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The Commission new logo
The new logo retains the spirit of the previous logo with changes in colours, as green indicates crops, plants and pastures, which needs to be protected before being damaged by Desert Locust, this is a primary demand of CRC. The new logo endorsed by member countries at the 31st meeting of the commission that held in Amman - Jordan in February 2109. ...
A Commission for Controlling LOCUSTS
CRC relies on existing institutions and programmes of governmental organizations at regional and national levels. Main partners and stakeholders are its currently 16 member states. CRC is thus the largest among the three FAO Regional Locust Commissions. The Commission fosters synergies and collaboration among its members and involves national and r ...
CRC 31th Session
The 31th Session and the 35th Executive Committee Meeting of the Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region were held in Amman, Jordan from 17-21 February 2019. 26 recommendations have been approved by the meeting which represents the Commission biennium plan 2019-2020. ...
Increase the Resilience of Livelihood to Disasters
Since its inception, the Commission in the Central Region (CRC) supports the strategy of prevention to detect early signs of gregarious locust populations, and rapid intervention to control dangerous locust infestations before they can cause damage to crops. In this regard, its focus is on human and institutional capacity building and preservation. ...
Strengthen the Regional Solidarity
During Desert Locust emergencies, all national, regional and international efforts are required, however regional solidarity and multilateral cooperation are the key factors that provide the needed, useful and timely support to the affected countries. Thanks are due to government of Saudi Arabia that awarded 1.5 million USD, to overcome the severe ...
Early Detection and Early Warning
The Desert Locust Information Offices in the front-line-countries; Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Yemen receive and analyze Desert Locust and ecology information and hence disseminate it to the concerned staff to undertake their survey/control operations and other actions. Geographic Information System (RAMSES) and eLocust ...
Contingency Planning
Prevention preparedness for a possible but unlikely emergency situation and rapidly react in possible outbreak and upsurge situations in the most appropriate and rational manner. The other objectives of Contingency Planning are: - enhance early preparedness between front line member countries, - preparedness arrangements, considered potential emerg ...
Capacity Building and Training
Strengthen the control capacity of the member countries and build up self-reliant and sustainable national training structures. The Commission continue to support short, medium- and long-term training courses at the national and regional level either organized or supported or conducted by the Commission or the member countries. ...
Environmental and Health Standards
CRC is giving high attention to the improvement of capacities of national locust control staff on safety and precaution measures, human and environmental health standards during control operations and encourages the member states to select and appoint specialized teams from the national environmental protection agencies to the control campaigns to ...
Enhance Interactions between Stockholders
Planning, and the identification of the goals is being done jointly with all stakeholders in participatory planning sessions and Ad-Hoc meetings. ...
Drones for Desert Locust Monitoring
The FAO Desert Locust Commissions is supporting the availability of potential use of drones for Desert Locust (DL) monitoring, within the context of Desert Locust early warning and preventive control systems. The use of drones could be a potential means to improve locust monitoring, early warning, rapid control and reduce inspection and prevention ...
Publication
The Commission is providing and supporting the member countries with the necessary references and information regarding Desert Locust, and also with all research results and documentations (available on the Commission website www.desertlocust-crc.org). This resulted in numerous publications and references, in English and Arabic, produced by the Com ...
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Locust/PPD Officers in non-front Line Countries
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Locust/PPD Officers in front Line Countries
77
Specialists/Pilots in aerial Spray
75
Experts in sprayers maintenance
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Desert Locust Diploma graduates
10
Desert Locust Master Degrees graduates
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Desert Locust Information Officers
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Desert Locust News
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Jan
2021
Desert Locust Situation Update 11 Jan. 2021
Swarms continue to invade Kenya
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04
Jan
2021
Desert Locust Bulletin, No. 507, December 2020
Invasion of Kenya that will continue
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04
Jan
2021
ERITREA, December 2020
Control operations are still ongoing
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Dec
2020
Desert Locust Situation Update 19 Dec. 2020
New Swarms continue to form and threaten Kenya
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10
Dec
2020
Desert Locust Situation Update 10 Dec. 2020
Swarms expected to move south to Kenya
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03
Dec
2020
Desert Locust Bulletin, No. 506, November 2020
Warning Level: THREAT
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02
Dec
2020
ERITREA, November 2020
Desert Locust situation remains worrisome
Upcoming Events
Thirty-second session of the CR Commission ....
22 Feb 2021
Virtual Conference, 32nd meeting of the Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Cen ....
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Recent Events
NATIONAL TRAINING COURSE ON OPERATING & MAINTENANCE OF ULV SPRAYERS
"22 Nov 2020"
The Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region (CRC), with cooperation of National Desert Locust Unit in S ...
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