TOWARDS SUSTAINING THETOWARDS SUSTAINING THE LEGACY OF MESA  

12th EUMETSAT FORUM, 12th EUMETSAT FORUM, 15 September 2016, Kigali, RWANDA15 September 2016, Kigali, RWANDA

Isaac Kusane Project ManagerBotswana Department of Meteorological Services / SADCBotswana Department of Meteorological Services / SADC--CSCCSCRegional Implementation Centre, MESA SADC THEMARegional Implementation Centre, MESA SADC THEMAGaborone, BOTSWANAGaborone, BOTSWANA

Isaac Kusane, Project ManagerMESA SADC THEMA

Gaborone, BOTSWANA

Outline

Backgroundg

Short video highlighting overview of the SADC THEMA , and conclude with outreach efforts to national universitiesand conclude with outreach efforts to national universities in the SADC region towards sustainabil

Major achievements to date Major achievements to date

Conclusion

10 Dec. 2014, Gaborone

Background MESA SADC Thematic Action, “Agriculture and Environment

Resource Management” is one of the seven (7) Thematic Actions ofthe MESA programme coordinated by the African Unionthe MESA programme coordinated by the African Union.

The action is implemented by RIC[BDMS/SADC-CSC] based inGaborone, Botswana.Gaborone, Botswana.

The focus of this presentations is efforts towards sustainabilitysustainability ofof thethelegacylegacy ofof MESAMESA beyondbeyond thethe lifespanlifespan ofof thethe programmeprogramme especially ing yg y yy gg ythe SADC region.

The presentation shows what MESA SADC THEMA is doing to achievesustainability of MESA outputs.

InIn thethe interestinterest ofof timetime wewe shallshall useuse aa showshow videovideo toto brieflybrieflybackgroundbackground informationinformation andand concludeconclude withwith achievementsachievements

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M j A hiMajor Achievements towardstowards 

sustainability 

(1) MoU Signed with University 

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(2) Status of Installation  21 MESA Stations are currently Secured for National

universities in the SADC region,

16 Station (~ 76%) successfully installed and have access to EO data via EUMETCAST

Funding Mainly through the grant Funding Mainly through the grant

Last installations scheduled for 3rd

week of Octoberweek of October 2016 in Tanzania

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Chairperson of N SC d

(3) Integrated Universities in National Network 

Example NAT‐SC and NAT‐WGNat‐SC and representative in Reg‐SC

National Steering Committee

Directors(MNBI NBI

NBIDirectorFi NBI NBI (Meet once 

per year)Agriculture

NBI DirectorAgriculture Drought

NBIDirectorDrought

Fire

Flood

NBIDirectorFlood University

NBIDirectorUniversity

Technical staff incl SA

NBI Flood staff, incl. SA 

(Meet regularly)

NBIAgriculture

NBI University

X 3NBI Fire

NBI DDrought

National Working GroupElected chair of the Nat‐WG

BI   =Beneficiary Institution     = Steering CommitteeWG   = Working Committee

(4) Introducing MESA training   Material to Universities 

Quality of Training Material

40%

60%

Based on the signed an MoU with

Relevance of training to your work Excellent Good Satisfactory

46% Based on the signed an MoU withuniversities a path to engageuniversities were cleared.

46%

38%

Introductory training / workshop ofthe university Experts to MESAtraining material took place inMarch 2016

15%

March 2016

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Excellent Good Satisfactory

(4) Introducing MESA training   Material to Universities 

Follow-up in depth training for[Agriculture, Drought, Wildfire]products and service at theBotswana University of Agricultureand Natural Resources 25th Julyt 4th A t 2016 G bto 4th August 2016, Gaborone,BOTSWANA

Follow-up in depth training for[flood] products and service at[flood] products and service atthe University of Zimbabwe14 - 26 August 2016, Harare,Zimbabwe

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Examples of training evaluation

Applies fully

Applies generally

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Examples of training evaluation

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Examples of training evaluation

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Upcoming Training Activities Training Activities Jointly Undertaken with National Universities

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Concluding Remarks

Universities are critical to ensure that legacy of MESA lives g yon beyond the lifespan of MESA Programme.

Within the SADC Region Universities have demonstrated a high level of interest to be involved in with MESA anda high level of interest to be involved in with MESA, and their involvement present a great potential to support GMES and Africa implementation at national level.

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Concluding Remarks

21 universities are now actively involved in training activities at member states levelactivities at member states level.

Universities also have great potential to became a source of human development capital of EO and other related

f i ti B fi i i i tit ti MESAprofessions supporting Beneficiaries institutions MESA.

We need to explore this potential. Our perspective is that these universities should eventually became the premier source of Human development capital for EO and related professions p o ess o s

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THANK YOU