Transcript Europe-Africa geoscientific cooperation

EuroGeoSurveys
Europe-Africa geoscientific cooperation
Mapping geological infrastructure
needs in Africa
40 Years Listening to the Beat of the Earth
EuroGeoSurveys
37
Albania
Lithuania
Austria
Luxembourg
Belgium
The Netherlands
Bosnia &
Herzegovina
Croatia
Malta
Cyprus
Poland
Czech Republic
Portugal
Denmark
Romania
Estonia
Russian
Federation
Finland
Serbia
France
Slovakia
FYROM
Slovenia
Germany
Spain
Greece
Sweden
Hungary
Switzerland
Ireland
Ukraine
Italy
United Kingdom
Geological Surveys
Work force of
SEVERAL THOUSANDS
Kosovo
Malta
Latvia
Norway
Organisation of African Geological Surveys
OAGS
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Namibia: President
Mozambique: 1° Vice-President
Niger: 2° Vice-President
South Africa: Secretariat
Why
‘…Much of Africa’s mineral resources remain
under‐explored and under‐exploited and geoscience
knowledge is at a relatively too low level to attract
exploration and investment’,
Addis Ababa Declaration, African Union Conference of Ministers, October 2008
Africa is the world’s top producer of mineral
commodities but most of Africa still lacks systematic
geological mapping which could bring to light a much
greater resource base”…
Africa Mining Vision by the African Union in 2009
What happened
OAGS GENERAL MEETING 2010 Alger, Algeria
Informal agreement on Europe-Africa
Geological Surveys cooperation to facilitate
access to geological data information
Supported by
AU Industrial Ministers Summit Preparatory Meeting, Alger 2011
AU – EU Conference, Brussels 2012
A success story
26-27 September 2011
Delivery of EGS geological
data compilation to OAGS,
Windhoek, Namibia
11-12 December 2012
EGS-OAGS Technical
Meeting, Niamey, Niger
OAGS General Meeting in
Niamey, Niger
16 July 2013
Signature of contract EGS-EC,
Brussels, Belgium
When cooperation is real, it brings results!
Creating consensus: meeting Tanzanian Minister of
Natural Resources
A success story
11 November 2014
Presentation at AfriGEOSS side event in Geneva
Cape Town, February 2015:
The final act... or the opening one...
Mapping the geological
infrastructure: A success story
Geoscientific knowledge and skills
in African Geological Surveys
Gap analysis:
• Availability of geoscientific maps
• Competence of Geological
Surveys to provide
geoinformation for strategic
planning and decision making
A success story - Gap analysis results
A success story - Gap analysis results
Lack of skilled staff
and technical
resources in the
field and in the
laboratory;
Not enough
expertise to do data
analysis and
interpretation;
Quality and
availability of data
on mineral
resources doesn’t
cover the needs of
exploration and
mining
Questionaries'
Reported numbers of ASM in African countries
Ethiopia: Estimated 1 million AM
DRC: More than a million ASM
Tanzania: 700.000 to 800.000 ASM
Ivory Coast: More than 500.000 ASM
Niger: Estimated 400.000 ASM
Zimbabwe: Estimated 250.000 ASM
Nigeria: 200.000 to 250.000 ASM
Mozambique: 150.000 to 200.000 ASM
Zambia: Estimated 150.000 ASM
Uganda: Estimated 150.000 ASM
Malawi: Estimated 150.000 ASM
Best total estimate for Africa is 6-7 million ASM
operators with 35-50 million dependent
ASM in Mozambique
ASM in Ethiopia
ASM in Nigeria
ASM in Ivory Coast
ASM in Ivory Coast
Chemical use (cyanide and strong acids)
a)
b)
c)
d)
a) and (b) Inventories of chemicals used (c) and (d) leach cyanidation unit fitted in the bush
Summary of Questionnaire on Geohazards
Technogenic:
1 – pollution of aquifers
and surface environment
due to mining activity;
2 – waste disposal.
Natural:
3 – volcanic activity;
4 – earthquakes;
5 – landsliding;
6 – flooding;
7 – soil
erosion/desertification;
8 – other.
Significance of geohazards in the responded countries could be ranked as:
flooding; soil erosion/desertification; landsliding; pollution of aquifers and
surface environment due to mining activity; waste disposal; earthquakes;
volcanic activity.
Geoheritage: Gap analysis from questionnaires
- Respondents’ knowledge and responsibilities regarding geoheritage varies significantly
- Some surveys are not aware of what has been done or what needs to be done
- Large differences between countries:
- some with no interest on the subject and no personnel dedicated to it
- others with significant interest and inventories already done or on their way
- Overall interest towards geoheritage inventories and management
Gap analysis: existing IT infrastructure
• Servers
• IT working environment
 1 to 4, up to 8: 14 surveys
 1: 4 surveys
• Workstations
 High profile: 7 surveys
 Medium profile: 3 surveys
 Almost no infrastructure: 2
• Software
 15-25 | 40-60 | 200-350
 Average age: 4 years old
• Software
 DBMS & GIS available
Existing IT infrastructure




Very well equipped: 7
Fairly well equipped : 4
Limited range but sufficient: 3
Incomplete / no answer: 9
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
No answer
50%
No
40%
Yes
30%
20%
10%
0%
Hardware infra. Dedicated data Security strategy Backup system
includes servers storage system
Secured server
room
Reliable energy
supply
Uninterrupted Air-conditionning Local network Internet network
power supply
Gap analysis: Data architecture
•
•
•
Data management is organised in 14
surveys (client-server to standalone)
3 surveys implemented publication/
remote access to selected data and
products through Internet
Use of web services remains to be
developed with interoperability standards
Data input by data format
Unstructured data, i.e.
document in text format
Simple structured data
Text formatted in a markup
language
Database file format DBF
Database format with
standardized connectors
Raster data
Georeferenced raster data
with geodatabase
Vector data with
geodatabase
Data input format
Server-based data storage systems, LAN,
computers as front-end devices, some data is
published on the internet using web standards
Server-based data storage systems, LAN,
computers as front-end devices, some data is
published on the internet, no standards
Server-based data storage systems, LAN,
computers as front-end devices
Data is provided via
internet & web
application for free or by
free download without
secured application
Data is provided on
demand (soft copy)
Standalone computers, no network (or network
without server-based data storage)
Data publication: technologies for data sharing
Data management
Gap analysis: Skills adequacy
• 14 positions: IT professionals, IT-related staff and end users of infra. & data
• From full team of IT and IT-related professional s to IT manager with “6 hats”
IT system manager
Application programming
IT operator
Database administration
manager
IT technical support
Data modelling expert
Expertly adequate
IT security expert
Database operator
Adequate
Network administration and
technical support
GIS Specialist
Less adequate
Web site manager
3D modelling specialist
Web site developer
Technician
Adequacy of IT personnel
Not adequate
Availability of internal funds for IT equipment
maintenance and/or upgrade + training in the budget
Availability of external funds for IT equipment
maintenance and/or upgrade + training (projects)
Available
Available
Not sufficiently available
Not sufficiently available
Not available
Not available
Gap analysis: Investment priorities
90
80
70
Run statutory activities at nominal
level with the available IT
equipement and staff?
60
50
40
Yes
30
No
20
No answer
10
0
Server hardware
and software
•
•
•
Workstation
hardware and
software
Network
Security of servers
and workstations
Application
software
Follow-up training Training of new
of skilled
staff (turnover)
professionals
First priorities: Server and workstation hardware and software + security
Significant concern about the training of new staff to overcome the
turnover after the projects end
Feedback on the ability to run the statutory activities with the available
level of IT equipment and staff: 12/23 surveys are satisfied
Needs, expectations, recommendations
MAIN DEMANDS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Training and Capacity Building to be addressed
considering the fulfillment of institutional
mission/responsibilities.
Attention requested from OAGS to:
• Transfer of standard practices
• Quality of trainers
• Applicability of knowledge
• Quality of materials (e.g. manuals, guidelines)
• Fulfilment of expectations
• On-the-job training delivery mode
• Case studies on pilot areas in Africa
Expected results of PanAfGeo Project
• Enhance the operational capacity and role of African Geological
Surveys.
• Contribute to mineral resources assessment by African Geological
Surveys.
• Increase activity of national Geological Surveys in regional mapping
and exploration to upgrade their geoscientific information base and
mineral inventories.
• Strengthen the level of national Geological Surveys geological
knowledge and skills through training.
• Strengthen OAGS potential to meet the needs of the African
continent.
Importance of international
cooperation
INVESTMENTS
RAW MATERIALS
TRADE