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The Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region (CRC) was established in 1965 within the framework of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The Commission supported Desert Locust operations in the 16 member countries (Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates and Yemen). The functions of the Commission are; to plan and promote any national, regional and international actions relating to survey and control of Desert Locust; to maintain reserves of Desert locust equipment, insecticides and other supplies to be used in case of emergency and to support member countries to build national capacities. The Commission also ensures that all member countries are provided with updated information with regard to Desert Locust infestations; assists the national research organizations and institutes of its members and coordinates research activities in its Region.
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CRC - FAORNE - Cairo, Egypt
Under the auspices of FAO and the CRC, a technical meeting was held at the RNE office in Cairo, on the 28th of April 2013, to discuss further support to the efforts undertaken to control the current Desert Locust outbreak in the Central Region. The meeting was attended by the RNE Assistant Director General of FAO, the FAO Representative in Egypt, Heads of Desert Locust Control Units from Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Sudan, the Senior Information Forecasting Officer at DLIS and the Secretary of the CRC Commission.
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Dubai, UAE
The Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region (CRC) conducted the 1st national training course on Desert Locust Survey and Control Operations, with the cooperation of the Ministry of Environment and Water (UAE) held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, during 5- 9 May 2013.
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Desert Locust situation update 12 April 2013
The Desert Locust situation continues to be serious in northern Sudan .No further infestations were seen on the southern coastal plains in Sudan between the Tokar Delta and the Eritrean border. In southeast Egypt, a limited second generation of breeding continues in the Abraaq area. No additional locust infestations have been reported in the Sinai Peninsula. Control operations have come to an end in Palestine and Jordan. Good rains fell at the end of March in Yemen. For more details, please visit the link http://www.fao.org/ag/locusts/en/info/info/index.html
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Desert Locust situation update 20 March 2013
Widespread hatching starts along Nile River in Sudan
No further swarms have been reported recently along the Nile River in northern Sudan but substantial egg laying is thought to have occurred over a considerable distance of some 1,000 km near crops, stretching from Wadi Halfa to Atbara. Hatching began last week and hoppers are forming small but dense patches and bands. Hatching will continue for at least another week and more bands will form. In the northeast, the situation improved and few locusts remain on the Red Sea coast and near the Egypt border. On the southern coast, control operations continue against infestations near the Eritrea border. For more details, please visit the link: http://www.fao.org/ag/locusts/en/archives/briefs/1810/2053/index.html
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OMAN
The Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region (CRC), with the cooperation of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries in Oman, will conduct the 8th Sub-Regional training course on Desert Locust Survey and Control Operations in Muscat, from 8 -12 of September 2013.The Ministries of Agriculture and other concerned authorities in the Invasion countries (Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Qatar, Kuwait, Lebanon, Syria and United Arab Emirates) are invited to nominate two trainees for each country.
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Sudan
According to the recommendations of the Technical Meeting of FAO and Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Sudan to support the Desert Locust control operations currently underway in the region, held in FAO-RNE Office, Cairo during 28 April 2013.The Chairman of the CR Commission, the Chairman of the Executive Committee and the Executive Secretary of the CR Commission will visit Sudan from 25 to 31 May 2013.
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For information on Locust Emergency Toolkit (eLERT), please visit the website:
http://sites.google.com/site/eLertsite/
The eLERT is a dynamic and interactive online database whose main objective is to serve as reference, at both national and international levels, to respond more timely and effectively to the needs in a fast evolving crisis situation. It provides important information on critical aspects such as pesticides registered in the affected countries for locust control, technical specifications of recommended equipment, suppliers, standard contracts for aerial operators and consultants to reinforce the response capacities in the field, contact lists of important partners, rosters of consultants, etc. The eLERT should help people and agencies to act more effectively in coping with locust threats, thus preventing damage to the livelihoods of the rural population."
For information on the current Desert Locust situation, please contact DLIS
Desert Locust Glossary
Desert Locust Contingency Planning Assistant (DeLCoPA), online version
http://delcopa.herongroupllc.com
This Assistant will help the national LCUs to be better prepared to cope more effectively with the incident of a DL emergency. It provides guidance to identify and mitigate constraints, gaps or operational weaknesses. In order to use this link please contact the Technical Assistant of the CRC Secretary (Essam.Khalifah@fao.org)
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