Event Information:

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  27

  Mar

  2014

  EGS-OAGS Workshop "Europe-Africa geoscientific cooperation"

  Brussels, Belgium

  The EGS - OAGS Workshop took place on Thursday 27th March at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Rue Vautier 29, Brussels, under the theme "Europe-Africa geoscientific cooperation". Particularly, EGS-OAGS Workshop covered the following topics:

  • The perspectives of cooperation with World Bank, UNECA/AMDC, GSAf and UNESCO.
  • Next steps (EC, OAGS, EGS statements).
  • Forthcoming events (CAG25, OAGS GM)
  • EU-AU Business Forum preparation

  
  
  EGS – AOGS Workshop presentations:

  Luca Demicheli - Secretary General, EuroGeoSurveys (EGS) - Welcome address

  Françoise Moreau - Head, Africa-EU Partnership and African Peace Facility Unit, European Commission's DG Development and Cooperation - EuropeAid - Opening remarks

  Mattia Pellegrini - Head, Metals, Minerals, Raw Materials Unit, European Commission's DG Enterprise and Industry - Opening remarks

  Gabi Schneider - President, Organisation of African Geological Surveys (OAGS); Director, Geological Survey of Namibia - OAGS: An introduction

  Felix Sadrack Toteu - UNESCO Nairobi Office - UNESCO’s priority Africa : Capacity building for Earth Sciences

  Marko Komac - Director, OneGeology (1G) - OneGeology: The second phase