# Presentation: 536278

## Geospatial information for planning, implementation and evaluation of Europe’s Development-Aid programmes

*Geospatial information for planning, implementation and evaluation of Europe’s Development-Aid programmes*
*F. Achard, A. Belward, A. Brink, H. Eva, *
*and P. Mayaux*

## Europe’s relations with the wider world

- The EU provides 55% of the € 70 billion of Official Development Assistance*
- EU aid will be increased by € 20 billion / yr by 2010, half of which is destined for Africa**
- EC-managed programmes in Africa, Caribbean and Pacific countries is c.a. € 3 billion / yr***

- (*OECD)
- (**COM (2005) 489)
- (***EU Donor Atlas, 2004)

## Information for EU Development-Aid policy

**Information for EU Development-Aid policy**

- Water, forests, agricultural and grazing land have high economic and  social value
- Stable food production is a key  foundation of social stability and  economic growth
- Natural resource use/availability are among armed conflict drivers
- Environmental mainstreaming in EU aid projects is now a “legal” obligation

**Notes:**
Poverty reduction constitutes the primary objective of Community development policy. 
As environment and natural resources are crucial to the poorest communities, it is of the utmost importance to take these into due account and to mainstream environmental issues appropriately. 
Mainstreaming environment can also contribute to stability and peace, as environment and security are often linked. Population migrations often result from competing demands on natural resources. Such population migrations can severely hinder and destroy development efforts and even directly affect Europe’s internal security. 
Therefore, specific monitoring is not only useful but strategic. The increase of monitoring efforts, as well as the development of appropriate data bases, thematic cartography and the improvement of current analytical capacities, will serve these strategic purposes and will allow better planning, better design of development policies, programmes, projects and, more generally, result in better quality development aid.

## e.g. Information for land – tenure policy formulation 

**e.g. Information for land – tenure policy formulation **

- Land cover must be measured,
- land availability & suitability calculated,
- trends and history of change established.

## Sample strategy

- Tessellation grid
- Stratification White/ UNESCO vegetation map of Africa
- Sampling rate of 1% in each of the strata.

## Measuring change

**Measuring change**

- Land tenure issues; land cover & use; land availability

## Measuring change 

**Measuring change **

- Land tenure issues; land cover & use; land availability

## Measuring change 

**Measuring change **

- Land tenure issues; land cover & use; land availability

## Cover change

- 50,000 km2 of natural vegetation converted to agriculture every year since the 1970s...50% increase
- But population has doubled

## TM vs MSS scale issues

## Systematic sampling strategy (Global + National)

**Systematic sampling strategy (Global + National)**

## Gaps in sampling frame (1990 – 2000)

## Deforestation rates / site (1990 – 2000)

## Goals for 2011

- User perspectives from operational policy cycle – product generation, timing, and product delivery issues
- environmental impact assessments
- project planning and implementation
- post project audits
- Project deliverables
- Data merging (HR/MR)
- Deforestation rates (pan tropical)
- Land cover change rates (national)