Are there similar centres for North and Southern Africa?
RCMRD members include Eastern and Southern African countries, and one from North Africa; and RECTAS includes one from Central Africa. But in their activities they are not strictly limited to the sub-regions where they are based. There are similar centres in other sub-regions, but their mandates and scope differ slightly from those of the RCMRD and RECTAS. The Centre Regional de Télédétection des États d’Afrique du Nord (CRTEAN) in Tunis is a structure for the co-ordination and exchange of know-how, and for validation of existing capabilities in the sub-region within the fields of remote sensing, GIS, mapping and applied activities. The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Regional Remote Sensing Unit (RRSU) in Gaborone is a centre of technical expertise which facilitates training programmes and technical support in remote sensing, agro-meteorology and GIS, in support of early warning for food security, natural-resources management and disaster management. What has helped to mo
