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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

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.

31/8

2026

3/9

2026

Planning Workshop for the 6th Regional Training Plan (PFR VI) 2027-2029
Oran (Algeria), 31/08/2026 - 03/09/2026

A workshop bringing together CLCPRO member countries to assess the performance of the 5th Regional Training Plan (2022-2026) and develop the new Regional Training Plan covering the 2027-2029 period, aimed at sustainably strengthening the capacities of national Desert Locust control systems.

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Recent Publications
FAO Commission for controlling the Desert Locust in Western Region (CLCPRO) - A Success Story
01/03/2021