RCMRD at the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates from 9-15 October 2025
Every four years, global leaders, experts, and advocates gather at the IUCN World Conservation Congress to shape the future of conservation and sustainable development.
This year, RCMRD is proud to participate as one of the five African Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Technical and Scientific Cooperation Support Centres.Â
Together, we are powering transformative conservation, shaping solutions for people, nature, and a sustainable future.
Where to find us:
📍 Africa Pavilion – 9 October 2025 | TSC Presentations at 15h30.
📍 ArcX (Africa Regional Centres of Excellence) Booth– 9-15 October 2025 | Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC)
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LAST-MODIFIED:20251022T105051Z SEQUENCE:2051 LOCATION:Loita Street\, Nairobi\, Nairobi County 46464\, Kenya GEO:-1.28325330;36.81724490 X-LOCATION-DISPLAYNAME:Nairobi X-ACCESS:1 X-HITS:47 X-COLOR:1775fa X-IMAGE-FULL:https://rcmrd.org/images/2-WIOMSA%20Symposium-2.png X-IMAGE-INTRO:https://rcmrd.org/images/1.jpg X-SHOW-END-TIME:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20260505T080000 DTEND;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20260507T170000 UID:FD841510-88EE-45EF-8108-ADDC6853F739 SUMMARY:Workshop on Earth Observation for Irrigation Mapping in Kenya (IrrEO Project) CREATED:20260504T163520Z DTSTAMP:20260504T163520Z URL:https://rcmrd.org/en/component/dpcalendar/event/13?calid=14 DESCRIPTION:About the IrrEO Project\NEarth Observation (EO) technologies present a transformative opportunity to address these challenges by providing timely, scalable, and cost-effective data on irrigated areas, crop conditions, and water use dynamics. Globally, EO is increasingly being integrated into agricultural monitoring systems; however, in Kenya, its operational uptake remains limited. The key barriers include the following:\N• Limited technical capacity to process and interpret Earth observation data • Lack of user-centered design in EO tools • Institutional and workflow integration challenges • Data accessibility and interoperability issues • Concerns around data reliability and trust \NThe IrrEO Project, led by the University of Manchester is supported by the Gates Foundation, will develop national-scale irrigation mapping data and capacity in three countries – Kenya, Ethiopia, and Nigeria – between September 2025 and August 2029. Specifically, the project seeks to address these challenges by developing user-oriented EO-based tools for irrigation mapping. In Kenya, the University of Manchester is partnership with the Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD),  A core principle of the project is co-development with stakeholders, ensuring that solutions are: \N• Demand-driven • Policy-relevant • Technically feasible • Socially inclusive and ethically sound This workshop is therefore designed as a multi-stakeholder platform to align Earth Observation innovations with Kenya’s policy priorities and practical irrigation needs. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:About the IrrEO Project
Earth Observation (EO) technologies present a transformative opportunity to address these challenges by providing timely, scalable, and cost-effective data on irrigated areas, crop conditions, and water use dynamics. Globally, EO is increasingly being integrated into agricultural monitoring systems; however, in Kenya, its operational uptake remains limited. The key barriers include the following:
• Limited technical capacity to process and interpret Earth observation dataÂ
• Lack of user-centered design in EO toolsÂ
• Institutional and workflow integration challengesÂ
• Data accessibility and interoperability issuesÂ
• Concerns around data reliability and trustÂ
The IrrEO Project, led by the University of Manchester is supported by the Gates Foundation, will develop national-scale irrigation mapping data and capacity in three countries – Kenya, Ethiopia, and Nigeria – between September 2025 and August 2029. Specifically, the project seeks to address these challenges by developing user-oriented EO-based tools for irrigation mapping. In Kenya, the University of Manchester is partnership with the Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD),  A core principle of the project is co-development with stakeholders, ensuring that solutions are:Â
• Demand-drivenÂ
• Policy-relevantÂ
• Technically feasibleÂ
• Socially inclusive and ethically soundÂ
This workshop is therefore designed as a multi-stakeholder platform to align EarthÂ
Observation innovations with Kenya’s policy priorities and practical irrigation needs.Â
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