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REGIONALWORKSHOPONDESERTLOCUSTINFORMATIONMANAGEMENTINTHEWESTERNREGION
FAOCOMMISSIONFORCONTROLLINGTHEDESERTLOCUSTINTHEWESTERNREGION(CLCPRO)
No.7
19–23March2017Oran,Algeria
2017
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FAOCOMMISSIONFORCONTROLLINGTHEDESERTLOCUSTINTHEWESTERNREGION(CLCPRO)
REGIONALWORKSHOPONDESERTLOCUSTINFORMATIONMANAGEMENT
INTHEWESTERNREGION
19–23March2017Oran,Algeria
DESERTLOCUSTINFORMATIONSERVICE
FOODANDAGRICULTUREORGANIZATIONOFTHEUNITEDNATIONS
Rome,2017
TableofContents
1. Introduc+on 2.........................................................................................................................
2. Programme 2..........................................................................................................................
2.1Par+cipantexpecta+onsanddifficul+es 3......................................................................
2.2Repor+ng 3.....................................................................................................................
2.3RAMSESv4(Rv4.1) 4........................................................................................................
2.4eLocust3 4.......................................................................................................................
2.5Newtechnologiesandtools 5.........................................................................................
3. Conclusion 6...........................................................................................................................
Annex1.Workshoppar+cipants 8...............................................................................................
Annex2.Workshopprogramme 9................................................................................................
Annex3.DesertLocustrepor+ngevalua+onsystemusedbyDLIS 11.........................................
Annex4.Evalua+onofDesertLocustrepor+ngintheWesternRegionin2016 12.....................
Annex5.RAMSESusageintheWesternRegionin2016 15.........................................................
Annex6.Newfunc+onsrequiredinRAMSES 17..........................................................................
Annex7.eLocust3usageintheWesternRegionin2016 18........................................................
Annex8.Workshopevalua+on 21................................................................................................
CLCPRORegionalWorkshoponDesertLocustInformaRonManagementintheWesternRegion
19-–23March2017(Oran,Algeria)
1. IntroducRon
InaccordancewiththeCLCPRO/EMPRESWesternregionregional2015–2018trainingplan,theFAOCommissionforControllingtheDesertLocustintheWesternRegion(CLCPRO)organizedjointlywiththeDesertLocustInforma+onService(DLIS)aregionalworkshopforDesertLocustDirectorsandInforma+onOfficers(DLIOs)infrontlinecountriesoftheWesternRegion.TheCLCPROstafforganizedtheworkshopandtheIns+tutNa+onaldelaProtec+ondesVégétaux(INPV)inAlgeriaprovidedlogis+csandsupport.TheExecu+veSecretaryofCLCPRO,MohamedLemineHamouny,moderatedtheworkshopandtheFAOSeniorLocustForecas+ngOfficer,KeithCressman,andHichemDridi(FAO/CLCPRO)providedthetechnicaltraining.TheNa+onalLocustDirectorandDLIOfromsevenfrontlinecountriesintheWesternRegionakendedtheworkshop(Annex1).
Thisyear’sworkshopwastheeighthannualDLIOworkshopsince2007.ThelastworkshopwasheldtwoyearsagoinNouakchok,MauritaniainJune2015.
2. Programme
TheDirectorGeneralofINPV,theCLCPROExecu+veSecretary,andtheFAOSeniorLocustForecas+ngOfficerofficiallyopenedtheworkshop.
Similartopreviousworkshops,par+cipantsindicatedwhatproblemsanddifficul+estheyfacedintheirdailyworkasDLIOsandwhattheywouldliketogainfromthisyear’sworkshop.Thisinforma+onwasusedtoensurethattheworkshopprogrammemettheneedsofthepar+cipants.Themainemphasisofthisyear’sworkshopwasusingRAMSESv4fortheanalysisofweather,ecologyandlocustdatainordertoassessandsummarizetheDesertLocustsitua+on.Thiswasthefirstakempttoteachpar+cipantstheprocessesandmethodologiesforanalyzingdata.Theprogrammeconsistedmainlyofhands-onprac+calexercisesanddemonstra+onsintheclassroom,supplementedbypar+cipatorydiscussionsandafewpresenta+ons(Annex2).Thehoursofthefive-dayworkshopwerefromabout9:00to5:30–7:30PMwithcoffeebreaksinthemorningandanernoon,anda1.5hourbreakatmiddayforlunch.
Theheadsofthena+onallocustprogrammeineachofthepar+cipa+ngcountriesakendedtheworkshopforthesecond+me.TheirpresencewasofsignificanceastheycouldobservefirsthandthetoolsthathadbeendevelopedbyFAODLISinclosecollabora+onwiththeDesertLocustregionalcommissionsandhowtheirinforma+onofficersusetheminrepor+ngandearlywarning.Theycouldalsoseehowothercountriesintheregionreport,whatdifficul+estheyfaceandhowtheyusethesametools.Thishelpedtostrengthentheimportantcollabora+velinkbetweenlocustdirectorsandlocustinforma+onofficers.
ThemorningofthefirstdaywasdedicatedtocheckingallthePCsofthepar+cipantssoastofixanyproblemsandaligntheversionsofRv4.1withthelatestupdates.Thisallowedthepar+cipantstostarttheworkshopatthesamelevelandavoidunexpectedproblemsduringthecourseoftheworkshop,greatlyreducingunnecessarydisrup+onanddistrac+onfromthemainprogrammeandexercises.Itisstronglyrecommendedtorepeatthisinfutureworkshops.
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2.1ParRcipantexpectaRonsanddifficulRes
Thepar+cipantsindicatedthattheywishedtolearnmoreaboutusingallaspectsofthelatestversionofRAMSESv4(Rv4.1)andhowtousethegeneralfunc+onsofOpenJumpGISsonware.SomeDLIOswantedtohavefurtherassistanceinusingeLocust3DandinmanagingphotostakenwitheLocust3.AfewcountriesfacedproblemswiththeinternalbakeryoftheeLocust3tablet,causinginaccuratedateand+me.ItwasnotedthatInternetconnec+vitywasweakandneededfurtherstrengtheninginChadandNiger.ItisofupmostimportancethateverycountryhasasufficientlyfastandreliableInternetconnec+onatthena+onallocustcentrebecauseDLIOsrequirethistoobtaineLocust3datafromthefield,todownloadremotesensingimageryanduseGoogleEarthEngine,toupdateRv4.1,toreporttoDLISandCLCPRO,andtoshareinforma+onwithothercountriesandCLCPRO.ItisnotpossibleforDLIOstocarryouttheirdu+eswithoutagoodInternetconnec+on.ThiswillbecomeincreasinglyimportantinthenearfutureastheRv4.1databasemigratestothecloud.Ingeneral,par+cipantswishedtousethenewtoolsdevelopedbyDLISandothersmoreeffec+velyandefficiently.Par+cipantexpecta+onsanddifficul+esweresimilartothoseexpressedinpreviousworkshopsexceptthattherewerefarfewerdifficul+esinusingeLocust3andRv4.1,whichsuggeststhatbothtoolshavenowbecomestable.ThisisduetothemonthlyconferencecallsconductedbyCLCPROwithna+onalDLIOsintheregionandtoregularbug-fixesandupdatesbytheRv4.1programmer.
2.2ReporRng
Basedonarecommenda+onmadeatthe15thmee+ngoftheEMPRES-WRLiaisonOfficers(Ouagadougou,BurkinaFaso)concerningcriteriausedbyDLIStoevaluatetheDLIOsreports,theSeniorLocustForecas+ngOfficerexplainedtopar+cipantshowDLISevaluatesthequality,+melinessandfrequencyofrepor+ngfromlocust-affectedcountries.Eachmessage,whetheritisabulle+n,Rv4.1dataorotherinforma+on,isregisteredandevaluatedinasimplethree-pointsystem(Annex3).Thisallowstheassessmentofrepor+ngineachcountryover+metoiden+fyanyweaknessesorgapsthatshouldbestrengthenedinordertoensurehighqualityand+melyrepor+ngthatisthebackboneofthepreven+vecontrolstrategy.
Par+cipantscompletedanexerciseinwhicheachcountryevaluatedthreereportsofothercountriesforqualityand+meliness.TheirscoreswerecomparedtothosebyDLIS.Inthisway,par+cipantscouldbekerunderstandtheevalua+onsystemandrepor+ngrequirementsbyDLIS.Whiletheevalua+onmethodologywasdeemedtobegood,itshoulddifferen+atebetweenfrontlinecountriesthatconductregularsurveyandcontrolandnon-frontlinecountriesthatrarelyconductsurveyandcontrolac+vi+es.Comparisonsbetweencountriesshouldbeavoided.Itwasagreedthatthisevalua+onshouldcon+nuedtobeimplemented.
TheSeniorLocustForecas+ngOfficerpresentedtheresultsoftherepor+ngevalua+onin2016(Annex4).Ingeneral,countriescon+nuetoperformwellinbothqualityand+meliness;however,itwasnotedthattherewasaslightdecliningtrendinrepor+ngqualityduring2016inLibyaandMaliwhencomparedtopreviousyears.Thismaybeduetoalackofregularsurveysduringthepasttwoyearsandhigherexcep+onsinrepor+nggiventhesubstan+alinvestmentsintrainingandsupportprovidedbyDLISandCLCPRO.Butitmayalsobeduetotheneedforrefreshertrainingonthevarioustoolsusedindatamanagementaswellasincreasedaken+oninworkingcarefully,systema+callyandprecisely.
Par+cipantsexpressedtheirconcernthattheevalua+oncanbemisinterpretedbyhigherauthori+esintheircountryasaformofcompe++onbetweencountries,especiallywhentheresultsarepresentedingraphsshowingtheresultsforallcountries.Itwasthereforesuggestedthattheresultsbepresentedasindividualdescrip+onsandgraphs.
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2.3RAMSESv4(Rv4.1)
DLIOscon+nuetouseRv4.1tomanagesurveyandcontrolresults(Annex5).Duringoutbreaks,thisusageincreases.Upun+lnow,Rv4.1isprimarilyusedforimpor+nganddisplayingdata.AsRv4.1hasnowbecomestableandthebasicdatamanagementfunc+onalityhasbeenimplemented,itwasappropriatetoini+atethenextlevelofRv4.1usage,thatis,analysis.ThiswastheprimaryemphasisofthisworkshopbasedonlessonslearnedfromtheCRC/SWACworkshoplastyear.
Theworkshoppar+cipantsweretrainedinallaspectsofusingthelatestandnewestfunc+onsofRv4.1,specifically:
(a) reinstallingdatabases,includingthoseofothercountries(fortheexercisesinthisworkshop)
(b) automa+cbackupandupda+ng(c) locustpresence/absence/controlquery(d) breedingfirstandlastdatesquery,andassociatedes+matesoflaying,hatchingand
fledging(e) useofremotesensingandbackgroundmaps(f) makingmapsforbulle+ns
TheSeniorLocustForecas+ngOfficerintroducedtheconceptofsystema+canalysisanditsapplica+ontoanalyzingweather,ecologyandlocustdatainRv4.1inastep-by-stepmannerbybreakingtheanalysisintosmallercomponentsover+me(monthly)andspace(seasonalbreedingareas).TheGISfunc+onalityofRv4.1canfacilitatethisapproachinorganizingqueriesanddisplayingtheirresultsbyvisualizingdifferentdatalayers.TheSeniorLocustForecas+ngOfficerdemonstratedthisapproachthroughanintroductoryanalysisofthelocustsitua+oninChadduringthesummerof2016thatthepar+cipantscompletedtogether.Thiswasfollowedbyabasicanalysis(Niger,summer2015)andamoredifficultandcomplexadvancedanalysis(MauritaniaoutbreakinOctober2016thatspreadtoMorocco).Foreachanalysis,theDLIOworkedwithhisLocustDirector,andthenpresentedtheirresultsandconclusions.Inthisway,par+cipantswereabletoprac+cegeneraldataanalysisandRv4.1func+onality.
Itwasnotedthatanumberofaddi+onalfunc+onsandimprovementsarerequiredinRv4.1tofacilitateanalysisandprovideamorecompleteassessmentoflocustsitua+ons(Annex6).Forexample,itwasnotpossibletoanalyzechangesinlocustdensi+es,sizesofinfestedareasandnumberofloca+onsinfested.Itwasalsonotpossibletosummarizethetypesoflocustpopula+onsthatweretreatedandbywhatmeansover+me.Duringtheanalysis,afewbugsandotherimprovementswerealsoiden+fied.
2.4eLocust3
CountrieswereencouragedtouseeLocust3asefficientlyaspossible;thatis,totrytoreduceunnecessaryde/ac+va+onandsubscrip+oncosts(Annex7).Thismeansthatunitsshouldonlybedeac+vatediftheyarenottobeusedforatleastsixmonths.Ac+vatedunitsshouldbeusedasmuchaspossibleinthefield,makingatleastsixstopsperdayduringnormalrecessionperiods.EachteamshouldbeequippedwitheLocust3anduseitcorrectly.Duringperiodsofincreasedlocustac+vityandcontrolopera+ons,addi+onalunitscanbemadeavailableimmediatelytocountriesbyDLISandCLCPRO.Requestsforde/ac+va+onshouldbereceivedbyCLCPRObyaboutthe25thdayofthemonthandtransmikedtoDLIS.
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Duringtheworkshop,par+cipantsmen+onedthatsomeeLocust3unitsdidnotmaintainthecorrect+meanddateserngs.Itwasexplainedthatthiswasduetotheneedtorechargetheinternalclockbakerybyconnec+ngthetablettothemainspower,turningiton(thedisplaycanbeoff)andleavingitpluggedintoacon+nuouspowersourcewithoutinterrup+onfor72hours.Tabletsshouldbestoredat50percentbakerychargedandcheckedeverymonth.
Ifpossible,theeLocust3sonwareshouldbeupdatedsothatla+tudeandlongitudecoordinatesaremandatorybeforeareportcanbetransmiked.Otherminorimprovementsconcerningcontrolunitsshouldbeimplemented.
2.5Newtechnologiesandtools
2.5.1Slack
Slack(slack.com)istoolthatallowsDLIOsandotherstoeasilycommunicateandshareinforma+onbetweenthemselvesandFAO(DLISandtheregionalDesertLocustcommissions).Thisisdonethroughspecificthema+cchannelssuchasdrones,eLocust3,eLocust3d,GoogleEarthEngine,remotesensing,repor+ng,Rv4.1andsoon.Anopera+onaladvantageofusingSlackisthatproblemscanbesharedwiththeen+reDLIOcommunityratherthanonlywithDLISorCLCPRO.Inthisway,solu+onscanbeprovidedmuchquickerbecauseeverybodypar+cipatesratherthanrelying,forexample,onlyontheSeniorLocustForecas+ngOfficer.Thisencouragesandfacilitateshorizontalcollabora+onandproblem-solving.Userscanalsocommunicatedirectlywitheachotherinprivatechannels.AllDLIOsareautoma+callymembersoftheFAOlocustslackteam.AnyonecanbecomeamemberbysendinganemailtoKeithCressman([email protected]).
2.5.2Windytv
TheInternetcon+nuestoexpanditsdeliveryofinforma+on.Recently,anewservice(windytv.com)providesextremelyusefulweatherinforma+onsuchaswinds,temperaturesandcloudsatdifferentatmosphericlevelsonamap.Thisinforma+onisinreal+meandalsoincludeshistoricalaswellasforecasteddata.DLIOscanusethisinforma+ontounderstandcurrentweathercondi+ons,seeupcomingpossibili+esforrainfallanddeterminepoten+allocustmovements.Theserviceisfreeanddoesnotrequireregistra+on.
2.5.3GoogleEarthEngine
In2015,FAOsignedapartnershipagreementwithGooglethatallowsaccesstoadvancedtechnologies.Onesuchtechnology,GoogleEarthEngine,canbeusedtoshortenthedelivery+meoftheremotesensingimagery,specificallythedynamicgreennessmap.UserscanaccessacustominterfacedevelopedbyDLIS,DesertLocustMapper,wheretheycanindicatethedesireddaterangeofthedynamicgreennessmapandassociatedDesertLocustdata(hoppers,adults,bands,swarms).Thegreennessmapisprocesson-demandinlessthanaminuteusingparallelcompu+ngandcloudtechnologies;hence,anInternetconnec+onisrequired.Inthisway,DLIOsdonothavetowaitforthestandarddecadeproducttobecomeavailableinthewebsitesofColumbiaUniversityIRIorVITO;instead,theycanprepareamap,ideallyofa10-dayperiod,atany+meaccordingtotheirneed.DesertLocustMapperwillsoonbeavailableonLocustWatchandincorporatedintoRv4.1.
HichemDridipresentedtheresultsofanini+alcomparisonandvalida+onofthegreennessmapdistributedbyIRI/VITOandthatwhichisproducedon-demandusingGoogleEarthEngine.ImageryfrombothsourcescomparedtoactualphotostakeninthefieldsuggestedthatgreennessmapsderivedfromGoogleEarthEnginemoreaccuratelyindicatedvegeta+on
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condi+onsat56%oftheloca+onsversus32%byIRI/VITO.Morevalida+onisrequiredandcountrieswereencouragedtopar+cipateinthisexercisebyprovidinggeo-referencedphotosoffieldcondi+onsinDesertLocusthabitats.
2.5.4Maclaptops
Severalpar+cipantsarrivedattheworkshopwithlaptopsthatwerenotworkingcorrectlyduetomissingdrivers,outdatedapplica+ons,incorrectlyinstalledornon-licensedsonware,viruses,andpoormaintenance.Thiswascompoundedfurtherbyawidevarietyoflaptopmodelsandtwodifferentopera+ngsystems,Windows7andWindows8.ThisproblemhasplaguedeachoftheannualDLIOworkshopsanditappearsthatlikleprogresshasbeenmadetoresolveit.Thisyear,anen+remorningwasspentresolvingsuchissuesbeforetheworkshopstarted.Duringtheworkshopitself,somepar+cipantscouldnotdisplaythenecessarybackgroundmapsontheirPCs.
ThistopicwasdiscussedamongsttheLocustHeadsandDLIOsintheworkshop.AsimilardiscussiontookplaceatthelastCRC/SWACDLIOworkshopanditwasdecidedthatDLIOsinEritreaandPakistanwouldbeprovidedwithaMacBookProlaptoptobeusedforDesertLocustrepor+ngandRv4.1.Sincethen,bothcountrieshaveindicatedtheirsa+sfac+onwiththisapproach.TheMacplatormoffersseveraladvantagesthatwouldbeusefulinlocust-affectedcountries:(a)enhancedstabilitywithasingleversionoftheopera+ngsystemandstandardized64-bitarchitecture,(b)lessvirusandmalwareakacks,(c)improvedmemorymanagementandgraphicaldisplay,(d)moreintui+veandabekeruserexperienceand(e)doesnotneedtoreplacedsoonen.AsRv4.1isdevelopedontheMac,itisop+mizedforthisplatorm.
Anerathoroughdiscussion,somecountriesexpressedtheirinteresttoequiptheirDLIOswithaMacBookProlaptop.ThistopicwillbediscussedduringthenextsessionofCLCPROinJuly2017and,ifagreed,willbeimplementedinaprogressivemannerinconsulta+onwithDLIS.
3. Conclusion
Thepar+cipantsexpressedtheirkeeninterestandneedtou+lizecurrentanaly+calpossibili+esinRv4.1andthattheapplica+oncon+nuestobeupdatedtoallowaddi+onalfunc+onalityindatasummaryandanalysisaswellastosimplifytasks.Futureworkshopsshouldconcentrateonpresen+ngthesenewtoolsandtrainingpar+cipantsintheiruse.
Thepar+cipantswerepleasedwiththeorganiza+on,contents,trainersandfacili+esoftheworkshop(Annex8).Theyreaffirmedtheimportanceofandtheneedtocon+nuetoorganizetheregionalworkshopforDesertLocustInforma+onManagementintheWesternRegiononaaregularbasis.TheworkshopoffersanimportantopportunityforDLIOsfromlocust-affectedcountrieswithintheregiontogettogethertoexchangeexperiencesandshareknowledgeface-to-face,andtoreceiveimportanttrainingandfeedbackfromDLIS.Thiswillcon+nuetobesupplementedbymonthlyCLCPROconferencecalls,+melytechnicalsupportthroughTeamViewer,andregularcommunica+onsviaSlack.Ideally,DesertLocustHeadsshouldbeinvitedeveryfewyearstopar+cipateintheworkshopwiththeirDLIO.TheworkshopcontributesdirectlytothestrengtheningoftheDesertLocustearlywarningsystem,whichisthebasisforpreven+vecontrolinordertoreducethefrequency,dura+onandintensityofDesertLocustplagues.
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Annexes
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Annex1.WorkshopparRcipants
Countrypar+cipants
Algeria DalilaBasta(DG,INPV)
HamidBensaad(Asst.Director)
MohamedLazar(Head)
BilelAhmedSerir(DLIO)
Chad AdoumTolliMahamat(Director)
NeldjibayeRassei(DLIO)
Libya MohamedAbuhajar(Director)
AlmuwalfHussainMasoud(HeadofSurvey&ControlService)
Mali FakabaDiakaté(Director)
SoryCisse(DLIO)
Mauritania MohamedAbdallahiEbbe(Director)
AhmedSalemBenahi(DLIO)
Morocco SaidGhaout(Director)
JamalChihrane(DLIO)
Niger MoumouniAbou(Director)
IdrissaYacouba(DLIO)
Ins+tu+ons
AGRHYMET IdrissaMaiga
Trainers,organisers,resourcepersons
FAO KeithCressman
MohamedLemineHamouny
HichemDridi
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Annex2.Workshopprogramme
Topic Details
19March
0930–1230 VerificaRonofPCsandRv4.1 CLCPRO,par+cipants
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Opening• Openingceremony• Par+cipantintroduc+onandexpecta+ons• Workshopobjec+vesandprogramme• eL3,Rv4,PCproblemsanddifficul+esReporRng• Repor+ngevalua+onmethodology
GoA,CLCPRO,FAO
Presenta+on,exercise
20March
0900–10301100–1300
ReporRng(cont.)• Evalua+onof2016repor+ng• UseofInternettools• Introduc+onofnewGeoFlex
Presenta+on,discussion
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Rv4.1• Reviewofnewfunc+ons• Introduc+onandconceptsofanalysis
Presenta+on,prac+cal
21March
0900–10301100–1300
Rv4.1(cont.)• Introductoryanalysis(Chad7–11/16) Prac+cal(plenary)
1445–16001630–1800
Rv4.1(cont.)• Basicanalysis(Niger8–12/15) Prac+cal(eachcountry)
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Rv4.1(cont.)• Presenta+onofbasicanalysisresults• Advancedanalysis(Mauritaniaoutbreak
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DiscussionPrac+cal(eachcountry)
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Rv4.1(cont.)• Advancedanalysis(cont.)• Presenta+onofadvancedanalysisresults Discussion
23March
0800–10001030–1300
Rv4.1(cont.)• Presenta+onofadvancedanalysisresults Discussion
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Otherissues• GoogleEarthEngine(GEE)overview• IRI/GEEgreennessmapvalida+on• MakingmapsinRv4.1• Sensi+veareas• eL3improvements• MaclaptopsWorkshopevaluaRonClosing
Presenta+ons,discussion
Ques+onnaire,presenta+onHamouny,Algeria
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Annex3.DesertLocustreporRngevaluaRonsystemusedbyDLIS
DLISemploysasimplethree-pointsystemtoevaluateeverymessagereceivedfromlocust-affectedcountriesthatrelatestolocustinforma+onsuchasRv4.1data,bulle+nsandreports.Rv4.1datashouldhavebeencheckedandcorrectedpriortotransmissionandincludeabriefsummaryofthedata.Na+onalbulle+nsshouldincludesec+onsonweather,ecology,locustsitua+on,controlopera+ons,forecastandcurrentresources.TheBulle+nsshouldcontainmapsproducedinRv4.1thatareup-to-dateandclearwithalegend,andacap+onthatexplainsthemap.Thetextofthebulle+nshouldsummarizetheRv4.1dataandincludeaplausibleanalysisofthesitua+on.
Eachmessageisregisteredandcataloguedwithauniqueiden+fica+onnumberandevaluatedforqualityand+meliness.ThissystemallowsDLIStoproviderelevantfeedbacktocountriesregardingrepor+ngperformanceover+me.
QUALITY Data BulleRn
3/3• paragraphsummary• datacompleteandcorrect
• completetextthatmatchesdata• currentmapsandwithcaptions
2/3• poorparagraphsummary• dataincompleteandnotcorrect
• incompletetextOR• textdoesnotmatchdataOR• mapsoutdatedorwithoutcaptions
1/3• noparagraphsummary,or• nodata
• incompletetextAND• textdoesnotmatchdataAND• nomaps
TIME DataorBulleRn
3/3 receivedwithin5daysofendofsurveyorendofmonth
2/3 received6–14daysofendofsurveyorendofmonth
1/3 receivedaner14daysofendofsurveyorendofmonth
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Annex4.EvaluaRonofDesertLocustreporRngintheWesternRegionin2016
A.FeedbackprovidedbyDLIS
In2016,DLISsent256messagestocountries,consis+ngoffeedbackonbulle+ns(34percent),provisionofgeneralinforma+on(17percent),requestsfordataandbulle+nsthatweremissingorlate(17percent),Rv4.1updatesandeLocust3issues(13percent),requestsfurtherclarifica+onordetails(11percent),correc+onstoerrorsincludingareatreatedtotals(5percent),andissuespecificwarnings(2percent).
B.NaRonalreporRng
In2016,515messageswerereceivedinDLISfromcountries.Ofthis,235(46percent)werefromtheWesternRegion,200(39percent)fromtheCentralRegionand80(16percent)fromtheEasternRegion.Themessageswerebulle+ns,reportsandRv4.1data.Eachmessagewasevaluatedandscoredforqualityand+meliness.
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Thefollowinggraphsindicatetheevolu5onofrepor5ngqualitybetween2013and2016
Algeria(quality=2.67,5meliness=3.00,numberofreports=12)
Inthebulle+ns,IRIrainfallmapsshouldhaveacap+onthatindicatesthecorrectperiodoftheimageandpresentsabriefinterpreta+onoftheimage.Indicatemoreclearlywhereecologicalcondi+onsarefavourableandunfavourable.Theforecastshouldclearlyindicateifthereisapossibilityforbreedingand,ifso,where,whenandwhatscale.Linktheforecasttorainfallandecologicalcondi+ons.Thebulle+nsshouldindicatethecurrentlevelofavailableresourcesforsurveyandcontrol.Makesurethatthecontroltotalsandlocustinforma+onreportedinthebulle+nsandsummariesmatchwiththeRv4.1data.
Chad(quality=2.93,5meliness=3.00,numberofreports=28)
Informa+onreportedinthebulle+nsandsummariesshouldalwaysmatchtheRv4.1data.
Libya(quality=2.69,5meliness=2.77,numberofreports=13)
Inthebulle+ns,makesurethatcoordinatesofloca+onsarecorrect.Mapsshouldincludeacap+onthatpresentabriefinterpreta+onorexplana+onofthemap.Itmaybeusefultoaddmajortownstomaps.Abriefsummaryofthedatashouldbeincluded,andRv4.1datashouldbesenttoDLISon+me.
Mali(quality=2.30,5meliness=2.66,numberofreports=23)
AbriefsummaryofRv4.1datashouldalwaysbeincludedwhensendingtoDLIS.Thissummaryshouldaccuratelyreflectthedata.Similarly,thetextinthebulle+nsshouldmatchtheRv4.1data.Inthebulle+ns,rainfallandgreennessmapsshouldhaveacap+onthatindicatesthecorrectperiodoftheimageandpresentsabriefinterpreta+onoftheimage.Becarefulnottopresentthesameimagetwice(June2016bulle+n).ThelatestavailablerainfallandgreennessmapsaswellasmapsderivedfromRv4.1showingthelocustsitua+onshouldbeusedinthebulle+ns
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Controltotalsandlocustinforma+onreportedinthebulle+nsandsummariesshouldmatchtheRv4.1data.SummariesoftheRv4.1datashouldreflectwellthedataandnotbetoobrief.Makesuretoindicatecorrectlydirec+onsofloca+onsrela+vetomajortowns.Whenrepor+ngunconfirmedsigh+ngs,asmuchinforma+onaspossibleshouldbesent,includingdate.Thelatestavailablerainfallandgreennessmapsshouldbeusedinbulle+ns.Theincorpora+onofsecondarysourcesofdatasuchasfromnomadsandmilitaryinRv4.1shouldbeimproved.
Morocco(quality=2.91,5meliness=2.94,numberofreports=33)
ItisimportanttocheckthecoordinatesintheExcelfilebeforesendingRv4.1datatoDLIS,specificallytomakesurethatlongitudeisWandnotE.AbriefsummaryoftheRv4.1datashouldalwaysbeincludedwhenitissenttoDLIS.
Niger(quality=2.70,5meliness=2.91,numberofreports=33)
Inthebulle+ns,thelatestrainfallandgreennessmapsshouldbeusedandhaveacap+onthatindicatesthecorrectperiodoftheimageandpresentsabriefinterpreta+onoftheimage.TheIRIimageisnotforecast(prévision)butanes+mateofrainthathasalreadyfallen.MakesurethemapsfromRv4.1areofhighquality.AsummaryofRv4.1datashouldalwaysbeincludedwhensendingtoDLIS,reflec+ngthedataaccuratelywhilenotbeingtoobrief.Avoidlis+ngfieldreportsinthebulle+n;instead,theseshouldbeanalysedandwellsummarized.
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RAMSESisthecustomGISusedinlocust-affectedcountriesbyna+onalDLIOstomanageandanalyzetheeLocust3datacollectedbytheirownsurveyandcontrolteams.Since2000,ithasbeenanimportantcomponentintheDesertLocustglobalearlywarningsystem.Anewplatorm-independentmul+-lingual(English,French,Arabic)version,RAMSESv4,becameopera+onalon1January2015u+lisingopen-sourcesonwareandcontainingasingleunifieddatabase.RAMSESv4hasbeenupdated31+mes,includingamajorupgrade,RAMSESv4.1(Rv4.1),releasedinMay2016thatwassubsequentlyupdatedfive+mesinthepastsixmonths.Rv4.1consistsofimprovedfunc+onalityforentering,impor+ng,edi+ng,querying,displayingandexpor+ngdata.Rv4.1automa+callyinstallsnewupdatesaswellasbackingupthedatabasetotheuser’sPCandtothecloudasanaddi+onalprecau+onarymeasuretoensurethatvaluabledatabasesarenotlost.Theapplica+onisnolongerrestrictedtospecificversionsofthird-partysonware.
Rv4.1isusedin17frontlinecountrieswheresurveyandcontrolopera+onsarecarriedoutinwhichdataarecollectedthatneedtobemanagedandanalysed.Inaddi+on,theDesertLocustControlOrganiza+onforEasternAfrica(DLCO-EA)alsousesRv4.1.Theapplica+onmayeventuallybeestablishedinothercountriessuchasDjibou+,Senegal,SomaliaandTunisia,dependingonneeds.
In2016,frontlinecountriessent19,303recordsofRv4.1datatoDLIS.Ofthis,theWesternRegionsentthehighestnumber(8,688)comparedtotheCentral(6,362)andEastern(4,253)regions.Thismayhavebeenduetoincreasedlocustac+vityandanoutbreakinMauritaniathataccountedformorethanhalfthenumberofrecords(4,597)sentfromtheRegionandnearly24percentofthetotalfromallregions.India(3,023)wasthesecondhighestcountry,indica+ngthesizeableeffortthatisundertakeninearlywarningdespitetheabsenceofanoutbreakin2016.Algeria(1,745)andSudan(1,354)werethirdandfourthhighestusersofRv4.1respec+vely.
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Theworkshoppar+cipantsiden+fiedseveralbugsandaddi+onalfunc+onalitythatisrequiredinRv4.1toimproveitsabilitytosummarizeandanalysisfielddatainthedatabase.
Bugs • down&tobokomcategorydeleteslayer • Min/Max:changenametoBreeding,correctFrenchterms,removeMinGregHop=E
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• turnoffmandatorydatafieldintheScien+ficEditor(toallowunconfirmedsecondaryinforma+ontobeenteredintothedatabase)
• addMeasureToolbox_11distanceplugin • query&displaychangesover+me(asatableand/orgraph)for: ◦ hopper,hoppergroup,band,adult,adultgroupandswarmdensity ◦ hoppergroup,band,adultgroupandswarmsize ◦ numberofloca+onsinfestedwithlocusts,hoppers,hoppergroups,bands,
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Annex7.eLocust3usageintheWesternRegionin2016
Atotalof20,597reportsweresentbyeLocust3in2016,whichwasa54percentincreasefromthepreviousyear.In2016,43percent(8,796)ofthereportswerefromtheWesternRegion(CLCPRO),36percent(7,353)fromtheCentralRegion(CRC)and22percent(4,448)fromtheEasternRegion(SWAC).ThegreatestnumberofreportswassentbyMauritania(4,583)followedbyIndia(3,220).Eightothercountriessentmorethan1,000reportsin2016:Sudan(1,756),Algeria(1,729),Eritrea(1,399),SaudiArabia(1,333),Egypt(1,155),Yemen(1,079),Morocco(1,052)andPakistan(1,045).Thenumberofreportssentisgenerallyafunc+onofthelocustsitua+on.
Atotalof€46,681.60wasspentoneLocust3usagein2016.Ofthis,47percent(€21,848.50)wasspentonmonthlysubscrip+oncostsforac+vatedunits,11percent(€5,265.00)forac+va+onanddeac+va+onofeLocust3units,and42percent(€19,568.10)fordatatransmission.TheCentralRegionspentthemost€20,236.80(43%)comparedtotheWesternRegion(€17,643.70or38%)andEasternRegion(€8,801.10or19%).ThegreatestcostwasassociatedwithMauritania(€8,014.35)followedbyIndia(€5,635),Sudan(€4,300.70),Algeria(€4,066.05)andSaudiArabia(€4,058.35).
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TheefficientuseofeLocust3isachievedbybalancingsubscrip+onandde/ac+va+onfeeswithdatatransmissioncharges .Ideally,datatransmissioncostsshouldbehigherthan1
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Fourcountries(Chad,Pakistan,Mauritania,India)usedeLocust3veryefficientlyinthatmorethanhalfthetotalannualcostwasspentondatain2016,butfordifferentreasons.ChadandPakistanonlytransmikedanaverageamountofdatawhiletheyspentverylikleonsubscrip+onsandde/ac+va+ons.MauritaniaspentthemostoneLocust3totalcostsandde/ac+va+onfees,andwasthethirdhighestforsubscrip+onfeesbutalsotransmikedthemostdata.SimilartoMauritania,IndiaspentnearlythemostoneLocust3totalcosts,subscrip+onfeesanddatatransmissioncostsbutsavedmoneybyspendingverylikleonde/ac+va+ons.
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Fortheeffec+vemonitoringandcontrolofDesertLocust,FAOrecommendsthatcountriesestablishseparatesurvey,survey/control(searchanddestroy)andcontrolteamsinthefield.EachteamshouldbeequippedwitheLocustanduseitforrecordingandtransmirngtheirfieldobserva+ons.Asurveyteamshouldtrytomakeasmanystopsaspossibleinordertocoveralargeandhaveacompletepictureofthesitua+on.Ideally,onesurveyteamshouldmakeatleast6–10stopsperday,dependingonthedifficultyoftheterrain,ecologicalandweathercondi+ons,andotherfactors.About20minutesshouldbesufficienttocollecttherequiredsurveydataateachstop.Mixedsurvey/controlandcontrolteamswillmakesubstan+allyless,perhapsonlyoneortwo,stopsinaday.Itisclearthatrelyingonlyonmixedsurvey/controlteamswillresultinanincompleteandpooroverviewofthesitua+onandprolongthedura+onofacontrolcampaign.Therefore,itiscri+caltomaintainseparatesurveyteamsduringcontrolopera+ons.
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