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In collaboration with Digital Earth Africa Unlocking the potential of Earth Observation to address Africa s critical challenges I N S I G H T R E P O R T J A N U A R Y 2 0 2 1 Contents Executive summary Introduction 1 Optimizing satellite data 2 Accelerated growth of Africa s Earth Observation industry 3 Boosting agricultural productivity 4 Effective regulation of mining activity Call to action Appendix Contributors/Acknowledgements Endnotes 3 5 6 10 12 16 20 21 28 29 2021 World Economic Forum.

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This section lists the Pathway type, Priority/ function areas, Sectors/ fields of life and People/ roles for the pathway.
Type:   Forecasts
Priority/ Function Areas:   Law & Government  People & Society
Sectors/ Fields of Life:   Economy-wide
People/ Roles:   Multi-Nationals  Private Corporations  Governments
This section lists the Categories, Goals, Measures and Actions included in the pathway.
Categories:   country   need   enable   analysis   people   threat   community   south   illegal   available   infrastructure   litre   earth   observation   geospatial   information   http   business   economic   development   industry   action   critical   source   water   address   policy   services   report   mining   africa   ghana   change
Profiles:   whose conditions   ramage head   this score   you organization   the forum   the strategy   the continent   this phenomena   the impact   a value   sdg life   the policy   eo team   an examples   the benefits   the coefficient   the report   the sedimentation   deaeo services   et source   the ability   nasa trials   a reduction   the process   the case   the analysis   the countries   the framework   the government   the problem   the crisis   the country   the use   a adoption   an estimates   the size   whose economies   its model   the lack   this analysis   this conclusion   this miners   africa population   africa industry   every farmer   the numbers   the result   the damages   the cause   a regression   africa impact   this information   the systems   the drivers   the consequence   a project   a factor   the share   aspxreferenceid1272575 effects   a array   u targets   m3year water   all rights   this challenges   the data   the results   the surface   the rate   a transition   whose right   the damage   ghana damages   the one   this ponds   a range   the levels   this report   opensatellite policies   the solution   david principles   africa team   the table   the figures   the concept
Goals:   address critical challenges   play strong role   adjust allocation africa   enable socioeconomic development   see enabled opportunities   support economic recovery   exceed year million   integrate level adoption   access available products   democratize use capacity   improve industry innovation   recover bodies lands   improve policyrelated indicators   affect yield wheat   set aimed models   analyse spatiotemporal response   develop potential resources   support public good   tackle wide range   save cubic meters   assume conservative impact   meet water requirement   set new mine   create knowledgebased society   boost growing demand   take conservative 005   enable satellite data   incorporate information policy   develop insurance products   boost effective regulation   extract acids gold   boost year regulation   include facilitate pollution   threaten african economy   exacerbate threats poses   achieve development priorities   shrink growth margins   reproduce best practices   need higher amount   support quick response   establish connectivity solution   create tailormade solutions   identify food shortages   analyse systematic differences   identify specific targets   see unlocking benefits   shape world forum   have direct effect   purchase regression control   provide formulate framework   provide policy framework   prevent illegal activity   advance core africa   play focal role   entrust defence sinergise   cost key hindrance   democratize process capacity   assume improve hypothesis   protect economies lives   optimize satellite data   shift economic estimation   manage natural resources   create allows opportunities   develop based products   benefit insurance sector   encompass thriving community   facilitate biodiversity loss   achieve development blueprints   provide wide range   monitor land vegetation   provide industry government   attract cause populations   bring african industry   require reinforcement collaboration   assume applied services   avoid false sense   help specialists governments   deliver earth africa   inform decisionmaking africa   reveal new products   encompass land area   estimate economic damage   derive make information   provide best practices   appendix used numbers   scale empirical evidence   identify mining sites   continue required efforts   access satellite data   ofillegalmining mining issues   represent huge opportunity   soil agriculture forests   raise wheat production   address earth observations   provide muchneeded solution   provide developed platform   poison major problem   shine extra million   develop financial products   implement action adaption   use free products   adopt best practices   address effective regulation   expand insurance market   generate time series   demonstrate seen areas   cover entire continent   build required systems   manage supplies africa   represent key areas
Measures:   high amount   land area   indirect support   available lives   public good   ecosystem strategies   regional agendas   accurate statistics   useful imagery   accurate information   unregulated sites   human data   sendai framework   modern agriculture   important factor   widespread development   information policy   sdg targets   natural resources   resilient systems   total damage   new threats   invasive species   constant observations   developmental objectives   total production   agricultural practices   global pandemic   potential value   strong role   open source   environmental risks   environmental damages   diverse sectors   sustainable opportunities   topperforming countries   open data   primary loss   action adaption   beforeafter design   strategic decisionmaking   perform countries   average legend   agricultural productivity   african communities   efficient outcomes   huge opportunity   geospatial standards   international investors   comprehensive cc   systematic differences   short time   multitemporal scheme   digital committee   previous year   food shortages   false positives   oxidize minerals   global resources   direct impacts   severe consequences   metal contamination   mine sites   global production   next years18   pesticide usage   panel control   natural diseases   vast amounts   serious threats   specific coefficient   key issues   water availability   sow dates   moral hazard1   develop economies   economic damage   policyrelated indicators   conservative impact   insure farmers   pesticide intervention   detail information   improve resistance   africanled ecosystem   late weather   emerge markets   round number   socioeconomic benefits   yearly sales   social impacts   annual crops   african countries   geographic expertise   private sector   inform decisionmaking   financial products   postgraduate courses   african infrastructure   platform adoption   digital earth   next years   water resources   remote sensing   domestic product   ongoing investment   foremost business   sustainable supply   good practice   common victim32   visit professor   domestic resources   reliable data   sustainable development   additional loss   spacebased technology   new solutions   aggregation solution   overall gain   relevant data   multibillion dollar   meaningful insights   meteorological radar   human impact   result plants   complementary activities   african cultivations   broad evidence   crosspollinated plants   multibilliondollar industry   perspective earth   african economy   observation state   equivalent water   clean energy   international averages   statistical significance   key assumption   water intensity   strong institutions   economic impact   economic competitiveness   insurance benefits   new information   accurate models   transformational opportunities   key areas   heavy metal   local authorities   future council   increase transparency   current framework   available crops   national development   natural basins   geobuiz figures   health problem   fourth revolution   quick response   gold mine   ready products   clear lands   real impact   base products   various indicators   inadequate plans   transformative impact   specific targets   direct measure   21st century   different crops   variable variables   profitmaking opportunities   intensive areas   economic forum   economic value   disposable income   detrimental impact   noneo technologies   high temperatures   main source   global council   equivalent meters   productive purposes   socioeconomic team   datum source   literature review   domestic requirements   technical committee   many challenges   badly impacts   water requirement   marine life   update estimates   global practices   political systems   position infrastructure   responsible consumption   effective governance   potential shortages   financial loss   datadriven decisions   african continent   african households11   chronic disease   african farmer   mapbased mapping   accessible data   necessary activities   insufficient production   biophysical impact   benefitcost ratio   geospatial data   development blueprints   harmful occupations   groundwater requirements   food crops   functional mapping   acute pesticide   agricultural systems   estimate value   yearly production   indirect impacts   deaeo services   readiness index   inclusive strategies   geographic information   develop countries   good hygiene   fine dust   direct effect   regression coefficients   economic recovery   dusty roads   first time   unleash potential   indirect size   paris agreement   available problem   inclusive framework   digital economy   inclusive outcomes   hybrid seed   resilience systems   top countries   limit resource   geographic features   massive movements   total market   continental level   monetary value   global agendas   urban development   simple facts   environmental requirements   irrigation plans   current state   free products   uptodate technologies   inefficient storage   exist frameworks   economic source   fiscal damage   unregulated activity   significant effects   economic benefits   senior innovation   analytic platform   yellow rust   total source   strategic purposes   public health   uncollected taxes   african continent28   fiscal ts   water quality   water procurement   peoplecentered framework   big data   rich products   necessary areas   relative importance   crop monitoring   preexist threats   continentalscale infrastructure   geospatial policies   local farmers   development models   dependent region   national connectivity   huge risk   wheat production   system analysis   rural incomes   last half   key factors   dependent variables   potential savings   international organization   healthrelated damage   illustrative application   20th century   socioeconomic development   past data   geospatial ecosystem   dramatic improvements   food availability   focal role   environmental changes   available development   production evidence   unregulated mining   broad strategy   economic benefit   african economies   continental scales   executive committee   see figure   geospatial industry   total increase   fiscal revenues   average decrease   several studies   dramatic rise   economic growth   future predictions   african business   global problem   global deaths   due changes   seasonal weather   agricultural purposes   season weather   crop conditions   insurance products   sustainable source   institutional capacity   active deforestation   available images   good health   conversion coefficient   rich environment   ready access   illegal mines26   deleterious effects   main crops   available report   human populations   precious metal   level adoption   new applications   national programme   equivalent tonnes   detail closeup   institutional quality   insurance market   geospatial services   sustainable goals   net buyers   direct correlation   agricultural activity   tailormade solutions   reduce inequalities   valuable insights   agricultural premium   statistical design   several regions   external relations   minimal requirements   specific goals   annual precipitation   competitive factors   reclamation sites   illegal activity   accelerate growth   geospatial capabilities   competitive society   african industry   available requirements   low wages   open government   agricultural development   customize solutions   fiscal evasion   most water   unique opportunity   little information   m3year water   available review   political business   gold sites   176bn water   artificial ponds   sugarcane values   key problems   available observations   economic estimation   conservative assumptions   advance technology   effective regulation   market size   regional level   available ratio   availability quality   african earth   private investors   sustainable products   variable region   new roads   satellite data   available economics   grow populations   cover changes   new products   respiratory conditions   ict growth   source review   code information   longterm impacts   large continent   available need   odc technology   necessary resources   consequent externalities   fiscal losses   biodiversity loss   several parameters   great access   information products   huge amounts   chemical emissions   worth usage   regional member   unregulated mines   good practices   several benefits   earth observations   climate adaption   cgri score   agriculture forests   earth observation   environmental resources   mislead results   low use   many countries   geospatial policy   work population   acid contamination   high premium   dea application   rapid use   gross product   executive introduction   valuable assets   usdbn team   rapid development   spatiotemporal response   local entrepreneurs   rsquared significance   reduce usage   improve seeds14   regression control   african scale   large cube   change landscape   civil society   mine activity   centralize standards   total population   longterm objectives   ready information   economic development   african team   wide range   add services   analysisready data   key hindrance   available design   challenge observations   major problem   high incidence   intensive crops   geospatial market   reduce yield   base information   public policy   challenge contributorsacknowledgements   routine cc   multiple platforms   such benefits   inform decisions   entire continent   muchneeded solution   land vegetation   global goals   general purposes   critical challenges   geospatial information   open cube   total contribution   flood droughts   datum expertise   liter kg   several days   indigenous communities   new mine   muchneeded insights   global priorities   erosion forests   detectable ponds   new opportunities   low yields   agricultural business   reduce damage   ppp terms   high plants   executive summary   annual report   spatial connectivity   national policy   industry council   grow demand   illegal mining   different areas   primary implementer   many cultivations   typical activities   unquantified losses   yearly revenues   industry innovation   physical dust   current season   cubic meters   growth margins   heavyduty vehicles   empirical evidence   great uniformity   high penetration   online community   sustainable cities   meteorological data   clear land   commercial data   many sectors   agricultural pesticides   usual scenario   apply observation   knowledgebased society   sense monitoring   thrive community   main contributors   standard practice8   coastal erosion   agricultural output   rapid assessment   absolute minimum   late estimates   skill engineers   effective capabilities   newmont gold   own observations   standardize assessment   chinese government   look radar   clean water   available space   global scale   semiarid environments   industrial segments   available data   additional water   full force   conservative value   illegal sites   require systems   develop research   human settlements   average values   environmental damage   year requirement   decent work   industrial revolution   time series   many economies   african ecosystem   usdbn business   standard errors   rich source   environmental impacts   future research   policy framework   false sense   rapid review   available products   global management   development priorities   european agency   satellite images   future prospects   insurance sector
Actions:   groundbased measures   suggest presence   soil availability   evaluate ratio   raise usd   improve monitoring   produce series   appendix numbers   understand changes   take images   bring that   appreciate potential   pose threats   tackle 3   risk lives   hinder efforts   take place   take kg   respond recover   provide distinction   import food   spend billion   optimize dates   reduce usage   reduce water   acquire scale   visit wwwdigitalearthafricaorg   risk loss   enter digging   expand size   use information   provide information   address changes   affect use   provide analysis   access coal   pave ground   extract gold   extend benefits   scale evidence   improve indicators   threaten economy   prevent activity   develop capabilities   provide amounts   track movement   use data   shift estimation   encompass area   include droughts   enable data   fish species   achieve blueprints   set mine   harness potential   accelerate growth   protect lives   produce positives   drive growth   identify targets   spend 60   drive progress   formulate strategies   need amount   manage africa   cause threats   inform africa   track sites   direct investment   forwardlooking predictions   provide estimates   remove barriers   demonstrate areas   save million   begin africa   create algorithm   overcome number   support figure   generate series   pay workers   exploit technologies   cause hazard1   synthesize assessment   bring industry   leach pollution   map crops   promote growth   improve transparency   raise million   include pollution   assume impact   facilitate spread   support recovery   limit intervention   asses farmers   purchase control   boost demand   run business   halve distance   assume hypothesis   make improvements   benefit sector   set models   sow weather   see opportunities   encourage production   optimize forum   create society   integrate adoption   identify gaps   create solutions   raise quality   encourage policymakers   take 005   promote research   incorporate policy   regulate activity   faostat source   continue efforts   promote development   expand market   represent areas   divide market   support them   promote use   use improvement   estimate increase   tackle range   compensate farmers   provide commitment   encompass community   employ 40   enable countries   achieve priorities   exacerbate poses   provide access   choose figures   take toll   develop resources   establish solution   prevent 10   soil forests   monitor level   combine ability   derive information   purchase terms   evade taxes   reserve part   support response   capture revenues   provide platform   include contamination   bring pillars   increase availability   include nigeria   start point   scale technology   improve plans   stimulate countries   carry study   have effect   optimize growth   save meters   see benefits   grow crops   exceed 2bn   confirm hypothesis   need litres   push people   develop algorithms   provide solution   boost benefits   shape forum   address challenges   boost productivity   see 113   exacerbate threats   attract populations   develop analysis   take advantage   save water   adapt data   reach goal   improve innovation   cause yields   raise effect   irrigate data   halve gap   bring practice   shine light   change framework   shrink margins   improve outlooks   recover lands   analyse response   ofillegalmining issues   access seams25   grow lettuce   develop products   meet needs   make decisions   provide government   contact org   engage business   present opportunities   euroconsult e   support decisionmaking   show improvements   estimate benefits   bring benefit   remove factors   connect users   provide practices   improve understanding   monitor track   address 6   monitor evolution   improve state   aid response   asses conditions   take values   save litres   faostat value   perform regression   harness innovations   address coefficients   deliver africa   access products   assign score   asses impact   apply refer   enable innovation   manage resources   democratize capacity   spend million   cost hindrance   translate data   use technologies   provide assessment   protect environment   use indicators   reveal products   involve generation   adopt practices   monitor progression   analyse differences   improve characteristics   boost regulation   optimize data   assess changes   see effects   manage environment   miss information   use products   improve procurement   identify sites   plan irrigation   give results   represent opportunity   estimate effect   reduce costs   poison institute   rsquared number   create expertise   build systems   address observations   monitor vegetation   take farming   observe analysis   use eo   target objectives   provide vision   shine million   identify shortages   monitor quality   decrease premia   generate information   detect onset   spend days   bring information   facilitate loss   detect changes   support governments   produce timeseries   avoid sense   combat spread   use images   improve quality   access data   raise availability   seize moment   drive eo   enable development   prevent harm   ease provision   boost incomes   address priorities   cause environmental   write information   address regulation   assume adoption   identify resources   balance need   play role   make predictions   utilize data   analyse data   scale requirements   reproduce practices   prevent use   help governments   provide range   improve evidence   address africa   represent third   generate impact   include agreement   provide incentives   require collaboration   unlock potential   assist government   affect wheat   ensure availability   drive change   estimate damage   exceed million   support good   expose mineral   increase size   fight mining   democratize data   remove potential   monitor changes   ofillegalmining sonter   raise production   poison problem   provide framework   affect biodiversity   implement adaption   operationalize reduction   monitor environment   africaunlocking potential   assume services   cover continent   advance africa   translate observation   underpin recovery   enable polices   develop applications   understand impacts   provide insights   select segment   highlight fact   address contributorsacknowledgements   entrust sinergise   smooth problem   meet requirement   create opportunities   face challenges   adjust africa   assume application
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