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PanAfGeo (Pan-African Support to the EuroGeoSurveys-Organisation of African Geological Surveys (EGS-OAGS) Partnership) is a project which supports the training of geoscientific staff from African Geological Surveys through the development of an innovative training programme.

It aims to increase African-owned geological knowledge and skills for sustainable mineral exploitation and related infrastructures, and natural disaster prevention and mitigation.

By developing this ambitious pan-African project, this cooperation will strengthen the geological sector in Africa, and will therefore represent a step forward in the political commitment to the development of EU-Africa cooperation in this area. PanAfGEo encompasses:

• Enhancing the capacity and role of African national geological surveys;
• Contributing to mineral resource assessments by national geological surveys in Africa;
• Increasing the activity of national geological surveys in regional mapping and exploration to upgrade their geoscientific information base and mineral inventories;
• Strengthening the level of geological knowledge and skills in national geological surveys through training;
• Strengthening OAGS’ potential to meet the needs of the African continent.

The sustainable use of resources of geological origin such as minerals and non-energy raw materials and groundwater requires skills based on modern knowledge and technology, adjusted to local needs. Mapping geology requires skilled individuals and technical tools, which several geological surveys in Africa are not able to afford. The project therefore develops a capacity building scheme, through the creation of a decentralized specialization school for African professionals. It defines training arrangements, infrastructure and adequate training organizations.

In particular, short and medium term training sessions for African geologists will be organized, especially in the fields of satellite imagery analysis, creation of digital maps, geochemistry and analytical chemistry, economic geology, mineral exploration and geological mapping. Several workshops will be set up to introduce and implement contemporary methods and techniques in geological cartography (remote sensing, airborne geophysics, GIS, GPS, DEM, modern field methods, etc.). PanAfGeo covers the entirety of the African continent with a specific focus on those countries that are rich in mineral resources. The project is addressed to the Organisation of African Geological Surveys (OAGS) and its member organisations as well as relevant governmental bodies such as mining authorities and geological research bodies (e.g. universities, research centres).

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PanAfGeo je pobuda, ki jo sofinancira EU in se je začela izvajati leta 2016. Prispevala je k prenosu znanja med evropskimi in afriškimi geološkimi zavodi. Projekt PanAfGeo je zagotovil tudi institucionalno krepitev številnih afriških nacionalnih institucij, ki upravljajo vsebine, vezane na geologijo in rudarstvo.

Skupnost PanAfGeo napoveduje začetek druge faze istoimenskega projekta, ki bo v naslednjih treh letih gradil na dosežkih njegove prve faze.

S podporo Evropske unije in Afriške unije v okviru partnerstva Afrika-EU se bo PanAfGeo-2 še naprej uporabljal kot referenca za medkontinentalno sodelovanje in razvoj na področju geoznanosti. Izvaja se prek projektnega konzorcija, ki ga usklajujejo Geološki zavod Francije (BRGM) kot vodilni partner ter 11 evropskih geoloških zavodov in EuroGeoSurveys (EGS). Skupaj z Organizacijo afriških geoloških raziskav (OAGS) in afriškimi geološkimi zavodi bo PanAfGeo-2 razvil niz programov izmenjave znanja za afriške geoznanstvenike, ki bodo pridobili najsodobnejša orodja ter se naučili novih metod in spretnosti na osmih geoznanstvenih področjih:

• geološko kartiranje,
• mineralni viri,
• lokalno izkoriščanje mineralnih surovin,
• geo (naravna) dediščina in geotermalna energija,
• naravne nesreče in okoljsko upravljanje rudnikov,
• upravljanje geovirov in institucionalna krepitev med OAGS/GSO,
• geoinformatika,
• diseminacija rezultatov projekta, komunikacija in dialog.

Projekt podpira usposabljanje geoznanstvenega osebja iz afriških geoloških zavodov prek raznolikih inovativnih metod usposabljanja. Zajemal bo pridobivanje in razvoj poklicnih veščin, ki dopolnjujejo tehnične kvalifikacije udeležencev, pod vodstvom afriških in evropskih geoznanstvenikov z bogatimi mednarodnimi izkušnjami. PanAfGeo-2 si bo prizadeval krepiti zmogljivosti na politični, institucionalni in tehnični ravni, s fokusom na upravljanju geoloških virov. Na ravni upravljanja in znanosti bo vključeval starejše afriške geoznanstvenike, ki bodo z namenom nadaljevanja poprojektnih dejavnosti oblikovali dolgoročnejša usposabljanja za trenerje.

Vse dejavnosti PanAfGeo-2 bodo okrepile upravljanje in trajnostno ravnanje z geoviri v okviru partnerstva med Afriko in EU.

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The PanAfGeo community is pleased to announce the launching of the PanAfGeo second phase, which will continue to build on the first phase project’s achievements over the next three years.

PanAfGeo, an EU co-funded initiative that began in 2016, contributed to the transfer of knowledge between European and African Geological Surveys. PanAfGeo also ensured the institutional strengthening of many African national administrations in charge of geology and mining.

With the backing of the European Union and the African Union through the Africa-EU Partnership, PanAfGeo-2 will continue to serve as a reference of a continental scale cooperation and development project in the field of geosciences. PanAfGeo-2 is implemented through a project consortium, coordinated by the BRGM, the Geological Survey of France, and including 11 European Geological Surveys and EuroGeoSurveys (EGS). Together with the Organisation of African Geological Surveys (OAGS) and African Geological Surveys, PanAfGeo-2 will develop a set of knowledge exchange programmes for African geoscientists to acquire state-of-the-art tools and learn new methods and skills in eight geoscientific competencies. Namely,

• geoscientific mapping,
• mineral resources assessment,
• artisanal & small-scale mining,
• geoheritage & geothermal energy,
• geohazards & environmental management of mines,
• georesources governance & OAGS/GSOs institutional strengthening,
• geoscientific information management,
• communication, dissemination & dialogue.

The project supports the training of geoscientific staff from African Geological Surveys through the diversity of innovative training methods. The project will embrace the acquisition and development of the professional skills that complement the participants’ technical qualifications, under the guidance of African and European geoscientists with an extensive international experience. PanAfGeo-2 also aims to support capacity building at the political, institutional, and technical level in Africa by focusing on georesources governance and, at an expert and management level, involvement of senior African geoscientists that would develop a long-term training for trainers’ approach with a view towards post-project activities.

All activities of PanAfGeo-2 shall reinforce the governance and sustainable management of georesources within the African-EU Partnership.