Ocean Colour 2007 Africa, 24 Sept.-5 Oct. 2007, Mombasa, Kenya
Within the 7th Framework Programme, the European Commission - Joint Research Centre (JRC) is building the observation, monitoring, modelling and analytical capacity of an 'ACP (African, Caribbean, Pacific) Observatory for Sustainable Development'. The system provides ready-to-use information on environment, food security and crisis issues on which to base appropriate policy responses.
The implementation of such an Observatory involves both European based activities as well as direct capacity building in ACP countries. Accordingly, through its Action 'Monitoring Natural resources for Development Co-operation' (MONDE), the Global Environment Monitoring Unit (GEM) of the Institute for Environment and Sustainability (JRC-IES) has offered a 2-weeks training course on:
"Methods and Applications of Ocean Colour Remote Sensing in African Coastal and Regional Seas".
Group Picture - first week
The course has been organized jointly with the Kenya Marine Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI) with additional partnership from:
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International Ocean Colour Coordinating Group (IOCCG);
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Group on Earth Observation (GEO International);
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Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA);
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Regional Programme for the Sustainable Management of the Coastal Zones of the Indian Ocean Countries (ReCoMap);
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Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem Programme (BCLME);
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Land-Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone (IGBP-LOICZ);
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Indian Ocean- Global Ocean Observing System (IOC Perth Office).
The Course was further endorsed by the Partnership for Observations of the Global Oceans (POGO) and the Global Ocean Observing System (IOC/GOOS-Africa). The course is a contribution to the activities of the ChloroGIN (GEO EC-06-07) network.
