Niger), 16/11/2026 - 20/11/2026
A statutory meeting bringing together delegations from member countries, technical and financial partners, and sister regional organizations, to review the Commission's activities since the previous session, examine the regional Desert Locust situation, and define the strategic orientations and action plan for the 2027-2028 bien...
27/9
2026
7/10
2026
Field Training for Students of the 3rd Cohort of the Master's Programme in Desert Locust Management
Ayoun el Atrous (Mauritania), 27/09/2026 - 07/10/2026
20/9
2026
25/9
2026
Training of Drone Focal Points on the Spraying Drone Prototype
Ayoun el Atrous (Mauritania), 20/09/2026 - 25/09/2026
A field training session organized in partnership with the company Micronair, for the drone focal points of member countries, aimed at strengthening their skills in the use of spraying drones for Desert Locust control.
Recent Publications
Report of the Workshop for Planning the 6th Regional Training Plan (PFR VI) 2027-2030
21/09/2026
Following four years of implementing the Regional Training Plan V (RTP V), CLCPRO brought together the directors of the national Desert Locust control...
Categories: Réunions, Ateliers, Rapports, Formations
Report of the Regional Planning Workshop for the 2026 Summer Desert Locust Control Campaign in the Western Region
26/07/2026
Following the intense Desert Locust activity recorded in Morocco since the beginning of 2026 and the risk of its spread towards the Sahelian countries,...
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
Stay Connected
Important Links
- Plant Production and Protection Division (NSP)
- Locusts and Transboundary Plant Pests and Diseases Group (NSPMD)
- Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region (CRC)
- Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in South-West Asia (SWAC)
- FAO Locust Watch
- Desert Locust Information Service (DLIS)
- NSP Newsletter
- Follow @FAOPlants on X
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]