AfriGEO is an initiative of the African continent in the Group on Earth Observations (GEO) that provides a coordination framework and platform for Africa’s participation in GEO and contributes to the development of GEOSS. AfriGEO consists

of Africa-based GEO member states (32) and 11 participating regional institutions together known as the African Caucus.

The Group on Earth Observations (GEO) is an intergovernmental organization working to improve the availability, accessibility, and use of Earth Observation for the benefit of society. GEO Global priorities include supporting the UN Agenda for sustainable development, the Paris Climate Agreement, Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, and most recently Sustainable Urban Development.

The AfriGEO initiative, developed within the GEO framework, strengthens the link between the current GEO activities with existing capabilities and initiatives in Africa and will provide the necessary framework for countries and organizations to access and leverage on-going bilateral and multilateral EO-based initiatives across Africa, thereby creating synergies and minimizing duplication for the benefit of the entire continent.

AfriGEO Secretariat hosted by RCMRD based in Nairobi, Kenya was officially appointed as the AfriGEO secretariat during the 3rd AfriGEO symposium in Gabon but undertook operations in May 2019.

AfriGEO is an initiative of the African continent in the Group on Earth Observations (GEO) that provides a coordination framework and platform for Africa’s participation in GEO and contributes to the development of GEOSS. AfriGEO consists

of Africa-based GEO member states (32) and 11 participating regional institutions together known as the African Caucus.

The Group on Earth Observations (GEO) is an intergovernmental organization working to improve the availability, accessibility, and use of Earth Observation for the benefit of society. GEO Global priorities include supporting the UN Agenda for sustainable development, the Paris Climate Agreement, Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, and most recently Sustainable Urban Development.

The AfriGEO initiative, developed within the GEO framework, strengthens the link between the current GEO activities with existing capabilities and initiatives in Africa and will provide the necessary framework for countries and organizations to access and leverage on-going bilateral and multilateral EO-based initiatives across Africa, thereby creating synergies and minimizing duplication for the benefit of the entire continent.

AfriGEO Secretariat hosted by RCMRD based in Nairobi, Kenya was officially appointed as the AfriGEO secretariat during the 3rd AfriGEO symposium in Gabon but undertook operations in May 2019.