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Workshop on Scientific Data for Decision Making Toward Sustainable Development: Senegal River Basin Case Study
Senegal National Committee for CODATA
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U.S. National Committee for CODATA, National Research Council
Dakar, Senegal
11-15 March 2002
Agenda for Site Visits on 11-12 March
Monday, March 11
Site visit to the Diama Dam, Université Gaston Berger de Saint-Louis, and OMVS
6:45 Depart by bus from Hotel
12:15 Tour of Diama Dam and the CyberCampus of the Université Gaston Berger with
Mr. Oumar GAYE
14:30 Leave for Saint-Louis
14:45 Lunch at l’Hotel de la Poste with Officials from the Université Gaston Berger de
Saint-Louis
16:15 Visit to the OMVS Centre Regional de Documentation with Mr. Mbacké GUEYE,
Director, and Alassane TOURE, Chief of Archiving
18:30 Depart for Dakar
22:00 Arrive at Hotel
Tuesday, March 12
11:00 Meeting of the CODATA Task Group on African Data Sources
13:30 Meeting of the Organizing Committee Co-Chairs and Members at Le Meridien
President Hotel
- Review of meeting objectives, background materials, participants, and logistics
14:45 All participants depart from the Hotel for a site visit to the Centre de Suivi
Ecologique in Dakar
- Tour of the facility/discussions with staff (see attached program)
17:45 Return to Hotel
Workshop Agenda
Wednesday, 13 March
8:45 Welcome and introductions
Workshop Co-Chairs: Dr. Abdoulaye GAYE, CODATA Senegal, and Dr. William JOBIN, Blue Nile Associates
Introductory remarks
His Excellency Mr. Fodé SECK, Ambassador, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, African Union and Senegalese Abroad
Introductory remarks
Mr. Donald CLARK, Mission Director, Senegal Office, U.S. Agency for International Development
Overview of meeting goals and agenda
Dr. Paul UHLIR, National Research Council
9:40 Coffee break
Session 1: Health and Biomedical Data Sources
Session Co-Chairs: Dr. Dialo DIOP and Dr. William JOBIN
10:00 Presentations:
In-situ data resources on health impacts of Manantali, Diama and Foum Gleita dams in the Senegal River basin: Part 1
Dr. William JOBIN, Blue Nile Associates
The TDR Strategic Direction for Research on Schistosomiasis
Dr. Lester CHITSULO, World Health Organization
Richard Toll, 10 Years Later
Dr. Amadou MBAYE, General Institut Senegalese de Recherches Agricoles (ISRA)
Questions for Session 1 and 2 Panel discussions: - Identify and discuss the various types of existing S&T data and information sources relating to the Senegal River basin that have been created or collected by government, academic, and private sector entities.
- Discuss the technical, scientific, management, and policy successes and barriers encountered in the collection and creation of the existing data, or that have resulted in the identified gaps.
11:40 Panel discussion on Health and Biomedical Data Sources
12:00 Buffet lunch
Session 2: Environmental, Socioeconomic, and Physical Infrastructure Data Sources
Session Co-Chairs: Dr. Clement Entsua- MENSAH and Dr. Larry TIESZEN
13:15 Presentations:
Geospatial data availability and Clearinghouse developments in countries of the Senegal River basin
Dr. Larry TIESZEN, U.S. Geological Survey
Use of advanced information technology for environmental management: the activities of the Ecological Monitoring Center
Mr. Amadou DIEYE, Centre de Suivi Ecologique
Data availability at the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for environmental monitoring over the Senegal basin
Dr. Wassila THIAW, NOAA
Weather and climate data, analyses, and applications
Prof. William SPRIGG, University of Arizona
15:15 Break
15:30 Session 2 (continued)
17:15 Panel discussion on Environmental, Socioeconomic and Physical
Infrastructure Data Sources
17:45 Adjourn
18:30 Dinner
Thursday, 14 March
Session 3: Use of Scientific Data in Decision-Making for the Senegal River
Session Co-Chairs: Dr. Kingsley Oise MOMODU and Prof. William SPRIGG
9:15 Presentations:
Gestion Integree du Littoral et des Bassins Fluviaux (GILIF): les resultats d’un seminaire
Dr. Per HANSEN, DHI; Dr. Ana NIANG, Tropis Cabinet, and Mr. Segni COLY
10:05 Natural resources, environmental issues and data requirements for the
Senegal River basin
Dr. Mbarack DIOP, TROPICA
10:30 Coffee Break
Mr. Hamdou-Rabby WANE, Centre d’Etudes et de Recherche
12:15 Buffet lunch
13:30 Session 3 (continued):
Questions for Session 3 Panel discussions:
- Identify and discuss the issues relating to the Senegal River basin that would benefit from the use of existing or potential new data sources.
- Identify and discuss the technical, scientific, management, and policy successes, and barriers encountered in the use of the existing data.
Panel discussion on the use of health data
15:00 Break
15:30 Panel discussion on the use of environmental, socioeconomic and ecological
data infrastructure data
17:30 Adjourn
19:00 Dinner
Friday, 15 March
Session 4: Improving the Use of Data for Decision-Making
Toward Sustainable Development
9:00 Presentations:
International rivers: Using GIS to identify opportunities for cooperation
Prof. Aaron WOLF, Oregon State University (by conference call)
Complementing data: Elements of decision-making for natural resource management in the Senegal River basin: Part 2
Ms. Kristine McELWEE, Oregon State University
10:00 Break
11:15 Panel discussion of lessons learned during the workshop in improving the use of
data for decision making toward sustainable development
Question for Session 4 Panel discussion: Based on the technical, scientific, management, and policy successes and barriers encountered in the creation and use of data that have been identified and discussed in this workshop, what actions might be taken to improve the creation and use of data for sustainable decision-making regarding the Senegal River basin?
11:30 Summary of meeting by Rapporteur
Dr. Paul UHLIR, National Research Council
12:15 Closing remarks by Workshop Co-Chairs
Dr. Abdoulaye GAYE and Dr. William JOBIN
12:30 End of meeting -- lunch 
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