The Regional Implementation Center (CRMO), specifically the Ecological Monitoring Center (CSE) in Dakar (Senegal), is the institution mandated to lead the consortium responsible for the service on monitoring wetlands in West Africa. The CRMO coordinates the implementation of activities of the eight (8) member countries of the consortium based on the grant allocated by the GMES&Africa program. The countries concerned are: Burkina Faso, Ghana, Gambia, Ivory Coast, Niger, Guinea, Mali, and Senegal. The CRMO is essentially composed of a regional coordinator, a technical assistant to the coordinator, a thematic expert, a monitoring and evaluation manager, a wetland management expert, a developer, a technical assistant, a secretary, a financial manager, and a driver. This staff works closely with national entities (a focal point, a technical expert, a communication manager, all dedicated to the program in each country).
The CRMO ensures the coordination, planning, monitoring, and evaluation of the program’s implementation. The Ecological Monitoring Center (Senegal) acts as the community leader.
The partners are: Institut de Géographie du Burkina (IGB) - Burkina-Faso; Centre Universitaire de Recherche et d’Applications en Télédétection (CURAT) - Côte d’Ivoire; Centre for Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Services (CERSGIS) - Ghana; Département des Parcs et de la Faune (DPW) - Gambia; Centre d’Observation, de Surveillance et d’Information Environnementales (COSIE) - Guinea; Direction Nationale des Eaux et Forêts (DNEF) - Mali; Direction de la Faune, de la Chasse et des Aires Protégées (DFCAP) - Niger.
The associates are: Wetlands International Africa - Regional Office Dakar; IUCN PACO; Group on Earth Observation (GEO – AFRIGEOSS); Centre National de Floristique (CNF) – Ivory Coast; West African Bird Study Association (WABSA) - Gambia; Laboratoire Leidi Université Gaston BERGER (UGB) de Saint-Louis - Senegal; Biodiversité et Appui aux Initiatives Locales (BAIL) - Niger; Contribution à la Gestion des Zones Humides (COGEZOH) - Niger; Direction des Parcs Nationaux - Senegal; Office Guinéen des Parcs et Réserves (OGUIPAR) - Conakry; Université Abdou Moumouni de Niamey - Niger; Action pour la solidarité et le développement social - Mali.