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Enhancing the Uptake of Earth Observation Products and Services in Africa Through a Multi-level Transdisciplinary Approach

Authors :
Chinwe Ifejika Speranza
Felicia Olufunmilayo Akinyemi
David Baratoux
Jérôme Benveniste
Natalie Ceperley
Fatima Driouech
Jörg Helmschrot
Géosciences Environnement Toulouse (GET)
Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3)
Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP)
Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Source :
Ifejika Speranza, Chinwe; Akinyemi, Felicia Olufunmilayo; Baratoux, David; Benveniste, Jérôme; Ceperley, Natalie Claire; Driouech, Fatima; Helmschrot, Jörg (2023). Enhancing the Uptake of Earth Observation Products and Services in Africa Through a Multi-level Transdisciplinary Approach. Surveys in geophysics, 44(1), pp. 7-41. Springer 10.1007/s10712-022-09724-1 , Surveys in Geophysics, 44 (1), 7–41, Surveys in Geophysics, Surveys in Geophysics, 2022, ⟨10.1007/s10712-022-09724-1⟩
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
Springer, 2022.

Abstract

Africa stands to gain from Earth Observation (EO) science, products and applications. However, its use and application remain below potential on the continent. This article examines how EO can better serve the needs of African users. First, we argue that a successful uptake of EO services is conditional on understanding the African context and matching EO development and deployment to it. Using reference cases, we find that actors outside Africa drive most EO initiatives, whereas country-level expenditures on EO remain low. Recent developments, such as the African space policy and strategy, and initiatives in partnerships with Africa-based organisations to develop a community of practice on EO hold the potential to fill the identified gaps. The analysis indicates that most EO users are either government organisations or researchers, with very few cases involving other types of users. It is generally assumed that users at the local levels are educated and digitally literate, or that the transmission of EO-based knowledge is achieved by government officers and researchers. Although still very few, potentials are emerging for the private sector to deploy EO products and services such as crop or index-based insurance directly to farmers. These private initiatives have prospects for further developing indigenous EO capacity as envisioned in the African space policy and strategy. We then formulate recommendations for a transdisciplinary approach that integrates user contexts, attributes and needs to enhance the uptake of EO products and services in Africa. We conclude by proposing actions to close some of the identified gaps and seize emerging opportunities. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10712-022-09724-1.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
01693298 and 15730956
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Ifejika Speranza, Chinwe; Akinyemi, Felicia Olufunmilayo; Baratoux, David; Benveniste, J&#233;r&#244;me; Ceperley, Natalie Claire; Driouech, Fatima; Helmschrot, J&#246;rg (2023). Enhancing the Uptake of Earth Observation Products and Services in Africa Through a Multi-level Transdisciplinary Approach. Surveys in geophysics, 44(1), pp. 7-41. Springer 10.1007/s10712-022-09724-1 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10712-022-09724-1>, Surveys in Geophysics, 44 (1), 7–41, Surveys in Geophysics, Surveys in Geophysics, 2022, ⟨10.1007/s10712-022-09724-1⟩
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....47deca25a4c052153644c12ac7a596ae
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.5445/ir/1000150592