Accueil des représentants d’institutions et officiels invités
Monday 17 Octobre (16h – 20h) : Welcome and registration of participants (Palais des congrès)
19h – 20 h : Meeting of the Scientific Committee of the workshop(CS RIPIECSA, chairs of sessions)
› Vulnérabilité des sols et de leurs services écosystémiques face aux changements climatiques : effet d'un stress hydrique sur la production végétale et les propriétés des sols en zone soudano-sahélienne. - Badiane Ndour Yacine, Laboratoire National de Recherches sur les Productions Végétales, ISRA, Sénégal
11:15-11:25 (10min)
› Analyse de la gestion pastorale et de l'adaptation des éleveurs transhumants face aux variabilités climatiques dans les communes riveraines de la Réserve de Biosphère Transfrontalière du W (Bénin) - Paolo D. A. A. LESSE, Laboratoire d'Ecologie Appliquée, Université d'Abomey Calavi, Cotonou (Bénin)
11:45-11:55 (10min)
› Priority "Science" in the AU-EU 8th Partnership - Jean Albergel, World Agroforestry Centre, Laboratoire d'études des Interactions Sols, Agrosystèmes, Hydrosystèmes, Nairobi, Kenya
11:45-11:55 (10min)
PRO: Invited conférences on Environmental Observing Systems
Luc Sigha (U Yaoundé), Souleymane Konaté (IUCN), Serge Janicot (IRD)
14:35 - 14:45 (10min)
The AMMA-CATCH Observing System
Sylvie Galle, Laboratoire d'Etude des Transferts en Hydrologie et Environnement (IRD, France)
14:45 - 15:45 (1h)
National Environmental Monitoring System
1. Niger (Issoufou Wata Sama; Centre National de Suivi Ecologique et Environnemental) 2. Bénin (X) 3. Augustin Kabore (Ministère de l'environnement) 4. Mali (Mohamed Koité; Direction de la Météorologie du Mali).
15:45 - 16:00 (15min)
The Observing System Research and Predictability Experiment (THORPEX) in Africa
Aida DIONGUE NIANG, Agence Nationale de la Météorologie du Sénégal (AMAMS)
Meeting of RIPIECSA scientific committee open to chairs of sessions
To prepare the institutional meeting and governing board of the Friday (lessons learn from RIPIECSA, synergie with AMMANET action plan, etc.)
16:30 - 18:00 (1h30)
Meeting on synergies (bridges) betweend IRD initiatives in Africa
Restricted meeting between leaders of AMMA, SREC, GMV, ESCAPE (Scientific collaborations and potential contribution of AMMANET to the implementation of these programs)
16:30 - 18:00 (1h30)
AMMANET Governig Board
Constitution of AMMANET Governing Board and confirmation of the ToR and mission (Representative of African Institution, ACMAD, AGRHYMET, 2IE, ECOWAS, ICSU, etc.).
Overall feedback (lessons learn from RIPIECSA, AMMANET Action Plan)
Sessions coordinated by : Président CS RIPIECSA (Abdoulaye Gouro), Chimère DIAW (RAFM), Norbert Hounkonnou (CIPMA)
1) Lessons learned from RIPIECSA (Président CS RIPIECSA (Abdoulaye Gouro) and Arona DIEDHIOU (Chef de Projet))
2) The AMMANET action plan (Ernest Afiesimama (NIMET, Nigeria) and Aminata Ndiaye (UCAD, Sénégal)
3) The role of AIRD (The Inter-Institutions Agency of Research for Development) in the coordination and implementation of projects in Africa (mission, capacity, facility and support to AMMANET): Antoine Bricout and Michel Bouvet
Chair: French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs. Meeting open to representative of institutions, AMMANET governing board, RIPIECSA scientific committee.
