Provisional Agenda

Opening

1. Introduction & Round of presentation

2. Adoption of the Agenda

3. Use of the Automated System for Data Collection (ASDC) during the 2021 locust campaigns: challenges, solutions, etc.

Session 1: Locust data collection

4. How can we improve locust monitoring and ASDC coverage? (mark points)

5. Review of ASDC beta version testing

Session 2: Locust data analysis

6. Use of the Caucasus and Central Asia Management System (CCALM) to analyze locust data

7. Use of satellite products for analysis of locust situation

8.Introduction of WEB-CCALM page

9. Examples of different locust GIS

10. Locust treatments: can GIS help to protect environmentally sensitive areas?

Session 3: Locust forecast

11. Locust remote sensing monitoring and early warning, including dynamic monitoring and warning of locust occurrence areas in China

12. Use of remote sensing products in Desert Locust forecasting

13. How to use CCALM to improve locust data analysis and forecast?

Closing

14. Recommendations for ASDC and CCALM improvement and use in 2022

15. Closing remarks

All working papers will be available on the FAO "Locust Watch CCA website" at:

http://www.fao.org/ag/locusts-CCA/en/index.html