International Cooperation

EAMNet seeks to create an EU-Africa Marine Earth Observation Network, in support of an Africa-wide Earth Observation system. It aims at constructing a network linking providers of Earth Observation (EO) data, research centres of excellence, and regional and national users of such information from Europe and Africa in the coastal and oceanic domain.

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GARNET-E seeks to enable the integration of African requirements in the definition of future operation of the GMES Emergency Response Service in Africa. It also aims at strengthening and building regional and local capabilities, in order to allow African users and policy makers to access Earth Observation-derived information provided by the Emergency Response Service.

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ISAC supports European and African authorities and the insurance sector in monitoring agriculture. Based upon high resolution satellite data from recent DMC/Deimos sensors, ISAC complements the outputs from existing GMES service projects Geoland2 and SAFER.

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MAIRES will develop new methods for mapping of sea ice, icebergs and glaciers in the Arctic. By joint analysis of high-resolution images from European and Russian satellites obtained in the last decades, it is expected to obtain significant new  knowledge about ice in the Arctic.

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MALAREO will implement Earth Observation (EO) capacities within malaria vector control and management programs in southern Africa. MALAREO seeks both to facilitate capacity development in Africa applying EO insights within a permanent EO monitoring cell supporting the daily work of malaria control programmes, and further refine the parameters used to identify the localisation of the optimal breathing conditions for malaria.

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European and Russian satellites are orbiting around our planet every day, obtaining valuable information about the state of the Earth. However, efficient exchange of this information is still subject to significant technical challenges. MEDEO aims at developing tools and methods that will allow for reciprocal access to existing Earth Observation (EO) data bases in the EU and Russia.

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MOCCCASIN provides for improved quantitative predictions of Russian winter-wheat yield. Bringing together scientists from the EU and Russia, the project aims at improving the existing MARS Crop Yield Forecasting System (MCYFS), which is operated by the EU’s Joint Research Centre (JRC).

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PRE-EARTHQUAKES will cross-validate European and Russian Earth Observation data with the objective to evaluate how much the real-time integration of different observational methods could improve short-term earthquake prediction capabilities.

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ReCover supports the fight against deforestation and forest degradation
in the tropical region by developing a state-of-the-art service capabilities for
enhanced forest monitoring. Its main focus is to develop a sound statistical concept and accuracy assessment procedure that enables the generation of more reliable estimates for forest degradation and change.

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REDDAF supports countries in the African Congo Basin in monitoring deforestation and forest degradation more effectively. REDDAF will establish innovative services based on EO and in-situ measurements which respond to the needs of the users in the Congo Basin Region. The services are related to the Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) requirements within the new REDD policy process.

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REDD-FLAME will design and implement a satellite system for monitoring tropical and subtropical forests. This system will be able to quickly identify the first signs of illegal logging and thus allow earlier intervention by the authorities and better management of these fragile and valuable environments to prevent lasting damage.

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The REDDINESS project aims to enhance the existing capabilities within national forest monitoring centres in Gabon and the Republic of Congo in undertaking forest assessments, forest  mappings and carbon trend estimations. It will also undertake knowledge transfers and work to increase the readiness of the countries to join the carbon trade market.

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SAGA-EO aims at supporting the establishment of national Earth Observation networks in several African countries and to link them with existing initiatives in Africa and Europe, with a view to support the joint EU-AU Strategic action plan.

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The main concept of the SEMEP project is the investigation of electromagnetic phenomena related to large earthquakes in the global lithosphere-atmosphere-ionosphere coupled system using simultaneous satellite and ground-based observations.

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WatPLAN will contribute to facilitating the sustainable use of water from the Incomati river. It will develop and implement an operational earth monitoring system that supports transparent and rational decision making on water allocation and sustainable water utilization in the context of an international river basin.

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