CRC/SWACINTERREGIONALWORKSHOPFORDESERTLOCUSTINFORMATIONOFFICERS

FAOCOMMISSIONFORCONTROLLINGTHEDESERTLOCUSTINTHECENTRALREGION(CRC)

FAOCOMMISSIONFORCONTROLLINGTHEDESERTLOCUSTINSOUTH-WESTASIA(SWAC)

No.11

24–28June2019AddisAbaba,Ethiopia

2019

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FAOCOMMISSIONFORCONTROLLINGTHEDESERTLOCUSTINTHECENTRALREGION(CRC)

FAOCOMMISSIONFORCONTROLLINGTHEDESERTLOCUSTINSOUTH-WESTASIA(SWAC)

INTERREGIONALWORKSHOPFORDESERTLOCUSTINFORMATIONOFFICERS

24–28June2019AddisAbaba,Ethiopia

FOODANDAGRICULTUREORGANIZATIONOFTHEUNITEDNATIONS

Rome,2019

TableofContents

1. Introduc+on 2.........................................................................................................................

2. Programme 2..........................................................................................................................

2.1DesertLocustbulle+ns 3................................................................................................

2.2MacBookProandMacOS 4.............................................................................................

2.3RAMSESv4(Rv4.1) 4........................................................................................................

2.4eLocust3 5.......................................................................................................................

2.5Locusapp 6.....................................................................................................................

2.6Drones 7..........................................................................................................................

3. Conclusion 8...........................................................................................................................

4. Acknowledgements 9.............................................................................................................

Annex1.Workshoppar+cipants 11.............................................................................................

Annex2.Workshopprogramme 12..............................................................................................

Annex3.Breedingcalendar 13.....................................................................................................

Annex4.RAMSES(Rv4.1)improvements 14................................................................................

Annex5.CurrentstatusofeLocust3upda+ng 15........................................................................

Annex6.Locusapp 16..................................................................................................................

CRC/SWACInterregionalWorkshopforDesertLocustInformaVonOfficers

24–28June2019(AddisAbaba,Ethiopia)

1. IntroducVon

TheFAOCommissionsforControllingtheDesertLocustintheCentralRegion(CRC)andinSouth-WestAsia(SWAC)sponsoredaninterregionalworkshopforDesertLocustInforma+onOfficers(DLIOs)infrontlinecountriesofbothregions.TheCRCsecretariatorganizedtheworkshopattheNexusHotelinAddisAbaba,Ethiopiaon24–28June2018duetoitsexcellentmee+ngfacili+es,reliableinternetconnec+onandcomfortableaccommoda+on.TheFAOSeniorLocustForecas+ngOfficer,KeithCressman,conductedtheworkshopandwasassistedbyaCRCresourceperson,OsamaRabie,fromEgypt.Allworkshoppar+cipantsarrivedon+me.Internetservicesweretemporarilynotavailableinthecountryduringtheworkshopperiod.

Atotalof15DLIOsaiendedtheworkshopfromeightfrontlinecountriesintheCentralRegionandtwoinSouth-WestAsiaandtheDesertLocustControlOrganiza+onforEasternAfrica(DLCO-EA)(Annex1).TwoofficersfromEthiopiaalsopar+cipatedintheworkshopbecausetheEthiopianDLIOwasatFAOHeadquartersinRomeforthe11-monthtrainingcourseintheDesertLocustInforma+onService(DLIS).TheDLIOsfromIrancouldnotcometotheworkshopbecausetheywereinvolvedinon-goinglocustcontrolopera+ons.

Thisyear’sworkshopwastheeleventhannualDLIOworkshopsince2008.Twodigitaltoolswereusedforthefirst+meinthisworkshop.Par+cipantspre-registeredusingafree-app,EventsXD,whichalsocontainedtheprogrammeandotherdetailsabouttheworkshop .The1

Men+onlineinterac+vetoolisusefulforsurveyingpar+cipantsandpresen+ngques+onssuchasthreeQues+onsoftheDayonDesertLocustbiologyandbehaviourtoreinforcepar+cipants’knowledge .Neithertoolscouldbefullyu+lizedduringtheworkshopbecause2

Internetservicewastemporarilysuspendedinthecountryatthe+me. .

2. Programme

BasedontheadviceofDLIS,thethreeDesertLocustregionalcommissions–theFAOCommissionforControllingtheDesertLocustintheWesternRegion(CLCPRO),intheCentralRegion(CRC)andinSouth-WestAsia(SWAC)–tookthedecisiontostandardiseontheMacplalormforna+onalDesertLocustInforma+onOfficers(DLIOs)inordertoimprovetheglobalDesertLocustrepor+ngearlywarningsystem.Bythisyear,allDLIOshadbeenequippedwithaMacBookProlaptopformanagingeLocust3data,opera+ngtheRAMSES(Rv4.1)geographicinforma+onsystemandpreparinglocustbulle+ns .Applehardwareand3

somwareofferincreasedstability,security,lessviruses,beierperformance,andamoreenjoyablecompu+ngexperiencewhilelesssupportisrequiredfromDLISandthecommissionsthanforPCs.Sofar,usersreportfarfewerproblemswiththeMacscompared

www.eventsxd.com(searchonDesertLocust)1

men+.comandmen+meter.com2

13-inch2017,2.3GHzi5128/16GB.MacOs10.133

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tothePCs.Thiswasreconfirmedatthisyear’sworkshopinwhichonlyanhour-longsessionwasrequiredforMactrainingandproblemsolving.

Giventhecurrentsitua+oninYemeninwhichthereisoneDLIOinSana’aandonebasedinAden,itisnecessarytoprovideoneaddi+onalMacBookProtoYemensothateachDLIOhasoneformanagingDesertLocustdata.ItishopedthattheCRCwillbeabletoaddressthisissueassoonaspossible.

Thisyear’sprogrammefocussedonanalysisusingRv4.1(Annex2).Thefivedaysallowedsufficient+meforpar+cipantstolearnbyprac+cingandcomple+ngseveralexercisesinwhichreallocustsitua+onswereexamined.Inaddi+on,thetrainerprovidedfeedbackonimprovementstosurveyingandrepor+ng,upda+ngeLocust3somwareandantennasfromDjibou+andEthiopia,introducingtheuseofdronesforDesertLocustsurveyandcontrol,andhowtoprepareeLocust3DpackagesforuseontheeLocust3tabletbysurveyofficers.TheCRCresourcepersonpresentedtheLocusapp,anAndroidmobilephoneappthatcanbeusedforenhancednaviga+onduringsurveys.Theworkinghoursofthefive-dayinformaltechnicalworkshopwerefrom0830hto1730hwitha30-minutecoffeebreakinthemorningandamernoon,anda90minutelunchbreak.

2.1DesertLocustbulleVns

Itwasnotedthatallcountriesinbothregionscon+nuetomaintainahighstandardofrepor+ngthatisthebasisfortheglobalDesertLocustearlywarningsystem.Nevertheless,thereisalwaysroomforimprovementstoensurehighqualityand+melyinforma+ononaregularbasis.Ratherthanpresen+ngthestatusofrepor+ngbylocust-affectedcountriesthroughthetradi+onalevalua+onofquality,+melinessandfrequencyofreports,thepar+cipantspeer-reviewedthelatestbulle+nfromeachcountryandprovidedsugges+onsforimprovements.Thiswassupplementedbyaddi+onalrecommenda+onsfromthetrainer.

Similartolastyear’sworkshop,themainareaforimprovementinallcountriescon+nuestobetheinclusionofcap+onsformapsthatindicatethe+tleandabriefexplana+onorinterpreta+onofthemap.WhileDLIOsarelikelytounderstandthemap,mostreadersmaynotbeabletodosoeasilyorsensibly.Hence,awell-wriienconcisecap+ondescribingthemapwouldhelptoprovidemoreunderstanding.Itisalsoextremelyimportanttoincludesatellite-derivedrainfallmapswithsurveyresultsofsoilmoisture,greennessmapswithsurveyresultsofvegeta+on,andlocustsitua+onmaps.Itisnotnecessarytoincludesuchmapsintheabsenceofrainfall,greenvegeta+onorlocustsurveys.Ifsurveyswerenotconductedandnolocustswerereported,thisshouldbeclearlywriieninthebulle+ntoavoidanyunnecessaryconfusionorexpecta+ons.AbriefsummaryoftheRv4.1datashouldbeincludedwhensendingthedatafiletoDLIS.Thedataandthecontentsofreportsandbulle+nsshouldalwaysmatch.

Itisimportantthatthecontentsofthena+onallocustbulle+nsarepresentedinaprofessionalmannerthatisappealingtothereader.Coloursshouldbecarefullyusedandnotoverused.Thethreatlevelsshouldbeclearlyiden+fied.Thefirstpageshouldcontainasimpledynamicmapindica+nglocustpresenceandabsencewhilesubsequentpagescancontainmoredetailedmaps.Wheneverpossible,compositemapsofsatelliteimageryandRv4.1datashouldbepresented,forexample,IRIrainfallmapswithRv4.1soilmoisturedata,IRIgreennessmapswithRv4.1vegeta+ondata,topographicalmapswithRv4.1locustdata.

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Thelaiershouldnotbepresentintoomuchdetailthatmightoverwhelmnon-technicalreaders;inotherwords,plotdataaccordingthelocusttyperatherthanbehaviour.

Itisimportanttopresentananalysisofthesitua+on,notjustasummaryoflocustpresence.Theanalysisshouldlinktheweatherandecologicalcondi+onstothelocustsitua+on,includingresultsofthebreedinges+mates.Fromthis,asensibleandmeaningfulforecastcanbeprepared.Furtherinstruc+onandexplana+ononthistopicwasprovidedatthisyear’sworkshop.

DuringperiodsofincreasedDesertLocustac+vity,outbreaksandcontrol,DLIOsshouldsendRv4.1datatoDLIStwo+mesperweek,suchasTuesdayandFridaysorMondayandThursdays.Thisisimpera+veinordertokeepallcountriesinformedinapreciseand+melymannerofthecurrentsitua+onandexpecteddevelopments.

2.2MacBookProandMacOS

FiveoftheDLIOs(Djibou+,Egypt,Eritrea,PakistanandYemen)hadnotbeenabletoupdatetheMacOSfrom10.13(HighSierra)to10.14(Mojave)becauseofslowandunreliableInternetconnec+onintheircountry.Thiswasdoneattheworkshopusinganofflineversion.DuetoalackofInternetconnec+on,theMacBookProscouldnotbecheckedtoensurethatthelatestversionofthestandardapplica+onsaswellasSophosan+-viruswereinstalledandfunc+oningcorrectly.

2.3RAMSESv4(Rv4.1)

Rv4.1iscurrentlyusedin18frontlinecountriesoftheDesertLocustrecessionareawheresurveyandcontrolopera+onsarecarriedoutanddataarecollectedthatneedtobemanagedandanalysedonaregularbasis .In2014,RAMSESwasextensivelyredesignedas4

open-sourcesomwarecontainingasingleunifieddatabase.Thenewversion,Rv4,becameopera+onalon1January2015andwasupdatedtoRv4.1inMay2016.Severalincrementalupdateshavebeenissuedsincethentofixbugsandimprovefunc+onality.

Intensivetrainingwasprovidedtotheworkshoppar+cipantsonhowtousethebreedingquerytoes+matethedatesoflaying,hatchingandfledgingofcopula+ngadults,hoppersandfledglings.Acolour-codedcalendarintheNumbersappwasintroducedasameansofdisplayingtheresultsinagraphicalmannertomakeiteasierforDLIOstounderstandtheoverallbreedingperiodandtodetermineifmorethanonegenera+onofbreedingoccurredduringtheseason(Annex3).Thepar+cipantswereshownanexampleofwinterbreedinginSudanstar+ngwithNovember2018.

Es+ma+ngbreedingisfundamentaltotheanalysisofanylocustsitua+on.Fromsuches+mates,the+mingofrainfallandfavourableecologicalcondi+onscanbedeterminedfromremotesensingandsurveyresultstobeierunderstandtheevolu+onoflocustdevelopment.

Thepar+cipantsweretaughttheessen+alcomponentsandmethodsofsummaryand

analysis,emphasisingthedevelopmentofbreedinges+matesandthesystema+corganiza+onanduseofmonthlylayersofrainfall,vegeta+on,soilmoisture,locustbehaviour

Algeria,Chad,Djibou+,Egypt,Eritrea,Ethiopia,India,Iran,Libya,Mali,Mauritania,Morocco,Niger,Oman,4

Pakistan,SaudiArabia,Sudan,Yemen,andDLCO-EA

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andlocusttype.Itisimportanttorememberthatthelocustsitua+oncanbeconsideredone

long,uninterruptedstoryinwhicheachmonthisanewchapterbutinthesamebook.Therefore,itisnecessarytorefertopreviousmonthsandtomakesuretogobackfar

enoughin+metocommencewiththeveryfirstseasonalrains.Giventheeffectsofclimatechange,suchrainsmayoccuratunusual+mes,e.g.thesummerandautumnrainsin2018

thatledtoanoutbreakinwinterbreedingareasalongbothsidesoftheRedSeaduring

whichwinterrainfallwasnearlyabsent.

Thepar+cipantsweredividedintosevengroupsandspentafulldayprac+cingtheanalysisoftheDesertLocustoutbreakinEritrea .TheanalysisstartedwithJanuary2019andworked5

backwardstotheini+alrainsthatfellduringtheprevioussummer,andworkedforwardstoincludeaforecastforMarchandApril2019.Eachgrouppreparedmapsandshowedtheirresultsduringaten-minutepresenta+on.Allpar+cipantsandtrainersvotedforthebestanalysisbysecretballotbecausetheMen+onlineinterac+vetoolcouldnotbeusedwithoutInternet.

Duringtheanalysisexercise,severalimportantshortcomingsofRv4.1becameapparentsuchas(1)queryingrainfalldatacollectedduringsurveysand(2)theabilitytoselectspecificinfesta+onsfordeterminingbreedinges+mates.Thisisespeciallycri+calinthosecountriesthathavemorethanoneseasonalbreedingareasuchasEritrea,Pakistan,SaudiArabia,SudanandYemen.Addi+onalshortcomingsareindicatedinAnnex4.Itishopedthattheseshortcomingscanbeaddressedassoonaspossible.

Thepar+cipantswereshownhowtoopenCSVfilesinRv4.1.Thisisusefulfordisplayingcustomtownsinacountry.Inthiscase,theDLIOshouldprepareafileintheNumbersappthathasthreecolumnsofdata:TOWN,LATandLONG(indecimalformat,DD.DDDD,thatcanbedeterminebyusingGoogleEarth).ThefileshouldbeexportedasCSVformat.TheCSVplugininRv4.1isusedtoopentheCSVfileandindicatethedelimita+on(commaorsemi-colon)andthecorrectcolumnsforlongitude(X)andla+tude(Y)sothatthetownsareploiedcorrectly.DLIOsprac+cedbypreparingafilewithafewcustomtownnamesalongtheRedSeacoastsanddisplayingitinRv4.1.

TheCRCResourcePerson,OsamaMoustafa,developedapluginfortheNumbersappthatsummarisesRv4.1data.Heshowedpar+cipantshowitworksbyaddingthescripttoAutomatorasaServiceforNumbers.Its+llrequiresfinalisa+ontoincludethedateofthedateandthecontroltypes.Thereamer,itwillbemadeavailabletotheDLIOswithaninstalla+onvideo.

2.4eLocust3

CountrieswereremindedthateverysurveyandcontrolteamshoulduseeLocust3torecordtheirobserva+onsinthefieldandtransmittheminreal-+meviasatellitetotheirNa+onalLocustCentre.Duringsurveyandcontrolopera+ons,DLIOsshoulduseGeoFlextomonitorfieldac+vi+esonadailybasis .6

Oman-Yemen;Djibou+-DLCOEA-Ethiopia;Egypt-Yemen;SaudiArabia-Egypt;Sudan-Pakistan-DLCO-EA;India-5

Eritrea-Ethiopia;Pakistan-India(votedasbestanalysis)

hips://web-humanav.novacom-services.com/novacom-gwt-generic/index.jsp6

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NovacomrecentlyupdatedeLocust3somwaretov19.1.0tofixseveralissuesbut,unfortunately,itappearsthatseveralnewbugswereaccidentallyintroducedthatthecorrecttransmissionofsomecontroldata(concentra+on,applica+onrate,quan+tyused,treatmentdura+ondata).Par+cipantswereinformedthattheymaywishtodowngradetov2.6thatwasreleasedlastyeartoimprovetransmissionspeedanddataquality(byrequiringla+tudeandlongitudecoordinates,andallowstheentryoftreatedareasoflessthanonehectareandpes+cideconcentra+onsoflessthanonelitre).Lastyear,DLISdispatchedonecabledirectlytoeachcountryforupda+ngtheIDP680eLocust3antenna.DLISalsopreparedavideoshowinghowtoupdatethetabletandtheantenna,includingtheuseofthecustomcable.ItistheresponsibilityoftheDLIOstoupdateeverytabletandantennaintheircountry,andtoinformDLISaccordinglysothatNovacomcanmakethenecessaryconfigura+onchangesontheplalormtoallowdatatransmission.Whilemostcountrieshavebeguntheupdateprocedure,thereares+llsomecountriesthathavenotupdatedalloftheirtabletsandantennas(Annex5).

DLIOswereremindedtocheckeLocust3unitsthatareinstorageeverymonthtoensurethatthebaierylevelisabout40%.Inaddi+on,itisimportanttocheckthatthecorrectdateand+mearedisplayed,whichindicatestheclockbaieryischarged.Iftheincorrectdateand+meappear,thentheclockbaieryshouldbechargedbyturningonthetabletandpluggingitinforthreedaysofuninterruptedpower.Thedisplaycanbeturnedoffduringthis+me.Indiamen+onedthatithadsuccessfullyreplacedtheclockbaierybytakingthetablettoalocalshop.Thismaybeaviablesolu+onforthosecountriesthatdonothavethreedaysofuninterruptedpower.

2.5Locusapp

TheCRCResourcepersondemonstratedtheuseoftheLocusapptoallpar+cipants.Thepurposeoftheappistouseitfornaviga+onduringsurveysinordernottomissimportantbreedingareas.Itreplacestheuseofcompass,GPSandpapermapsandavoidsdependenciesonlocalscoutsandguideswhomaybebiasedandignoreotherareasinwhichtheyareunfamiliar.Inaddi+on,localguidesaredeclininginmanycountriesandthenewgenera+ondoesnotknowthelocustareas.TheLocusappgivesthesurveyteamcompleteautonomywithouthavingtorelyonlocalscoutsandguides.

TheappcontainsbasicGPSfunc+onality,measuresdistances,drawsthesurveytrackinadvance,addsspecificpointssuchasprevioussurveysanddisplaystracksduringcontrolopera+ons.Itconsistsofhighresolu+ontopographymaps,TPCmapsandOSMmapsthatshowroads,andremotesensingimageryforrainfallandgreenvegeta+ones+mates.Itworksen+relyofflinesinceInternetconnec+vityisomennotavailableormaybecostly,interruptedortooslow.TheappworksonAndroiddevicesandisfreelyavailableonGooglePlay(LocusMapFree)orinasharedfolderonGoogleDrive.Thelaieralsocontainsadetailedmanualforinstalla+on,mapmakingandfielduse.

Acompanionapp,SAS.Planet,isusedtopreparehighresolu+onbasemapsforLocusappfromGoogleMaps,BingMapsandothers.ThecompanionmapisonlyavailableforPC.Inaddi+on,GoogleEarthProcanbeusedtomakemapsofsurveydataandremotely-sensedrainfalles+matesandgreenvegeta+on.

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Theappprovidesmorefunc+onalitythaneLocust3Dandcouldbeconsideredasuitablealterna+ve(Annex6).

2.6Drones

Theuseoffixedandrotarywingunmannedaerialvehicles(UAV),commonlycalleddrones,couldbeapoten+almeansofimprovingDesertLocustmonitoring,earlywarningandrapidcontrol,andreducingthecostsofsurveyandcontrol.Dronescouldbeusedtocoverlargerareasduringsurveys,reducetherandomnessoflookingforgreenvegeta+onandlocustsinthevastdesert,checkinaccessibleareas,andundertakesaferandmoreeffec+vecontrolopera+ons.

DLISandtheregionalDesertLocustcommissionsareworkingtogetherwithHEMAV,afounda+onsupportedbytheEuropeanSpaceAgency(ESA)inBarcelona,Spain,todevelopfixed-wingandrotarydronestobeusedbyDesertLocustsurveyandcontrolteamsinaffectedcountries.

Dronesareenvisagedtobeusedopera+onallyinthreeseparatescenarios:

(1) Extensiveassessmentsurveytoconfirmgreenvegeta+onpresencewithinlargerareasofhomogeneousorheterogeneoushabitatsinthedesertupto50–100kmfromthesurveyteam

Agroundteamwillcarryasmall,portablelongrangefixed-wingdronewiththemduringthesurvey.Thisdroneshouldcoveratransectofabout50100km.TheteamwillprogrammetherouteiBneraryofthedroneandlaunchit.ThedronewillcaptureandprocessinformaBonalongtherouteusingopBcal,mulB/hyperspectral,thermaland/orothersensorstodetectareasofgreenvegetaBonandmoistsoilaswellasthepresenceofanysizeablehopperoradultconcentraBons(groups,bands,andswarms).Oncethedronereturnstothesurveyteam,datawillhavebeenprocessedon-boardandistobetransferredtoeLocust3(anandroidtabletcurrentlyusedfordataacquisiBonbytheteamsandtransmissionbysatellite).TheteamwillusetheresultstogodirectlytotheareasofinterestorchangedirecBoniftheresultsoftheflightdonotindicatethepresenceoffavourablecondiBonsorDesertLocust.

(2) Intensivesearchsurveytoextentofnaturalvegeta+onandcropsanddetecthoppergroups,bands,adultgroupsandswarmsatapoten+allyinfestedsiteuptodistanceof5km

AgroundteamcouldalsocarryasmallportablerotarydronewiththemduringsurveystoaspecificlocaBonidenBfiedaboveoranareathatmaycontainvegetaBonorlocusts.TheywouldlaunchthedronetogetabeMerideaoftheecologicalcondiBonsandthelocustsituaBonbytakinglowlevelimagesoftheareatoidenBfythepresenceofgreenvegetaBonandlocusts.IftheteamstopsinaninfestedareawithgreenvegetaBonorcrops,thedronecouldlookinsituforlocustsandalsodeterminethesizeofthepotenBallyinfestedarea.IfthelocaBonislessprecise,thentheteamcouldlaunchtherotarydronetolookforanysignsofgreenvegetaBonorfavourablebreedingareasinaminimumof5kmradius.ThedronecouldalsobeusedtocollectinformaBonfromareasthatarenotaccessibletothegroundteamduetotopographyorinsecurity.

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(3) Controlfortheprecisionsprayingofindividualinfesta+onsusingbioandchemicalpes+cidesataninfestedsiteuptodistanceof5km

Arotarydronetoundertaketargetedcontroltreatmentsofsmallinfestedareas(withconvenBonalpesBcidesorbiologicaltechniques)atthesitewheretheteamislocatedorinareasthataredifficulttoaccessbyground.

3. Conclusion

Duringafinaldiscussion,thepar+cipantsexpressedsa+sfac+onwiththisyear’sworkshop.Thepar+cipantsfeltthattheworkshopremainsaveryvaluableopportunitytocometogethertolearn,shareexperiencesandtoshowproblemsinfrontofthetrainertotheycanberesolvedimmediately.

Theannualinterregionalworkshopcon+nuestocontributedirectlytothestrengtheningoftheglobalDesertLocustearlywarningsystem,whichisthebasisforpreven+vecontrolinordertoreducethefrequency,dura+onandintensityofDesertLocustplagues.Thepar+cipantsreaffirmedtheimportanceofandtheneedtocon+nuetheseworkshopseveryyear.TheworkshopistheonlyopportunityforDLIOsfromlocust-affectedcountrieswithinthetworegionstogettogethertoexchangeexperiencesandshareknowledgeface-to-face,andtoreceiveimportanttrainingandfeedbackfromDLIS.Therefore,itiscri+calthatallfrontlinecountriescon+nuetoallowtheirna+onallydesignatedDLIOtotakepartinthisac+vity,andthatCRCcon+nuestoorganizethisac+vityeveryyearwithDLISpar+cipa+on.

Ideally,DesertLocustHeadsshouldbeinvitedeveryfewyearstopar+cipateintheworkshopwiththeirDLIOsotheycanobservefirsthandthetoolsthathadbeendevelopedbyDLISandhowDLIOsusetheminrepor+ngandearlywarning.Thiswouldalsohelptostrengthentheimportantcollabora+velinkbetweenlocustdirectorsandlocustinforma+onofficers.

Severalimportantissuesaroseduringtheworkshopthatpar+cipantsurgeCRC,SWACandDLIStoconsiderforfurtherimprovementoftheglobalDesertLocustearlywarningsystemthatiskeytopreven+vecontrol:

(1) completethetransi+onfromRv3toRv4.1database(2) updateRv4.1withaddi+onalfunc+onality(3) fixthebugsineLocust3somwarev.19.1.0(4) provideYemenwithasecondMacBookProfortheDLIOinSana’a(5) developanAndroid/iPhoneversionofeLocust3(6) finalisetheNumbersservicethatsummarisesRv4.1data(7) considerLocusappasanalterna+veforeLocust3D(8) includeonedayatthenextCRC/SWACDLIOworkshoptoprac+ceusingtheLocus

appinthefieldintypicalDesertLocusthabitat,ideallyatSharmEshSheikh,Egypt(9) sendaques+onnairetoDLIOsaheadofnextyear’sworkshopaskingforsuggested

topics(10) makeincreaseduseofdigitaleventtoolsfororganisingandconduc+ngthe

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4. Acknowledgements

Thepar+cipantsexpressedtheirapprecia+ontotheCRCforthegoodarrangementsandcoordina+onoftheworkshop’slogis+csthatcontributedgreatlytoitssuccessandsmoothrunning.TheyextendedspecialthankstotheCommissionSecretariatandtheLocustGroupatFAOHeadquartersfortheirenormouseffortsandhardworkinarrangingCRCandSWACpar+cipants’travel,respec+vely.ThewarmwelcomeoftheHostGovernmentandthesupportthatwasprovidedwasmuchappreciated.Lastly,thepar+cipantsweregratefulforthe+relesseffortsoftheSeniorLocustForecas+ngOfficerinintroducingandteachingtheMacOSanditsfunc+onalityinasystema+cmannerthatwaseasilygraspedandunderstood.

Thisreportwasprepareden+relyonaMacusingPages.

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Annexes

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Annex1.WorkshopparVcipants

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SWACparVcipants

India ChandraShekharSharma

PankajSalunke

Pakistan Shahbaz

JawedIqbalKhan

Trainer&resourceperson

FAO KeithCressman

CRC OsamaMoustafa

CRCparVcipants

DjibouV HaissamaAhmed

Egypt KhaledKelany

Eritrea SalemTeklay

Ethiopia DerejeMekonnen

FentanewBelay

Oman KhalidAl-Harrasi

SaudiArabia SaeedTurkistani

Sudan HussienAbaker

Yemen SaeedAl-Mamaary

AhmedAl-Eryani

DLCO-EA MehariTesfayohannes

FelegeElias

Annex2.Workshopprogramme

9:00 Opening:participantexpectations,workshopprogramme;Macissues

10:30 Break

11:00 Improvementstosurveys

12:30 Lunch

14:00 Improvementstoreporting:peer-reviewingofnationallocustbulletins

15:30 Break

16:00 Improvementstoreporting(cont.)

17:30 Endofday

9:00 Introduction:Rv4.1breedingquery(Sudan11/18)

10:30 Break

11:00 Introduction(cont.)

12:30 Lunch

14:00 Exercise:Rv4.1breedingquery(India5–6/19,Yemen1–6/19,Egypt12/18–5/19)

15:30 Break

16:00 Exercise(cont.)

17:30 Endofday

9:00 Introduction:Rv4.1analysis

10:30 Break

11:00 Exercise:Eritrea1/19analysis(in7groups)

12:30 Lunch

14:00 Exercise(cont.)

15:30 Break

16:00 Exercise(cont.)

17:30 Endofday

9:00 Presentations:analysisresultsbyeachgroup

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11:00 Presentations(cont.)

12:30 Lunch

14:00 Introduction&exercise:CSVfilesdisplayedinRv4.1

15:30 Break

16:00 Introduction:Locusapp

17:30 Endofday

9:00 Demonstration:Locusapp

10:30 Break

11:00 eLocust3updating&management;Dronesforsurvey&control;Workshopfeedback

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Annex3.Breedingcalendar

TheresultsofananalysisundertakenbysevengroupsofDLIOsattheworkshopsuggestthatthreegenera+onsofbreedingoccurredontheRedSeacoastofEritreain2018/2019,whichledtotheforma+onofhopperandadultgroupsinDecember2018andhopperbandsandswarmsinJanuaryandFebruary2019.Thefirstgenera+onoccurredamerunusualrainfallonthecoastduringAugustandthefirsthalfofSeptemberbutwasnotdetectedduetoalackofsurveys.SufficientrainsinOctoberandNovemberallowedtosubsequentgenera+onsofbreedingtooccur.BytheendofMarch,thesitua+onreturnedtocalmasaresultofcontrolopera+ons,drycondi+onsfromalackofrainssinceNovemberandtheemigra+onofresidualpopula+onsofadults.

Darkercoloursindicateintensity;numbersindicatedates.

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month Aug-18 Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan-19 Feb Mar

week 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3

Rains 23 6 14 19 29 4 9 11 22 10 16

Laying 26 8

Hatching 9 22

Fledging 13 28

Laying 13

Hatching 27

Fledging 2

Laying 1 20

Hatching 15

Fledging 19

Annex4.RAMSES(Rv4.1)improvements

Thehighpriorityimprovementsindicatedbelowshouldbeimplementedassoonaspossible.Theremainingissuesshouldbereviewedtodetermineiftheyhavebeenimplementedalready,s+llneedtobeimplementedinRv4.1orwaitun+lRv5.

Highpriority(June2019)• Rainfallquery• Spa+aldelimita+onofbreedingquery

ReportedbyCLCPRODLIOworkshop(July2018)• Generalimprovementstofacilitatedatasummaryandanalysis,includingthose

men+onedabovefor2017• Inclusionofsensi+veareas• Upda+ngofna+onalandsubna+onalboundaries(IvoryCoast,Sudan,Oman)

ReportedbyCRC/SWACDLIOworkshop(May2017)• Batchqueryofmonthlydatafrom/totoincludedatatype(behaviour,soil,

vegeta+on)anddisplaybymonthortype• Controlmethods–omitwhenvalues=0,dailyasstackedbarsnotlines;decadal

totalsnotdisplayingcorrectly(e.g.Sudan:Oct–Dec2016)• Locustac+vi+es–selecttypeofcomparison(years,months)(similartoControl

Methodsinterface)• Breedingcalendar–Rv4.1togeneratefromdata

ReportedbyCLCPRODLIOworkshop(March2017)• turnoffmandatorydatafieldintheScien+ficEditor(toallowunconfirmed

secondaryinforma+ontobeenteredintothedatabase)• toolstocomparecurrentsitua+onwithanalogoushistoricalsitua+on(s)• selectploiedpointsonamaptorunMin/Max(whentherearelocustsinmore

thanoneseasonalbreedingareaorindifferentbiotopeswithinacountry)• addMeasureToolbox_11distanceplugintothenextRv4.1updateandinstaller• eL3photomanagement(querydatabase,plot,clickonpointtoshowphoto)• addquerythatdoesall(behaviour,presence,veg,soil)atthesame+mebutkeep

theircategories• query&displaychangesover+me(asatableand/orgraph)for:

• density,areainfested(infesta+onsize),no.loca+onsinfested• no.loca+onswithadults,hoppers,bands,swarmsthatweretreated

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Annex5.CurrentstatusofeLocust3updaVng

Theupda+ngofeLocustsomwareandantennastov2.6(orv19.1.0)isinprogressinsomecountries.Allunitsshouldbeupdatedbythe2020CRC/SWACDesertLocustInforma+onOfficerworkshop.DLISwillfollowupaccordinglywitheachcountry.

eLocust3 Units Toupdate

DJI 2 0

DLC 2 1

EGY 25 10

ERI 14 6

ETH 6 3

IND 35 11

OMN 11 0

PAK 30 20

SAU 25 1

SUD 25 15

YEM 20 5

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Annex6.Locusapp

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