The CLCPRO is a regional commission established under Article XIV of the FAO Constitution, responsible for coordinating Desert Locust control in West and Northwest Africa.

• Algeria
• Burkina Faso
• Gambia
• Libya
• Mali
• Morocco
• Mauritania
• Niger
• Senegal
• Chad
• Tunisia

• Institutional and Financial
• Environment
• Monitoring, Alerting, and Rapid Response
• Locust Emergency Management
• Research & Development

Through contributions from its member countries and support from international donors, with technical assistance from the FAO.

The country must:

• Be located in the Western Region,
• Submit its membership request to the CLCPRO Secretariat,
• Obtain approval from the current members,
• Submit the finalized application file to FAO,
• Sign its instrument of accession,
• Pay its contribution.

Access to:

• Monitoring and early warning systems
• Technical support
• Financial support for national activities
• Training and national capacity development
• Simulation exercises

The Desert Locust is a migratory insect belonging to the Acrididae family. It is known for its ability to form vast swarms capable of causing significant damage to crops.

Because it can form massive swarms that quickly consume crops, threatening food security and the livelihoods of local communities.

The Desert Locust has been responsible for major famines throughout history, notably in ancient Egypt and during the Middle Ages.

The Desert Locust can fly at relatively high altitudes, ranging from 1,800 to 3,000 meters.

A swarm of Desert Locusts can travel up to 150 kilometers per day.

The size of a Desert Locust swarm varies from less than 1 km² to several hundred km².

A swarm contains at least 40 million locusts per km², and sometimes up to 80 million.

Desert Locusts can feed on more than 600 different plant species.

An adult Desert Locust can eat the equivalent of its own weight in food per day, about 2 grams.

A swarm of adult Desert Locusts can consume the equivalent of the food needed to feed 35,000 people.

A female Desert Locust can lay up to 300 eggs in her lifetime.