On the 3rd of July, the Regional Consultation on West African Land Cover Reference System will take place at 3 pm.

The West African Land Cover Reference System (WALCRS) is a harmonized and ISO-based international reference system for creating regional land cover legends. It aims to provide consistent and systematic land cover datasets to address social and environmental challenges. Various organizations and projects support the system, and this consultation seeks to strengthen collaboration and operationalize the WALCRS at regional and national levels. The objective is to establish reliable baseline land cover information for West African countries

AGENDA

Time (CEST)

2:00 - 2:10 PM 

Welcome and opening Remarks

Gouantoueu Robert GUEI (Ph.D),  

Sub-Regional Coordinator for West Africa and Representative in Senegal, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) 

Moussa Leko, Principal Program Officer Forestry at Economic Community of West African (ECOWAS) – TBC   Dr. Mahalmoudou HAMADOUN, General Director AGRHYMET CCR-AOS Regional Center 

2:10 - 2:20 PM

The West African Land Cover Reference System

Dr. Mansour Mahamane, Data and Science Co-lead, AGRHYMET Regional Center 

Mr. Bako Mamane, Co-chief of party, AGRHYMET Regional Center 

2:20 - 2:30 PM

The regional system in action: example from Ghana 

Mr. Foster Mensah, Executive Director, Center for Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Services (CERSGIS) 

2:30 - 2:50 PM

Roundtable discussion 

Dr. Matieu Henry, Technical Officer, Geospatial Unit, Land and Water Division, FAO 

Dr. Jamilatou Chaibou Begou, Water Resources, Gender Equality Diversity and Social Inclusion and Capacity Development Expert, AGRHYMET 

Dr. Emil Cherrington, Regional Science Coordination Lead for West Africa, SERVIR West Africa 

2:50: - 3:00 PM

Closing remarks 

Dr. Antonio Di Gregorio, Land Cover Ontology Expert, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)