Fact Sheet: Desert Locust Monitoring
This fact sheet highlights how SERVIR is using satellite data to pinpoint breeding locations for locusts so that the pests can be eradicated before they take flight.
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This fact sheet highlights how SERVIR is using satellite data to pinpoint breeding locations for locusts so that the pests can be eradicated before they take flight.
This fact sheet describes how SERVIR West Africa works with local stakeholders to strengthen the resilience of pastoral systems in Senegal.
The primary objective of the P-Locust service is to enhance the monitoring and prevention efforts against locust population growth.
The Ferlo region of north-central Senegal is a vast expanse of dry savannah covering over a third of the country's total area. For pastorlists, this makes finding water an annual challenge.
The Monitoring Ephemeral Water Bodies in Ferlo, Senegal Service is a web-based platform for assessing water availability in all known ponds, thus facilitating water management in arid areas such as the Ferlo Region of Senegal.
The Crop Type Mapping and Condition Assessment in Senegal service will develop tools for estimating crop yields and provide early warning of food insecurity throughout the sub-region using varied ecosystems in Senegal, which are representative of ecosystems found throughout West Africa.