CRC/SWACINTERREGIONALWORKSHOPFORDESERTLOCUSTINFORMATIONOFFICERS

FAOCOMMISSIONFORCONTROLLINGTHEDESERTLOCUSTINTHECENTRALREGION(CRC)

FAOCOMMISSIONFORCONTROLLINGTHEDESERTLOCUSTINSOUTH-WESTASIA(SWAC)

No.9

7–10May2017Cairo,Egypt

2017

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FAOCOMMISSIONFORCONTROLLINGTHEDESERTLOCUSTINTHECENTRALREGION(CRC)

FAOCOMMISSIONFORCONTROLLINGTHEDESERTLOCUSTINSOUTH-WESTASIA(SWAC)

REGIONALWORKSHOPONDESERTLOCUSTMANAGEMENT

INTHEWESTERNREGION

7–10May2017Cairo,Egypt

FOODANDAGRICULTUREORGANIZATIONOFTHEUNITEDNATIONS

Rome,2017

TableofContents

1. Introduc+on 2.........................................................................................................................

2. Programme 2..........................................................................................................................

2.1Par+cipantexpecta+onsanddifficul+es 3......................................................................

2.2PCmaintenance 3...........................................................................................................

2.3Repor+ng 3.....................................................................................................................

2.4RAMSESv4(Rv4.1) 4........................................................................................................

2.5eLocust3 5.......................................................................................................................

2.6Newtechnologiesandtools 6.........................................................................................

3. Conclusion 8...........................................................................................................................

Annex1.Workshoppar+cipants 10.............................................................................................

Annex2.Workshopprogramme 11..............................................................................................

Annex3.PCproblemsandsolu+ons 12.......................................................................................

Annex4.DesertLocustrepor+ngevalua+onsystemusedbyDLIS 14.........................................

Annex5.Evalua+onofDesertLocustrepor+nginCRCandSWACduring2016 15.....................

Annex6.RAMSESusageinCRCandSWACduring2016 19.........................................................

Annex7.Newfunc+onsrequiredinRAMSES 21..........................................................................

Annex8.eLocust3usageinCRCandSWACduring2016 22........................................................

Annex9.UsefulInternetresources 25.........................................................................................

CRC/SWACInterregionalWorkshopforDesertLocustInformaTonOfficers

7-–10May2017(Cairo,Egypt)

1. IntroducTon

TheFAOCommissionsforControllingtheDesertLocustintheCentralRegion(CRC)andinSouth-WestAsia(SWAC)sponsoredaninterregionalworkshopforDesertLocustInforma+onOfficers(DLIOs)infrontlinecountriesofbothregions.TheCRCsecretariatorganizedtheworkshopattheFAORegionalOfficefortheNearEastandNorthAfricainCairo,Egypton7–10May2017.TheFAOSeniorLocustForecas+ngOfficer,KeithCressman,conductedtheworkshopassistedbyaresourcepersonfromOman,NassorAl-Harthy,andtheRAMSESGISdeveloper,MehdiGhaemian,fromI.R.Iran.Duetovisaapprovaldelays,MrGhaemianandtheothertwopar+cipantsfromI.R.Iranarrivedonlyonthelastdayoftheworkshop.

Atotalof19DLIOsagendedtheworkshopfromeightfrontlinecountriesintheCentralRegionandthreeinSouth-WestAsiaaswellastheDesertLocustControlOrganiza+onforEasternAfrica(Annex1).

Thisyear’sworkshopwastheninthannualDLIOworkshopsince2008.

2. Programme

Similartopreviousworkshops,par+cipantsindicatedwhatproblemsanddifficul+estheyfacedintheirdailyworkasDLIOsandwhattheywouldliketogainfromthisyear’sworkshop.Thisinforma+onwasusedtoensurethattheworkshopprogrammemettheneedsofthepar+cipants.Themainemphasisofthisyear’sworkshopwasusingRAMSESv4fortheanalysisofweather,ecologyandlocustdatainordertoassessandsummarizetheDesertLocustsitua+on.Thiswasthesecondagempttoteachpar+cipantstheprocessesandmethodologiesforanalyzingdataaheranini+alintroduc+onatlastyear’sworkshop.Theprogrammeconsistedmainlyofhands-onprac+calexercisesanddemonstra+onsintheclassroom,supplementedbypar+cipatorydiscussionsandafewpresenta+ons(Annex2).Thehoursofthefour-dayworkshopwerefromabout0830hto1630hwithcoffeebreaksinthemorningandahernoon,anda1hourbreakatmiddayforlunch.

ThefirsthalfofthemorningontheopeningdaywasdedicatedtocheckingallthePCsofthepar+cipantssoastofixanyproblemsandaligntheversionsofRv4.1withthelatestupdates.Ideally,thiswouldhaveallowedthepar+cipantstostarttheworkshopatthesamelevelandavoidunexpectedproblemsduringthecourseoftheworkshop,greatlyreducingunnecessarydisrup+onanddistrac+onfromthemainprogrammeandexercises.However,inprac+ceittooktheSeniorLocustForecas+ngOfficermorethantwodaystofixsixPCs(one-thirdofthepar+cipants)becauseofashortageoftrainedpersonstoassist(Annex3).Thisyear,theITexpertfromCLCPROcouldnotpar+cipateintheworkshopandtheRAMSESGISdeveloperonlyarrivedonthelastdaywhenallthePCproblemshadbeenresolved.Infutureworkshops,itisstronglyrecommendedtocon+nuetheprac+ceofcheckingpar+cipants’laptopsonthefirstdaypriortousingRv4.1.

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2.1ParTcipantexpectaTonsanddifficulTes

Thepar+cipantsindicatedthattheyohenfacedseveraldifficul+esduringtheirdailywork:

• insufficientnumberofDLIOswithinthena+onallocustprogramme;• eLocust3withincorrectdateand+me,andneedsrechargingforatleast5days

withoutinterrup+on;• refreshertrainingisrequiredforeLocust3;• eLocust3bageriesrequiregoodmaintenancewheninstorage;• otherDLIOsneedtraininginRv4.1;• Internetconnec+vityisnotstable,reliableorsufficientlyfastinseveral

countries,especiallyEthiopia,EritreaandYemen;• IRImapsmayappeartobeoutdatedbutitmaybesimplysufficienttoclearthe

browsercache(ctrl+Refresh).

ItisofupmostimportancethateverycountryhasasufficientlyfastandreliableInternetconnec+onatthena+onallocustcentrebecauseDLIOsrequirethistoobtaineLocust3datafromthefield,todownloadremotesensingimageryanduseGoogleEarthEngine,toupdateRv4.1,toreporttoDLIS,andtoshareinforma+onwithothercountriesandCRC.ItisnotpossibleforDLIOstocarryouttheirdu+eswithoutagoodInternetconnec+on.ThiswillbecomeincreasinglyimportantinthenearfutureastheRv4.1databasemigratestothecloud.Ingeneral,par+cipantswishedtousethenewtoolsdevelopedbyDLISandothersmoreeffec+velyandefficiently.Par+cipantexpecta+onsanddifficul+esweresimilartothoseexpressedinpreviousworkshopsexceptthattherewerefarfewerdifficul+esinusingeLocust3andRv4.1,whichsuggeststhatbothtoolshavenowbecomestable.

2.2PCmaintenance

Duringtheworkshop,itwasnotedthatmanyusers’PCswereclugeredwithnumerousfilesandapplica+ons,someofwhichmaynotbenecessary.Desktopswereohenfulloffilesanddirectories,whichcanslowdowntheperformanceofthecomputer.Insomecases,theRAMSESstandardardizedsystema+cfilingprocedurewasnotfollowed(Annex3).

Par+cipantswereprovidedwithseveral+pstoensurethattheircomputeroperatesasefficientlyaspossible:

• maintainasystema+capproachtofilingincludingsensiblenamingschemesthatmakeiteasiertofindandiden+fyfiles,e.g.YYMMDDdescrip+on(170513report),andtoalwaysfollowthisscheme;

• trytolimitthenumberoffiles,foldersandshortcutsonthedesktoptoaboutamaximumoften;

• wheneverpossible,DriveCshouldbereservedforprogramfileswhiledatafilesshouldbestoredonDriveDorE;

• makesuretohavearobustan+-virusprogrammeinstalledandkeepituptodate;

• donotopenunknownagachmentsordownloadunknownfilesandapplica+ons;• ensurethatthedateand+mearealwayscorrectonthePC;• donotuseunofficialsohware,especiallytheopera+ngsystem.

2.3ReporTng

TheSeniorLocustForecas+ngOfficerexplainedtopar+cipantshowDLISevaluatesthequality,+melinessandfrequencyofrepor+ngfromlocust-affectedcountries.Eachmessage,whetheritisabulle+n,Rv4.1dataorotherinforma+on,isregisteredandevaluatedinasimplethree-pointsystem(Annex4).Thisallowstheassessmentofrepor+ngineachcountry

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over+metoiden+fyanyweaknessesorgapsthatshouldbestrengthenedinordertoensurehighqualityand+melyrepor+ngthatisthebackboneofthepreven+vecontrolstrategy.

Par+cipantscompletedanexerciseinwhicheachcountryevaluatedareportofanothercountryforqualityand+meliness.TheirscoreswerecomparedtothosebyDLIS.Inthisway,par+cipantscouldbegerunderstandtheevalua+onsystemandrepor+ngrequirementsbyDLIS.Itwasagreedthatthesystemwasfairandshouldcon+nuetobeimplemented.

TheSeniorLocustForecas+ngOfficerpresentedtheresultsoftherepor+ngevalua+onin2016(Annex5).Ingeneral,countriescon+nuetoperformwellinbothqualityand+meliness;however,itwasnotedthattherewasaslightdecliningtrendinrepor+ngqualityduring2016whencomparedtopreviousyears.Thismaybepar+allyduetohigherexcep+onsinrepor+nggiventhesubstan+alinvestmentsintrainingandsupportprovidedbyDLISandCRC/SWACduringthepastdecade.Butitmayalsobeduetotheneedforrefreshertrainingonthevarioustoolsusedindatamanagementaswellasincreasedagen+oninworkingcarefully,systema+callyandprecisely.

Theslightdeclineinrepor+ngwasnotedatthelastSWACsessionwhereitwasdecidedtoorganisearegionalworkshopforSWACDLIOseveryyearintheautumnsothatSWACDLIOswillhavetwoworkshopsperyear,theCRC/SWACDLIOworkshopinaboutMayandtheSWACDLIOworkshopinaboutNovember.Itishopedthatthiswillimproverepor+ngquality.

Severalotherac+vi+esweresuggestedforimprovingrepor+ng:

• DLIOscouldprepareanannualreportofrepor+ngthatwouldsupplementtheannualperiodicreportspreparedbyDLISandsenttocountries

• eLocust3trainingcouldbeprovidedbeforeabreedingseasonorsurveycampaign

• apost-season/campaignreviewsessioncouldbeorganizedbyDLIOsandlocustmanagementforallfieldofficers

2.4RAMSESv4(Rv4.1)

DLIOscon+nuetouseRv4.1tomanagesurveyandcontrolresults(Annex6).Duringoutbreaks,thisusageincreases.Upun+lnow,Rv4.1isprimarilyusedforimpor+nganddisplayingdata.AsRv4.1hasnowbecomestableandthebasicdatamanagementfunc+onalityhasbeenimplemented,itwasappropriatetoini+atethenextlevelofRv4.1usage,thatis,analysis.ThiswastheprimaryemphasisofthisworkshopbasedonlessonslearnedfromtheCRC/SWACworkshoplastyear.

Theworkshoppar+cipantsweretrainedinallaspectsofusingthelatestandnewestfunc+onsofRv4.1,specifically:

(a) reinstallingdatabases,includingthoseofothercountries(fortheexercisesinthisworkshop)

(b) automa+cbackupandupda+ng(c) locustpresence/absence/controlquery(d) breedingfirstandlastdatesquery,andassociatedes+matesoflaying,hatchingand

fledging(e) useofremotesensingandbackgroundmaps(f) makingmapsforbulle+ns

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TheSeniorLocustForecas+ngOfficerreviewedtheconceptofsystema+canalysisanditsapplica+ontoanalyzingweather,ecologyandlocustdatainRv4.1inastep-by-stepmannerbybreakingtheanalysisintosmallercomponentsover+me(monthly)andspace(seasonalbreedingareas).TheGISfunc+onalityofRv4.1canfacilitatethisapproachinorganizingqueriesanddisplayingtheirresultsbyvisualizingdifferentdatalayers.TheSeniorLocustForecas+ngOfficerdemonstratedthisapproachthroughanintroductoryanalysisofthelocustsitua+oninSudanduringthesummerof2016thatthepar+cipantscompletedtogether.Thiswasfollowedbyabasicanalysis(Eritrea,autumn2016)andamoredifficultandcomplexadvancedanalysis(SaudiArabia,late2016)thatwerecompletedbyeachDLIO.Theresultswerethenpresentedanddiscussed.Inthisway,par+cipantswereabletoprac+cegeneraldataanalysisandRv4.1func+onality.

AstheIranianDLIOsarrivedonlyonthelastday,thefollowingdaywasu+lisedtoprovideaddi+onaltrainingonRv4.1analysistoSWACDLIOsinwhichtheyprac+cedwithacomplexanalysisofMauritania(autumn2016).

Itwasnotedthatanumberofaddi+onalfunc+onsandimprovementsarerequiredinRv4.1tofacilitateanalysisandprovideamorecompleteassessmentoflocustsitua+ons(Annex7).Forexample,itwasnotpossibletoanalyzechangesinlocustdensi+es,sizesofinfestedareasandnumberofloca+onsinfested.Itwasalsonotpossibletosummarizetheytypesoflocustpopula+onsthatweretreatedandbywhatmeansover+me.Itwasdifficulttoloadalargenumberofdataandremotesensinglayersandmanagethem.

2.5eLocust3

CountrieswereencouragedtouseeLocust3asefficientlyaspossible;thatis,totrytoreduceunnecessaryde/ac+va+onandsubscrip+oncosts(Annex8).Thismeansthatunitsshouldonlybedeac+vatediftheyarenottobeusedforatleastsixmonths.Ac+vatedunitsshouldbeusedasmuchaspossibleinthefield,makingatleastsixstopsperdayduringnormalrecessionperiods.EachteamshouldbeequippedwitheLocust3anduseitcorrectly.Duringperiodsofincreasedlocustac+vityandcontrolopera+ons,addi+onalunitscanbemadeavailableimmediatelytocountriesbyDLISandCRC.Requestsforde/ac+va+onshouldbereceivedbyDLISbyaboutthe25thdayofthemonth.

Duringtheworkshop,par+cipantsmen+onedthatsomeeLocust3unitsdidnotmaintainthecorrect+meanddateseqngs.Itwasexplainedthatthiswasduetotheneedtorechargetheinternalclockbagerybyconnec+ngthetablettothemainspower,turningiton(thedisplaycanbeoff)andleavingitpluggedintoacon+nuouspowersourcewithoutinterrup+onfor72hours.Tabletsshouldbestoredat50percentbagerychargedandcheckedeverymonth.

Egyptmen+onedthattheyfacedaproblemindatatransmissionviasatelliteatcertain+mesandincertainplacesofthesouth.However,duetotherandomnessofthisproblem,itwasdifficulttounderstanditscausesandproposeusefulsolu+ons.Consequently,itwassuggestedtomonitorthisissueandreportittoDLIS.

Ifpossible,theeLocust3sohwareshouldbeupdatedsothatla+tudeandlongitudecoordinatesaremandatorybeforeareportcanbetransmiged.Otherminorimprovementsconcerningcontrolunitsshouldbeimplemented.

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TheEgyp+anDLIO,OsamaRabie,presentedtheLocusappthathedevelopedandshowedpar+cipantshowtomakelayerswithprevioussurveydata,greennessmapsandsatelliteimagery.TheLocusappis:

• usefulforGPS/naviga+on,backgroundmaps,recentmaps,surveydatadisplay• hasacompanionstandaloneWindowsdesktopappformakingmaps• canu+liseGoogleEarthProfordynamicimageryandRv4.1CSVdata,whichcan

besavedasKMZandsentbyemailtofieldsta+onsandcopiedontotheSDcard

2.6Newtechnologiesandtools

SeveralInternetresourceswereintroducedandreviewedwithpar+cipantsthatcanbeusedtoassistincarryingoutthedu+esandresponsibili+esoftheDLIOs(Annex9).

2.6.1Slack

Slack(slack.com)istoolthatallowsDLIOsandotherstoeasilycommunicateandshareinforma+onbetweenthemselvesandFAO(DLISandtheregionalDesertLocustcommissions).Thisisdonethroughspecificthema+cchannelssuchasdrones,eLocust3,eLocust3d,GoogleEarthEngine,remotesensing,repor+ng,Rv4.1andsoon.Anopera+onaladvantageofusingSlackisthatproblemscanbesharedwiththeen+reDLIOcommunityratherthanonlywithDLISorCRC.Inthisway,solu+onscanbeprovidedmuchquickerbecauseeverybodypar+cipatesratherthanrelying,forexample,onlyontheSeniorLocustForecas+ngOfficer.Thisencouragesandfacilitateshorizontalcollabora+onandproblem-solving.Userscanalsocommunicatedirectlywitheachotherinprivatechannels.AllDLIOsareautoma+callymembersoftheFAOlocustslackteam.AnyonecanbecomeamemberbysendinganemailtoKeithCressman(keith.cressman@fao.org).

2.6.2Zoom

CRCpar+cipantsfeltthatthemonthlyZoomcallorganizedbyDLISandCRCisaveryusefulmeansforDLIOstokeepincontact,sharecurrentexperiences,resolveproblemsonthespotandforDLIStoprovideclarifica+onsandshorttraining.Therefore,itwasagreedthatthe45-minutecallsshouldcon+nueandbescheduledforthelastMonday,TuesdayorWednesdayofeverymonthat10hRome/Cairo,11hinallothercountriesexceptOman(12h)withinvita+onsdistributedoneweekinadvance.

ForSWAC,itwasagreedtoestablishamonthlyZoomcall,similartoCRCandCLCPRO,onthelastWednesdayofeverymonthat12hFAO+me,1430hIran,15hPakistanand1530hIndia+mes.

2.6.3Windytv

TheInternetcon+nuestoexpanditsdeliveryofinforma+on.Recently,anewservice(windytv.com)providesextremelyusefulweatherinforma+onsuchaswinds,temperaturesandcloudsatdifferentatmosphericlevelsonamap.Thisinforma+onisinreal+meandalsoincludeshistoricalaswellasforecasteddata.DLIOscanusethisinforma+ontounderstandcurrentweathercondi+ons,seeupcomingpossibili+esforrainfallanddeterminepoten+allocustmovements.Theserviceisfreeanddoesnotrequireregistra+on.

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2.6.4GoogleEarthEngine

In2015,FAOsignedapartnershipagreementwithGooglethatallowsaccesstoadvancedtechnologies.Onesuchtechnology,GoogleEarthEngine,canbeusedtoshortenthedelivery+meoftheremotesensingimagery,specificallythedynamicgreennessmap.UserscanaccessacustominterfacedevelopedbyDLIS,DesertLocustMapper,wheretheycanindicatethedesireddaterangeofthedynamicgreennessmapandassociatedDesertLocustdata(hoppers,adults,bands,swarms).Thegreennessmapisprocesson-demandinlessthanaminuteusingparallelcompu+ngandcloudtechnologies;hence,anInternetconnec+onisrequired.Inthisway,DLIOsdonothavetowaitforthestandarddecadeproducttobecomeavailableinthewebsitesofColumbiaUniversityIRIorVITO;instead,theycanprepareamap,ideallyofa10-dayperiod,atany+meaccordingtotheirneed.DesertLocustMapperwillsoonbeavailableonLocustWatchandincorporatedintoRv4.1.

Theresultsofanini+alcomparisonandvalida+onofthegreennessmapdistributedbyIRI/VITOandthatwhichisproducedon-demandusingGoogleEarthEnginesuggeststhatGoogleEarthEnginemoreaccuratelyindicatesvegeta+oncondi+onsat56%oftheloca+onsversus32%byIRI/VITO.Morevalida+onisrequiredandcountrieswereencouragedtopar+cipateinthisexercisebyprovidinggeo-referencedphotosoffieldcondi+onsinDesertLocusthabitats.

2.6.5Maclaptops

One-thirdofthepar+cipantsarrivedattheworkshopwithPClaptopsthatwerenotworkingcorrectlyduetooutdatedapplica+ons,incorrectlyinstalledornon-licensedsohware,viruses,opera+ngsystemissuesandpoormaintenance.Thiswascompoundedfurtherbyawidevarietyoflaptopmodelsandtwodifferentopera+ngsystems,Windows7andWindows8.ThisproblemhasplaguedeachoftheannualDLIOworkshopsanditappearsthatligleprogresshasbeenmadetoresolveit.Thisyear,halfamorningandanothertwodayswasspentresolvingsuchissuesbeforeallDLIOscouldfullypar+cipateintheworkshop.Duringtheworkshopitself,somepar+cipantscouldnotdisplaythenecessarybackgroundmapsontheirPCs.

TheMacplatormoffersseveraladvantagesthatwouldbeusefulinlocust-affectedcountries:(a)enhancedstabilitywithasingleversionoftheopera+ngsystemandstandardized64-bitarchitecture,(b)lessvirusandmalwareagacks,(c)improvedmemorymanagementandgraphicaldisplay,(d)moreintui+veandabegeruserexperienceand(e)doesnotneedtoreplacedsoohen.AsRv4.1isdevelopedontheMac,itisop+mizedforthisplatorm.

Thisissuewasdiscussedamongsttheworkshoppar+cipantsandtheCRCExecu+veSecretary.TheDLIOsfromtwopilotcountries,EritreaandPakistan,whohadbeenusingMaclaptopsforallDLIOdu+esduringthepasteightmonthsreportedposi+velyabouttheirexperienceandwereveryhappywiththeMaclaptops.TheDLIOfromSaudiArabiahadjustbeganusingaMaclaptopafewweeksbeforeandsaidthatitwaseasy,verypowerful,stableandbegerthanthePC.TheRAMSESdeveloperindicatedthathedoesallRv4.1programmingonhisMaclaptopthatismorethansixyearsold.Heexpectsthatthelaptopwillbeopera+onalforaboutanotherfouryears.Thiscontrasteddrama+callyfromPClaptopsinwhichallusers,exceptone,hadtoreplacetheirlaptopmuchmoreohen,usuallylessthanfiveyears.SWACdecidedatitslastsessiontoprovideeveryDLIOinthethreefrontlinecountrieswithaMaclaptop.CLCPROwillbegindistribu+ngMaclaptopstosomeofitsfrontlinecountriesinaprogressivestep-by-stepmanner.

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AlthoughallDLIOsexpressedtheirinterestinusingaMaclaptopfortheirworkanddespitefavourablereportsconcerningtheuseofMaclaptops,theCRCExecu+veSecretarypreferredtowaitandaddresstheissueproperlybeforeprovidingMaclaptopstosomeDLIOsintheCentralRegion.Accordinglythesitua+onwillbereviewedbasedontheexperiencesoftheDLIOswhocurrentlyuseMaclaptopsthisyear.

3. Conclusion

TheworkshopcontributesdirectlytothestrengtheningoftheDesertLocustearlywarningsystem,whichisthebasisforpreven+vecontrolinordertoreducethefrequency,dura+onandintensityofDesertLocustplagues.

Thepar+cipantswerepleasedwiththeorganiza+on,contents,trainerandfacili+esoftheworkshop.Theyreaffirmedtheimportanceofandtheneedtocon+nuetoorganizetheCRC/SWACinterregionalworkshopforDesertLocustInforma+onOfficersonanannualbasis.TheworkshopofferstheonlyopportunityforDLIOsfromlocust-affectedcountrieswithinthetworegionstogettogethertoexchangeexperiencesandshareknowledgeface-to-face,andtoreceiveimportanttrainingandfeedbackfromDLIS.Therefore,itiscri+calthatallfrontlinecountriesallowtheirna+onallydesignatedDLIOtotakepartinthisac+vity,andthatCRCcon+nuestoorganizethisac+vityeveryyearwithDLISpar+cipa+on.

Ideally,DesertLocustHeadsshouldbeinvitedeveryfewyearstopar+cipateintheworkshopwiththeirDLIOsotheycanobservefirsthandthetoolsthathadbeendevelopedbyDLISandhowtheirinforma+onofficersusetheminrepor+ngandearlywarning.Thiswouldalsohelptostrengthentheimportantcollabora+velinkbetweenlocustdirectorsandlocustinforma+onofficers.

Thepar+cipantsexpressedtheirkeeninterestandneedtocon+nuetoupdateRAMSESv4sothatitprovidesaddi+onalfunc+onalitytosummarizeandanalyzedata,andtosimplifytasks.Consequently,anumberofaddi+onalfeaturesarerequired.Futureworkshopsshouldconcentrateonpresen+ngthesenewtoolsandtrainingpar+cipantsintheiruse.

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Annexes

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Annex1.WorkshopparTcipants

CRCparTcipants

DjibouT HaissamaAliAhmed

Egypt KhaledIbrahimKelany

OsamaRabie

MohamedRiyad

Eritrea FevenTekleKeleta

Ethiopia SolomonMirete

Oman KhalidAl-Harrasi

SaudiArabia MeraySaeedQahtani

FahadHassanAlShamrani

Sudan HussienOsmanAbaker

Yemen SaeedAl-Mamaary

DLCO-EA MehariTesfayohannes

FelegeElias

SWACparTcipants

India PramodGour

ChandraShakherSharma

Iran MahmoudChalaki

AliBabaliFashki

Pakistan Shahbaz

JawedIqbalKhan

Trainerandresourcepersons

FAO KeithCressman

NassorAl-Harthy

MehdiGhaemian

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Annex2.Workshopprogramme

Topic Details

7May(Sunday)

0830–10001030–1200

VerificaTonofPCsandRv4.1Opening• Par+cipantexcep+ons&problems• Workshopobjec+ves&programmeReporTng• Repor+ngevalua+onmethodology

Trainers,par+cipantsCardmethod Cardmethod Presenta+on,exercise

1300–1430,1500–1630 • Evalua+onof2016repor+ngRv4.1• Overviewofnewfunc+ons• Mapmaking

Presenta+on

Demonstra+on

8May(Monday)

0830–1000,1030–1200 Rv4.1• Reviewofanalysismethodology• Introductoryanalysis(SUD7–12/16)

Presenta+onPrac+cal(plenary)

1300–1430,1500–1630 • Introductoryanalysis(cont.)

9May(Tuesday)

0830–1000,1030–1200 Rv4.1(cont.)• Basicanalysis(ERI7/16–2/17) Prac+cal(eachcountry)

1300–1430,1500–1630 • Presenta+onofbasicanalysisresultsLocusapp

Discussion Review(Osama)

10May(Wednesday)

0830–1000,1030–1200 Rv4.1(cont.)• Advancedanalysis(SAU7/16–2/17) Prac+cal(eachcountry)

1300–1430,1500–1630 • Presenta+onofanalysisresultsOtherissues• GoogleEarthEngine(GEE)overview• MaclaptopsWorkshopevaluaTonClosing

DiscussionPresenta+onDiscussionQues+onnaire

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Annex3.PCproblemsandsoluTons

Nearlyone-thirdofthepar+cipantsarrivedattheworkshopwithlaptopcomputersthathadavarietyofproblems.Theseproblemshadtoberesolvedbeforetheworkshopcouldcommence.

Rv4.1usersareencouragedtomaintainastandardisedsystema+cfilingsystemontheirPCsothatitiseasytolocatefilesandtoallowDLIStoeasilyiden+fyandresolveproblems.Thefollowingdirectoryhierarchyisconsideredtobethecurrentstandard.Usersshouldpaycloseagen+ontothecorrectnamingofeachdirectory.

DJIBOUTI

Problem.Rv4.1wasnotworkingproperly.Solu+on.ReinstalledRv4.1.

DLCO-EA

Problem.TheRv4.1versiononthelaptopfromDLCO-EAHQinAddisAbabahadnotbeenupdatedforaboutoneyear.ThiswasprobablyduetoproblemswithlocalInternetconnec+vity.Asaresult,Rv4.1wasnotautoma+callyupda+ngevenwhenconnectedtotheInternet.Solu+on.Newversionsof.binandwindow.batfileswereinstalledthatallowedRv4.1tothenautoma+callyupdateitself.

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ETHIOPIA

Problem.Rv4.1wasnotworkingproperlyandohenwouldnotstartup.Solu+on.MehdiGhaemianfixedtheproblemremotelyusingTeamViewer.However,itwasnotedthatthelaptopwasligeredwithmanystrangefilesthatshouldbereviewedanddeletedorfiledasnecessary.Arobustan+-virusappshouldbeinstalledandconstantlyupdated(requiresInternetconnec+on).

India

Problem.Rv4.1fileswerenotinthecorrectloca+onandRv4.1wasoutdatedandnotupda+ngautoma+cally.Solu+on.Movedfilestothecorrectdirectories,updatedRv4.1manuallybycopyingthelatestlibandextfiles,whichallowedRv4.1toautoupdate.

SaudiArabia

Problem.Rv4.1wasnotinstalledonMaclaptop.Solu+on.Rv4.1wasinstalledontheMaclaptopandthentheOSwasupgradedtothelatestversion(Sierra,10.12),butthenRv4.1hadtobeuninstalledandreinstalled.

Sudan

Problem.OutdatedandtoomanyversionsofRAMSES,noneofwhichwereworkingperfectlybecausethelaptophadbeenloanedtoafriendwhodeletedimportantfiles.Solu+on.AhersomeWindowssystemrepairandmaintenance,Rv4.1wasreinstalledondriveD.

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DLISemploysasimplethree-pointsystemtoevaluateeverymessagereceivedfromlocust-affectedcountriesthatrelatestolocustinforma+onsuchasRv4.1data,bulle+nsandreports.Rv4.1datashouldhavebeencheckedandcorrectedpriortotransmissionandincludeabriefsummaryofthedata.Na+onalbulle+nsshouldincludesec+onsonweather,ecology,locustsitua+on,controlopera+ons,forecastandcurrentresources.TheBulle+nsshouldcontainmapsproducedinRv4.1thatareup-to-dateandclearwithalegend,andacap+onthatexplainsthemap.Thetextofthebulle+nshouldsummarizetheRv4.1dataandincludeaplausibleanalysisofthesitua+on.

Eachmessageisregisteredandcataloguedwithauniqueiden+fica+onnumberandevaluatedforqualityand+meliness.ThissystemallowsDLIStoproviderelevantfeedbacktocountriesregardingrepor+ngperformanceover+me.

QUALITY Data BulleTn

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Annex5.EvaluaTonofDesertLocustreporTnginCRCandSWACduring2016

A.FeedbackprovidedbyDLIS

In2016,DLISsent256messagestocountries,consis+ngoffeedbackonbulle+ns(34percent),provisionofgeneralinforma+on(17percent),requestsfordataandbulle+nsthatweremissingorlate(17percent),Rv4.1updatesandeLocust3issues(13percent),requestsfurtherclarifica+onordetails(11percent),correc+onstoerrorsincludingareatreatedtotals(5percent),andissuespecificwarnings(2percent).

B.NaTonalreporTng

In2016,515messageswerereceivedinDLISfromcountries.Ofthis,235(46percent)werefromtheWesternRegion,200(39percent)fromtheCentralRegionand80(16percent)fromtheEasternRegion.Themessageswerebulle+ns,reportsandRv4.1data.Eachmessagewasevaluatedandscoredforqualityand+meliness.

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DjibouT(quality=2.36,0meliness=3.00,numberofreports=11)

Inthemonthlybulle+ns,theDesertLocustsitua+onshouldbeclearlymen+onedinthecountry.Ifsurveyswerenotcarriedoutthenthisshouldbeindicated.Allunconfirmedreportsshouldbemen+onedaswell.Duringthewinterperiod,thelatestrainfallandgreennessmapsshouldbeincluded.Amonthlybulle+nshouldbepreparedanddistributedeverymonth.

Egypt(quality=2.86,0meliness=2.86,numberofreports=14)

Inthebulle+ns,acap+onshouldbeincludedforeachmapthatindicatesthecorrectdatesandabriefinterpreta+on.Duringthewinterperiod,thelatestrainfallandgreennessmapsshouldbeincluded.

Eritrea(quality=2.60,0meliness=2.60,numberofreports=30)

Informa+onreportedinthebulle+nsandsummariesshouldalwaysmatchtheRv4.1data.Thisdatashouldbesenteverymonthandtwiceperweekduringoutbreaksandcontrolopera+onsandincludeabriefsummary.Thecorrectformatofthebulle+nanddatashouldbeagachedtotheemailmessage(not“._”resourcefiles).Thebulle+nsshouldcontainthelatestrainfallandgreennessmapspreparedinRv4.1.Bulle+nsandRv4.1datashouldbesenton+mewithoutdelayasnearlyhalfthereportsreceivedin2016weremorethanfivedayslate.Itwasnotedthatrepor+ngohenceasesduringperiodsofincreasedlocustac+vityduetoanabsenceofstaffattheNLCCinAsmara.Thisandalackofinternetconnec+vityinthecountryareamajorhinderancetogoodrepor+ng.

Ethiopia(quality=2.41,0meliness=2.65,numberofreports=17)eLocust3shouldbeusedbyallsurveyandcontrolteams,andRv4.1shouldbeusedtoanalyzethedataina+melymanner,especiallyduringfieldopera+ons.Rv4.1datashouldbesentregularlyon+metoDLIS.Thebulle+nsshouldcontainthelatestrainfall,greennessandlocustmapspreparedinRv4.1andhaveacap+onthatindicatesthecorrectperiodwithabriefinterpreta+on.Controltotalsandinforma+onreportedinthebulle+nsandsummariesshouldmatchtheRv4.1data.Thedateofinforma+onfromthefieldshouldalwaysbereported.SimilarlytoEritrea,repor+ngohenceasesduringperiodsofincreasedlocustac+vityduetoanabsenceofstaffattheNLCCinAddisAbaba.Thisandunreliableinternetconnec+vityinthecountryareamajorhinderancetogoodrepor+ng.

Oman(quality=2.69,0meliness=3.00,numberofreports=13)

Controltotalsandinforma+onreportedinthebulle+nsandsummariesshouldmatchtheRv4.1data.Whenthereisrainfall,thebulle+nsshouldcontainthelatestrainfallandgreennessmapspreparedinRv4.1andhaveacap+onthatindicatesthecorrectperiodwithabriefinterpreta+on.

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SaudiArabia(quality=2.61,0meliness=2.89,numberofreports=18)

Controltotalsandinforma+onreportedinthebulle+nsandsummariesshouldmatchtheRv4.1data.AllsurveyandcontrolteamsshouldbeusingeLocust3andthecorrespondingRv4.1datashouldbeincludedwhenrepor+ngtoDLIS.Whenthereisrainfall,thebulle+nsshouldcontainthelatestrainfallandgreennessmapspreparedinRv4.1andhaveacap+onthatindicatesthecorrectperiodwithabriefinterpreta+on.Careshouldbetakennottostretchanddistortmapgraphics.

Sudan(quality=2.64,0meliness=2.92,numberofreports=25)

Whensurveysarenotcarriedout,thisshouldbeclearlymen+oned.Themapsinthebulle+nsshouldhaveacap+onthatindicatesthecorrectperiodwithabriefinterpreta+on.Informa+onreportedinthebulle+nsandsummariesshouldalwaysmatchtheRv4.1data.

Yemen(quality=2.65,0meliness=2.91,numberofreports=46)

AbriefsummaryshouldbeprovidedwhensendingcompletedformsandRv4.1data.Informa+onreportedinthebulle+nsandsummariesshouldmatchtheRv4.1data.Thebulle+nsshouldcontainthelatestrainfall,greennessandlocustmapspreparedinRv4.1andhaveacap+onthatindicatesthecorrectperiodwithabriefinterpreta+on.DonotsendduplicateRv4.1datatoDLIS.

India(quality=2.70,0meliness=2.89,numberofreports=46)

WhensendingRv4.1datatoDLIS,asummaryshouldalwaysbeincludedthatreflectsthedataaccurately,thedaterangeofthedataandnottobetoobrief.Locustinforma+onreportedinthebulle+nsandsummariesshouldmatchtheRv4.1data,especiallythenumberofsurveystops.

Iran(quality=2.69,0meliness=2.92,numberofreports=13)

ThesummaryofRv4.1datashouldreflectthedataaccuratelyandnotbetoobrief.Inthebulle+ns,thelatestrainfallandgreennessmapsshouldbeusedandhaveacap+onthatindicatesthecorrectperiodoftheimageandpresentsabriefinterpreta+onoftheimage.

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Whensurveysarecarriedout,Rv4.1datashouldbesenttoDLISwithabriefsummaryofthedata.CoordinatesshouldbecheckedbeforetheyaresenttoDLIStoensurethattheyfallwithinthecountry.Locustinforma+onreportedinthebulle+nsandsummariesshouldmatchtheRv4.1data.ItisnotedthattheDLIOwasabsentin2016becausehewaspar+cipa+nginthe11-monthtrainingcourseatDLIS.Noalterna+vewasappointedduringtheperiod.Theformatoftheforthrightlybulle+nwasrevisedandimprovedinlate2016.

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RAMSESisthecustomGISusedinlocust-affectedcountriesbyna+onalDLIOstomanageandanalyzetheeLocust3datacollectedbytheirownsurveyandcontrolteams.Since2000,ithasbeenanimportantcomponentintheDesertLocustglobalearlywarningsystem.Anewplatorm-independentmul+-lingual(English,French,Arabic)version,RAMSESv4,becameopera+onalon1January2015u+lisingopen-sourcesohwareandcontainingasingleunifieddatabase.RAMSESv4hasbeenupdated31+mes,includingamajorupgrade,RAMSESv4.1(Rv4.1),releasedinMay2016thatwassubsequentlyupdatedfive+mesinthepastsixmonths.Rv4.1consistsofimprovedfunc+onalityforentering,impor+ng,edi+ng,querying,displayingandexpor+ngdata.Rv4.1automa+callyinstallsnewupdatesaswellasbackingupthedatabasetotheuser’sPCandtothecloudasanaddi+onalprecau+onarymeasuretoensurethatvaluabledatabasesarenotlost.Theapplica+onisnolongerrestrictedtospecificversionsofthird-partysohware.

Rv4.1isusedin17frontlinecountrieswheresurveyandcontrolopera+onsarecarriedoutinwhichdataarecollectedthatneedtobemanagedandanalysed.Inaddi+on,theDesertLocustControlOrganiza+onforEasternAfrica(DLCO-EA)alsousesRv4.1.Theapplica+onmayeventuallybeestablishedinothercountriessuchasDjibou+,Senegal,SomaliaandTunisia,dependingonneeds.

In2016,frontlinecountriessent19,303recordsofRv4.1datatoDLIS.Ofthis,theWesternRegionsentthehighestnumber(8,688)comparedtotheCentral(6,362)andEastern(4,253)regions.Thismayhavebeenduetoincreasedlocustac+vityandanoutbreakinMauritaniathataccountedformorethanhalfthenumberofrecords(4,597)sentfromtheRegionandnearly24percentofthetotalfromallregions.India(3,023)wasthesecondhighestcountry,indica+ngthesizeableeffortthatisundertakeninearlywarningdespitetheabsenceofanoutbreakin2016.Algeria(1,745)andSudan(1,354)werethirdandfourthhighestusersofRv4.1respec+vely.

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Contrarytoconven+onalwisdomthatwouldsuggestRv4.1usagemaybehigherduringperiodsofcontrol,thenumberofrecordsandcontroldatainRv4.1suggestthecontrary.Forexample,Mauritania(4,597records)treated21,598hawhileMorocco(1,086records)treated15,797ha,Sudan(1,354records)treated5,400haandAlgeria(1,745records)treated1,417ha.ThisanomalycouldbeexplainedifnotallthecontrolteamsuseeLocust3inthefield.

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Theworkshoppar+cipantsiden+fiedseveralbugsandaddi+onalfunc+onalitythatisrequiredinRv4.1toimproveitsabilitytosummarizeandanalysisfielddatainthedatabase.

NewfuncTonality

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• turnoffmandatorydatafieldintheScien+ficEditor(toallowunconfirmedsecondaryinforma+ontobeenteredintothedatabase)

• toolstocomparecurrentsitua+onwithanalogoushistoricalsitua+on(s)• selectplogedpointsonamaptorunMin/Max(whentherearelocustsinmore

thanoneseasonalbreedingareaorindifferentbiotopeswithinacountry)• addMeasureToolbox_11distanceplugintothenextRv4.1updateandinstaller• eL3photomanagement(querydatabase,plot,clickonpointtoshowphoto)• addquerythatdoesall(behaviour,presence,veg,soil)atthesame+mebutkeep

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• Batchqueryofmonthlydatafrom/totoincludedatatype(behaviour,soil,vegeta+on)anddisplaybymonthortype

• Controlmethods–omitwhenvalues=0,dailyasstackedbarsnotlines;decadaltotalsnotdisplayingcorrectly(e.g.Sudan:Oct–Dec2016)

• Locustac+vi+es–selecttypeofcomparison(years,months)(similartoControlMethodsinterface)

• Breedingcalendar–Rv4.1togeneratefromdata

2016updates.Rv4.1wasupdatedmoreohenthanWindows10opera+ngsystemeventhoughthereisonlyoneRv4.1programmercomparedtoabout2,000Windowsprogrammers.TheMaxOSwasupdatedfour+meslessohenthanWindows,sugges+ngthatMacisamorestableopera+ngsystem.

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Annex8.eLocust3usageinCRCandSWACduring2016

Atotalof20,597reportsweresentbyeLocust3in2016,whichwasa54percentincreasefromthepreviousyear.In2016,43percent(8,796)ofthereportswerefromtheWesternRegion(CLCPRO),36percent(7,353)fromtheCentralRegion(CRC)and22percent(4,448)fromtheEasternRegion(SWAC).ThegreatestnumberofreportswassentbyMauritania(4,583)followedbyIndia(3,220).Eightothercountriessentmorethan1,000reportsin2016:Sudan(1,756),Algeria(1,729),Eritrea(1,399),SaudiArabia(1,333),Egypt(1,155),Yemen(1,079),Morocco(1,052)andPakistan(1,045).Thenumberofreportssentisgenerallyafunc+onofthelocustsitua+on.

Atotalof€46,681.60wasspentoneLocust3usagein2016.Ofthis,47percent(€21,848.50)wasspentonmonthlysubscrip+oncostsforac+vatedunits,11percent(€5,265.00)forac+va+onanddeac+va+onofeLocust3units,and42percent(€19,568.10)fordatatransmission.TheCentralRegionspentthemost€20,236.80(43%)comparedtotheWesternRegion(€17,643.70or38%)andEasternRegion(€8,801.10or19%).ThegreatestcostwasassociatedwithMauritania(€8,014.35)followedbyIndia(€5,635),Sudan(€4,300.70),Algeria(€4,066.05)andSaudiArabia(€4,058.35).

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thesubscrip+onandde/ac+va+onfees.In2016,thiswasrealisedintheEasternRegion(SWAC).Itrequires+melyac+va+onanddeac+va+onofindividualeLocust3units.Thegeneralruleistodeac+vatethoseunitsthatwillnotbeusedforthenextsixmonthsorso.Afewcountrieshaddifficul+esinusingeLocust3efficiently.IranandOmansentveryligledatawhilemaintainingrela+velyhighsubscrip+onandde/ac+va+oncosts.Ethiopia,LibyaandMalididnotac+vateeLocust3veryohenandwhentheunitswereac+vated,theywerenotusedverymuch.EgyptandSaudiArabiausedeLocust3alotbutalsohadveryhighsubscrip+onandde/ac+va+oncosts.

Fourcountries(Chad,Pakistan,Mauritania,India)usedeLocust3veryefficientlyinthatmorethanhalfthetotalannualcostwasspentondatain2016,butfordifferentreasons.ChadandPakistanonlytransmigedanaverageamountofdatawhiletheyspentveryligleonsubscrip+onsandde/ac+va+ons.MauritaniaspentthemostoneLocust3totalcostsandde/ac+va+onfees,andwasthethirdhighestforsubscrip+onfeesbutalsotransmigedthemostdata.SimilartoMauritania,IndiaspentnearlythemostoneLocust3totalcosts,subscrip+onfeesanddatatransmissioncostsbutsavedmoneybyspendingveryligleonde/ac+va+ons.

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Annex9.UsefulInternetresources

Newandusefulwebsitesappearnearlyeveryyearthatcanbeu+lisedinthedailyworkoftheDLIO.Theseaswellasprevioussiteswerepresentedattheworkshopandarelistedbelow.

website purpose

CLCPRO http://clcpro-empres.orgFAOCommissionforWesternRegion

CRC http://desertlocust-crc.orgFAOCommissionforCentralRegion

DesertLocustMapperhttps://code.earthengine.google.com/ea3694a9e0595bb68a98bb467b13c3a1

GoogleEarthEnginedeliveryofgreennessmapandsummarisedlocustdata

FAOlocustFacebook https://www.facebook.com/FAOLocust FAODLISfacebookpage

FAOLocustWatch http://www.fao.org/ag/locusts FAODLISmainwebsite

GeoFlex http://geoflex.novacom-services.comeLocust3datadisplay&teammanagement

Gmail https://mail.google.com emailforeLocust3data

Googlemaps https://www.google.com/maps map&navigation

IRIhttp://iridl.ldeo.columbia.edu/

maproom/Food_Security/Locusts/

daily,decadal,monthlyrainfall,decadalgreenness;16-dayNDVI,MODIS,EVIimagery

Rv4&eL3updateshttps://sites.google.com/site/

rv4elocust3updates/

eLocust3activationmanager;Rv4.1installer;latestRv4.1updates(forMacusers)

Slack https://faolocust.slack.com teamcommunications

SMELLS http://smells.isardsat.com/data-portal/1kmdecadalsoilmoisturemaps

SWAC http://www.fao.org/ag/locusts/SWACFAOCommissionforEasternRegion

Translate https://translate.google.com translation

UAEmeteohttp://www.ncms.ae/en#!/

Radar_Merge_Sat/26cloud&radar(Arabiaonly)mapsofrainfall

Windfinderhttps://www.windfinder.com/weather-

mapscurrentwindmaps

WindFlow https://earth.nullschool.net currentwindmaps

Windy https://www.windy.comcurrentwind,cloud,rainfall&temperaturemaps

Wundermaphttps://www.wunderground.com/

wundermapcurrentwind,cloud,rainfall&temperaturemaps

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