Wednesday 23 of March, 10.45 am – 12.15 pm (UTC / Dakar time),
Room 9
Programme
Master of ceremony
- Mr. Christophe Brachet, Deputy General Manager, International Office for Water (OiEau)
Opening (5 min)
- Dr. Philippe Maisongrande, French National Centre for Space Studies (CNES) (pre-recorded video)
Satellites and water resources management: towards a revolution?”
Panel 1 on the status and perspectives offered by spatial technologies for water management (30 min)
- Dr Alice Andral, Head of Hydrology team, CLS
Operational services for water management - Dr. Daniel Medeiros Moreira, Geological Survey of Brazil (CPRM)
Experience of Geological Survey of Brazil and applications over South America - Dr. Stéphane Calmant, French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development (IRD)
L’HYDROMETRIE SATELLITAIRE : Une success story de collaboration en R&D entre Agences Spatiales, Organismes de Recherche, Agences de financement et Agences de Bassin - Dr. Angelica Gutierrez, Chair of the GEO Global Water Sustainability Initiative, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), USA - pre-recorded video
Presentation
Questions & answers with the participants (10 min)
First reaction by:
- Mrs. Marcela Ibacache, Project officer, Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO)
Panel 2 on projects and applications of spatial technologies for water management (30 min)
- Mr. Guillaume Choisy, Director General, Adour-Garonne Water Agency (AEAG) & Dr. Amadou Lamine Ndiaye, Environment and sustainable development Director, Organization for the Development of the Senegal River (OMVS)
Presentation - Mrs. Enaw born Judith Efundem Agbor, Secretary General, International Commission of the Congo-Ubangi-Sangha River Basin (CICOS)
The CICOS Experience - Mr. Frederic Maurel, Deputy manager |Water and Sanitation Division, French Development Agency (AFD)
Utilisation de l’altimétrie spatiale pour renforcer la gestion intégrée des ressources en eau
Questions & answers with the participants (10 min)
First reaction by:
- Mrs. Aissatou SENE, World Youth Parliament for Water
Conclusion (5 min)
- Mr. Christophe Brachet, Deputy General Manager, International Office for Water (OiEau)
Session rapporteur:
- Mr. Bakary Faty, Directorate of Water Resources Management and Planning, Ministry of Water and Sanitation, Senegal