Provisional Agenda

Opening

1. Introduction & Round of presentation

2. Adoption of the Agenda

Session 1: Locust data collection

3. Use of the Automated System for Data Collection (ASDC) during the 2023 locust campaign: challenges, solutions, etc. 

4. Use of the special test mode of ASDC during national trainings

Session 2: Locust data analysis & forecast

5. Synchronization of locust survey data between the Caucasus and Central Asia Management System (CCALM) and the Russian and Kazakh locust Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

6. Use of the satellite products in CCALM to analyze locust situation

7. CCALM use to improve locust data analysis and forecast:

(a) Selection of mark points (most frequently visited areas to monitor the locust situation) and warning message of temperature passing above a threshold value

(b) Analysis of locust density during last five years in the mark points

8. CCALM use to improve locust data analysis and forecast: any other aspects

Closing

9. Recommendations for ASDC and CCALM improvement and use in 2024

10. Closing remarks

All working papers will be available on the FAO "Locust Watch CCA website" at:

http://www.fao.org/ag/locusts-CCA/en/index.html