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SASSCAL Channel
Приєднався 21 жов 2015
Southern African Science Service Centre for Climate Change &Adaptive Land Management (SASSCAL) is a joint initiative of Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, &Germany in response to the challenges of global change. The organization which is headquartered in Windhoek, Namibia adds significant value in the response to global change challenges which are also SASSCAL Thematic areas: Climate Change; Wetlands Assessment &Management; Food Security; Water Security; Sustainable Forestry and Woodlands; & Biodiversity Conservation.
SASSCAL is conceptualized, operationalized to complement the existing research initiatives & capacity development infrastructure in addressing these challenges particularly in the southern African region. The centre has done various projects with different key funders such as African Union; European Union Commission; The Federal Ministry of Education& Research Germany (BMBF) &Forschungszentrum Jülich among others.
Read more on : sasscal.org/
SASSCAL is conceptualized, operationalized to complement the existing research initiatives & capacity development infrastructure in addressing these challenges particularly in the southern African region. The centre has done various projects with different key funders such as African Union; European Union Commission; The Federal Ministry of Education& Research Germany (BMBF) &Forschungszentrum Jülich among others.
Read more on : sasscal.org/
A conversation on the impact of SASSCAL's training on EO data validation: Guest- James Nyambe
SASSCAL is excited to be empowering communities with knowledge and skills of Earth Observation (EO) utility. Through its training program on EO data validation which was held in Zambia, SASSCAL has capacitated several river-based organisations, both governmental and non-governmental.
Listen: Mr James Mbewe from World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) as he shares how the SASSCAL training has capacitated him in using EO data to manage natural resources.
This training was made possible by funding from the GMES and Africa Support Programme, a joint initiative of the African Union and the European Commission.
Listen: Mr James Mbewe from World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) as he shares how the SASSCAL training has capacitated him in using EO data to manage natural resources.
This training was made possible by funding from the GMES and Africa Support Programme, a joint initiative of the African Union and the European Commission.
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SASSCAL Delegation Visited Empresa Pública de Águas Water Institute
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SASSCAL Delegation Visited Empresa Pública de Águas Water Institute to Explore Innovations in Water Quality Management. Led by SASSCAL Governing Board Chairperson, Prof. Gabriel Luis Miguel, the SGSP-IWRM team, along with PhD students and employees from SASSCAL, recently visited the Empresa Pública de Águas, (EPAL) Water Institute in Luanda, Angola. The delegation had the privilege of witnessin...
Green Hydrogen Symposium (GHS24)
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The Green Hydrogen Symposium, hosted by the Southern African Science Service Centre for Climate Change and Adaptive Land Management (SASSCAL), proved to be a resounding success, attracting over 150 participants from various sectors Namibian Presidency, BMBF, relevant Line Ministries, the German Embassy in Windhoek, the European Union, SASSCAL Member States, research institutions, industry playe...
A conversation on the impact of SASSCAL's training on EO data validation: Guest- Nathan Nyambe
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SASSCAL’s training course on Earth Observation data validation in Zambia has given Masters and PHD students a huge opportunity to enhance their studies in Ecosystem assessment and Wetlands Management using advanced technologies. Listen: Nathan Nyambe, a Masters student at the University of Zambia liberating on how the SASSCAL training has enhanced his research in water resource management and e...
Testimonies of students who benefited from SASSCAL's training on EO data validation
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SASSCAL’s capacity-building efforts in Earth Observation data validation in Zambia have significantly empowered numerous students. Hear directly from the training participants as they share their key insights and takeaways from the workshop. This indispensable training was made possible by the cooperation between Africa Union and European Union. SASSCAL as the lead consortium in the WeMAST proj...
A conversation on the impact of SASSCAL's training on EO data validation: Guest- Mr Andrew
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Listen: Mr Shonkola Andrew, an irrigation engineer from the Ministry of Agriculture-Zambia speaks on the essence of the knowledge he gained during the SASSCAL training on Earth Observation data validation. SASSCAL conducted a training course in Lusaka Zambia to equip various stakeholders on validating EO products through its WeMAST project which is funded by GMES & Africa.
A conversation on the impact of SASSCAL's training on EO data validation: Guest- Mr Chandipo
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The recently held training course, supported by SASSCAL as part of the GMES & Africa funded WeMAST project, has significantly impacted the participants in Zambia on the importance of validating Earth Observation products. The participants from various institutions in Zambia gained knowledge of the validation process, applied different random sampling procedures, and gained the capacity to condu...
Dr Siyamthanda Gxokwe (WeMAST beneficiary) shares his testimonial.
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Since the inception of the GMES and Africa Project in 2018, the WeMAST-funded initiative at the University of the Western Cape has significantly advanced capacity building. The project which is being implemented by SASSCAL and being funded by the African Union and European Union has seen over 30 postdoctoral, PhD, master's, and honors students graduating. Many of these graduates are now contrib...
A conversation on WeMAST geoportal enabling River Basin Management
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WeMAST project has been very impactful in the assessment of water quality in the Cuvelai Catchment Area (Angola-Namibia). The project has implemented significant activities which saw the regular monitoring and analysis of water quality parameters; improved understanding of pollution sources and water contamination levels; enhanced decision-making for water resource management and the engagement...
A conversation on WeMAST Capacity Building program with Prof. Marambanyika (MSU)
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WeMAST Capacity Building is designed to provide individuals, institutions both public and private sectors, and decision makers with cutting-edge knowledge and skills in the use of Earth Observation data and geospatial techniques in wetland monitoring and assessment, considering gender sensitivity. Listen to our podcast session with Prof Thomas Marambanyika (Midlands States University) as he sha...
A Conversation on WeMAST phase I, II and III with Dr Budzanani Tacheba (SASSCAL)
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The Wetlands Monitoring and Assessment (WeMAST) project is being implemented in four basins: Cuvelai, Zambezi, Okavango, and Limpopo located in six countries in Southern Africa namely Angola, Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Listen to the conversation on WeMAST phase I, II and III as Dr Budzanani Tacheba-WeMAST Technical Cordinator & SASSCAL's Director of Science & Techn...
WATCH: A dialogue on WeMAST Geoportal and Mobile App
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WATCH: A dialogue on WeMAST Geoportal and Mobile App A geoportal is a web-based platform that allows data providers to share geographical information (geospatial) about their location and also gives access to the end users. SASSCAL through the WeMAST project upgraded its geoportal by developing a mobile application that enhances the ground truth information and validation process as well as pro...
A conversation on the progress of Earth Observation (EO) Data Access in the WeMAST project
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A conversation on the progress of Earth Observation (EO) Data Access in the Wetlands Monitoring for Environment and Security (WeMAST) project. Prof. Timothy Dube shade light on the essence of EO Data Access and progress made since the launch of WeMAST. Prof. Dube is from the University of Western Cape-which is also a technical partner of the WeMAST project). (Host: Sharon Kavhu)
A discussion on the SASSCAL's WeMAST project and the technical meeting set for this week.
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SASSCAL will be hosting a technical partners workshop on 27 and 28 June 2024 in Namibia to review the progress of activities and deliverables for its WeMAST Phase II project. The SASSCAL's WeMAST project is being implemented under the GMES & Africa Programme funded by the #AfricanUnion and #EuropeanUnion. Executive Director (SASSCAL) shares more on the project. (Hosts: Sharon Kavhu)
Nationwide Youth for Green Hydrogen (Y4H2) Scholarship Outreach Workshop
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Nationwide Youth for Green Hydrogen (Y4H2) Scholarship Outreach Workshop
BMBF funds the first Green Hydrogen Village in Namibia
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BMBF funds the first Green Hydrogen Village in Namibia
GMES & Africa - Wetlands: The Forgotten Gaia
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GMES & Africa - Wetlands: The Forgotten Gaia
H2Atlas Africa Project Introductory Video
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H2Atlas Africa Project Introductory Video
Atlas of Green Hydrogen Generation Potentials in Africa
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Atlas of Green Hydrogen Generation Potentials in Africa
H2Atlas-Africa official launch_Message from SASSCAL
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H2Atlas-Africa official launch_Message from SASSCAL
SASSCAL Treaty and Joint Declaration signed
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SASSCAL Treaty and Joint Declaration signed
Interview with SASSCAL Executive Director after Signing of SASSCAL Treaty and Joint Declaration
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Interview with SASSCAL Executive Director after Signing of SASSCAL Treaty and Joint Declaration
SASSCAL Planning Meeting and Team Building 2019
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SASSCAL Planning Meeting and Team Building 2019
SASSCAL Executive Directive Dr Jane Olwoch on Climate Change Research: SABC Morning Live
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SASSCAL Executive Directive Dr Jane Olwoch on Climate Change Research: SABC Morning Live
These thorny bushes are working for you
Wonderful!!!
Planting more trees?
世界が実戦するべき行動ですね‼️
Dig little baths or hollows near trees and bushes to soak the water in near them.
They need to learn how to build sand dams out of rocks to slow down the water and catch sediments and sand behind the rocks that extend from one side of the gully to the other. Start building many small ones higher up the where the water starts to flow. Then repeat the creation of rock dams all the way down the ravine. The sand and sediment the is captured behind the rock dam will hold moisture for a long time. At the bottom of the larger rock dams clear water will be produced for people and animals. Search for videos talking about sand dams. They are made out of loose rocks to dam up the flow of sand and soil.
So basically the livestock has massively helped to restore the earth by literally fertilising and reshaping the soil with there feet. This is amazing
They should dig large lakes to store the water
Am so much interested and wish all the best for Namibia 🇳🇦..
This is fantastic. Excellent overview and introduction. Green Hydrogen and NH3 holds so much potential. Molecules can transform society more than battery minerals. H2 unlock potential of renewables. Great for Namibia. Great for the World.
Greetings from the LooseNatural farm in Andalusia Spain
Nice, Old but still relevant
This is excellent visual lesson for rain/land management
Nice content. Keep more content coming.
Can I uses some of the images of the gully for an educational course
Thank you
I thank all those who have posted comments be they positive or negative. I make a few comments. Firstly, it is important to work within community and not for it as an "expert". Then you address the challenges and aspirations of the community rather than your parachuted expert analysis. The second is holism; understanding the complexity of issues and not pursuing a silver bullet such as a specific technique that at best has a place within an integrated approach that addresses issues such as local food security, child health and education etc. This is just an awareness video of what went wrong and some hope for optimism if not dominated by external experts who know better than the community or those supporting them.
There is more that can be done, and maybe it is, but it's poorly documented in this video. There is some legitimate stuff in the video, which is good. Glad to see the video has Brad Lancaster link, too. Most of the viewers only have a partial picture of how to solve it, or what is even being done. Part of their difficulty in understanding is wording /narration/and accents even. Second is lack of graphic aids to help show what is being done. I've added links/references to other techniques to show some other possibilities, because these people have a limited view. You'd do better to respond to the individuals than to male a blanket statement yourself off from the others. Your comment adds nothing.
Bad planting methods are as much or more to blame for flooding. Planting for water (rain) and making rainwater-retaining earthworks is key.
Beautiful helpful educational description of essential factual information. Thanks and regards.
I wonder where are they now with this project...
Uhmm? We don't see very many devices to slow and capture the water! Did an adult review this video prior to release? Best of luck!!
In the video it starts at about 12:00. And they work. Here is a good video on more techniques: ua-cam.com/video/D6_WZ789lpM/v-deo.html
fishermen rape the sea, and most farmers just take, and destroy soil ..no consideration for the land
India is doing a much better work harvesting water
India is one country and you're comparing all of Africa to this? That's disingenuous. Each country has its own levels of commitment...
Namibia people should also dig the water collecting bunds like Zai, Demi lunes, swales or stone walls originated from Ethiopia or sahel belt of Africa.
Zephaniah Phiri came up with a great many solutions: ua-cam.com/video/D6_WZ789lpM/v-deo.html
And check dams all over the creeks and rain gullies ❤
I wonder what would happen if he combines it with holistic grazing practices
Local is lekker
Where does it Cary fertile soil away too?digging little holes?have you seen the fly catching plants?underground storage tank possible and in America one farmer uses pigs to turn soil then moves them to next patch drip irrigation water wheels.if you pull plug out of bath whilst in bath you start to realise how heavy you really are!what happened to Mist heaps compost. It doesn't happen in America does it? In parts where they have buffalo?soil very red what makes it red?making water run round in circles.
The silt is going to the sea, just like the water. And much of the redness is due to iron in the soil.
Positivity from 12:04
Vetiver is the solutiin
That's only a partial solution, it canbe too expensive for local farmers to purchase, too.
@@b_uppyI don't think so. ua-cam.com/video/TA2WhBXV_vs/v-deo.html
What’s the progress now? It’s 2020 August how is it looking right now?
I will research and get back.
@@rajsinghji-84Yeah it’s now 2023🥺.
@@fancyIOPi am back in 15mins. So my thorough research indicates that this is a propaganda video to showcase a particular organisation’s attempt to change Namibia. Sad to report, nothing noteworthy has happened. Primarily because no specific areas, farms, regions were mentioned in the vid to see how those areas have made a recovery using google earth time lapse. A generic time lapse shows “seasons” of Namibia. Green, not green, brown, very brown, green” repeat. A good educational video however I doubt it was done for PR, not for research filing. There’s no before / during / after here. It’s just an academic submission. Thank me later. Enjoy the video.
@@fancyIOPHow time flies right? Not for Namibians though, sadly.
BTW, search for Paani Foundation, they are doing a fabulous job. They have moved from water conservation to better farming (after solving water issues” so most of the new vids are in local language but they have some very good English vids too. I had marked quite a few of the projects on Google map and from 2018 till 2023, man you can see the difference from space. They are very good at including name of the village, the district, the state etc so pretty easy to find the places and just see Google Earth time lapse. Amazing to observe.
How about the energy question? I suppose that ecological electricity is still a problem. Agrophotovoltaik could help, developped in Germany, look here, please . This helps not only agriculture, but solves the electricity problem, too The solar panels give shadow to limit evaporation and this supports irrigation www.ise.fraunhofer.de/en/key-topics/integrated-photovoltaics/agrivoltaics
How about the energy question? I suppose that ecological electricity is still a problem. Agrophotovoltaik could help, developped in Germany, look here, please . This helps not only agriculture, but solves the electricity problem, too The solar panels give shadow to limit evaporation and this supports irrigation @t
Check out solar grazing that whiteoak pastures does in the us. Basically grazing sheep on existing solar farms. Then you don't need to build huge steel structures for 2 m high panels.
Mostra varias vezes o mesmo e não mostra o q é feito de concreto para resolver a erosão
You can stop erosion loss without concrete. Low tech actually does better. Watch this: ua-cam.com/video/D6_WZ789lpM/v-deo.html
The best way is to make micro levy to stop the water from moving and soak on the spot.
Water catchment is essential as is reducing animal farming in these lands.
Allen Savory says you are very wrong
Preventing overgrazing is essential. That means keeping livestock from eating the area too much. Rainwater retaining earthworks are great.
I recently learned about exopolysaccharides from a presentation by Trent Northen, a microbiologist. He talks about the ability of exopolysaccharide to hold soil particles together. One organism that produces said substance in arid lands is: cyanobacterium Microcoleus vaginatus. Has there ever been an attempt to find similar microorganisms native to that region that could be of help to hold soil together?
Does this help? Glomalin is a glycoprotein produced abundantly on hyphae and spores of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi in soil and in roots. Glomalin was discovered in 1996 by Sara F. Wright, a scientist at the USDA Agricultural Research Service. The name comes from Glomales, an order of fungi. This is the glue that in the darkness binds soil.
Biochar or other sources of carbon do thesame thing...
English speakers: 13:40 creative crawling? No, creative kraal-ing, aka corral -ing.
Yeah, transcription made a mistake on that.
Allen Savory method!
Mark Shepard method! Mark's produces more food.look up Restoration Agriculture.
But growing food would be a better use than raising food. Cut down meat intake = a lower impact on climate (& wallet) which may have created the problem in the first place.
In a many many areas you can’t just simply grow lettuce or produce. Native grasses are always going to be more natural then vegetable developed far away. To grow a garden they would have to probably pump a ton more water which hurts the aquifer. California for instance grows vegetables and nuts and in some areas the land has fallen by twenty feet. Why? Well those foods require way more water than a grass that can live throughout a drought. To grow one almond takes a gallon of water. Now imagine just how much water it takes to make a gallon of almond milk that people are saying is better for the environment then actual milk.
You lack experience and are working on the wrong paradigm. Sounds like the oversimplified drivel I was taught in school. Check out Mark Shepard, for one, Allen Savory for another. Geoff Lawton and Brad Lancaster, all permaculturists (Savory is merely holistic). That is where farming is going.
@kolton crane And that is in part because of bad cultivation methods. Lack of proper groundcover. Zero rainwater harvesting techniques, etc. Monocultures require more water, period. You mimic nature with lots of diversity and appropriate plantings, as Welles good livestock management techniques, begin to restore balance.
Angry water, giggle, that's funny. Bad water! Back to the cloud! Love the music.
Make swales and also small dams on the couse of creeks and rivers to kind of slow the currents down, using rocks, also sandy chicken wire traps to stop de sediments from flowing away, as well as planting drought resistant trees of rapid growth to stop erosion! So on and so forth!
Yes you right I did to my farm same It’s good idea and better than before
Use vetiver on contour and you’ll create natural terraces
Chicken wire is expensive for them, and thusly unsustainable. Check dams, and other silt and water catchment systems are better. Use zai pits for planting trees. Vetiver needs to be purchased and that can be a financial hurdle, too. Mostly figure where it's going wrong and fix it: ua-cam.com/video/D6_WZ789lpM/v-deo.html
@@dhulgariir planning on doing the same. Help nature to help you! 😎
Look into Holistic planned grazing. The inventor of the method has a ted talk. basically use livestock to replicate nature's massive herds. Grass co-evolved along with herd animals in a beneficial method.
Allan Savory
The cattle are the heroes hahaha! Dung spreading meat machines with sharp pointy feet walking around in large numbers. What more to ask for? :D
The cattle can both degrade or greatly improve the soil, it all depends on how you manage the cattle. By default the former happens because that's how one grazes the cows when one doesn't understand how soil and nature work.
Those pointy toes can create divots in moist soil that capture seeds humus and water and can help reestablish plants.
Cool beer steins on the shelf at 5:20 . Cheers!
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No pesticides, No chemicals, America needs to wake up....and stop immigration
So we can have dry lands? I don’t get the comment?
@@feliderf94 have you see the video
@Feli D’Erf The US has drylands. West of the Mississippi is classified as such. We have more for irrigating, for now, but our underground water supply is running out fast. We need to rebuild soil carbon (topsoil). Soil carbon retains soil moisture and lessens downstream flooding. It's estimated we have 45 years left of topsoil worldwide. Chemical additives kill the beneficial soil building biota and nutrients. You need to go off chemicals cold turkey and it takes about 3 years before the soil is recovered and producing well again. You need to stop the plowing of land that's leaving bare ground during flood season. Read Mark Shepard's book Restoration Agriculture. It goes into more detail on improved methods.
See how they are doing it in India .Treamendous change .unbelievable working simple-technique .
Use contour trenching and choka system to solve this problem...it is very effective. ua-cam.com/video/IVMl9QyWnDQ/v-deo.html
All the farmer education ,are white farmers ?
chip63us Thank you 😊 My thoughts exactly‼️ I did want to watch anymore after hearing that😤
That was only one small part of this film. Did you not notice that most of the other people in the film were NOT white?
Money talks
Fast forward to 12:44 to get to the main point of the film.
Thank you. By min. 5 I was shit bored.