BRAGMA
BRAGMA (Bridging Actions for GMES and Africa) FP7 Project supports the “GMES and Africa” initiative assuring its sustainability through the dialogue between African and European stakeholders, to significantly improve the availability, access and conditions of use of Earth Observation information.
BRAGMA is specifically focused on supporting GMES and Africa coordination and on promoting awareness by:
- Organising coordination and thematic expert workshops
- Facilitating participation of pre-qualified African stakeholders at relevant events to ensure pan-African engagement
- Building the GMES and Africa community, by engaging with key stakeholders, establishing and connecting networks face to face and online
- Investing on the connection with governance
- Contributing to the sustainability of the GMES and Africa initiative
- Providing in-loco consultation and dissemination
Finally, BRAGMA supports the effective development, conclusion, endorsement and implementation of the GMES and Africa Action Plan, by working in collaboration with key stakeholders to identify and facilitate the scope and definition of high priority projects.
At the request of the European Commission (EC) and African Union Commission (AUC), BRAGMA will focus its activities primarily on three of the nine GMES and Africa Thematic Areas:
- Marine and Coastal Areas (fisheries, integrated coastal zone management, transport, etc.)
- Water Resources Management (integrated basin management, ground water, water scarcity)
- Long-Term Management of Natural Resources (forest resources, biodiversity, land resources, land cover change, protected area management)