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TIGER
Report 2012
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Water, the blue gold of the 21st century, can be monitored from space at several different stages of the hydrological cycle, using Earth observing satellites.

Following the 2002 Johannesburg World Summit on Sustainable Development, the European Space Agency has launched the TIGER Initiative within the context of the Committee of Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS). TIGER focus on the use of space technology for water resource management in Africa and provide concrete actions to match the Resolutions.
The research component of TIGER has included 70 research projects, while the pre-operational component has involved some 15 projects, with a total budget of more than 11 M. Euro.

Projects are distributed all around the African continent and the study-areas involve some 42 different African countries.

Projects have facilitated and free access to satellite data and are involved in training and capacity building actions. More than 200 individuals have already attended such dedicated actions.
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Mar 2012:Side event at the 6th World Water Forum (Marseille, France) and launch of TIGER Net
Dec 2011:TIGER Workshop in South Africa with more than 100 participants
Dec 2011:4th TIGER Training course in South Africa and DDS Training
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