REDDAF Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation in Africa Collaborative Project Co-funded by the European Commission Seventh Framework Programme FP7-SPACE-2009-1 Stimulating the Development of GMES Services in Specific Areas D620.1 REDDAF Web Portal Grant Agreement No.: 262775 Doc. No.: D620.1 Issue/Rev.: 1.0 Date: 10 December 2012
REDDAF Doc. No.: 620_1 Partners: Users of the REDD Services: National Focal Points for UNFCCC Country Name of National Focal Point Organisation Cameroon Dr. Joseph Armathé Amougou Ministry of Environment and Nature Protection (MINEP) Central African Republic Mr. Igor Tola Kogadou Ministere de l' Environnement et de l'ecologie (MEE) Beneficiary Number Consortium Partners (Beneficiaries) for the REDD Service Developments Beneficiary name Beneficiary short name Country Entry month 1 GAF AG (Coordinator) GAF AG Germany 1 36 2 MESAconsult MESA Germany 1 36 Exit month 3 Système d'information à Référence Spatiale SAS 4 Universite Paul Sabatier Toulouse III 5 JOANNEUM Research Forschungsgesellschaft mbh 6 Geospatial Technical Group SARL 7 Universite de Bangui, Laboratory of Climatology, Cartography and Geography Studies SIRS France 1 36 CESBIO France 1 36 JR Austria 1 36 GTG Cameroon 1 36 LaCCEG-UB Central African Republic 1 36 Disclaimer: The author has sole responsibility for the topicality, correctness, completeness and quality of the information provided. Liability claims towards the REDDAF Coordinator regarding damage caused by the use of any information provided, including any kind of information which is incomplete or incorrect, will therefore be rejected. The contents of this document are the copyright of the REDDAF Consortium. It is released by the Coordinator on the condition that it will not be copied in whole, in section or otherwise reproduced (whether by photographic, reprographic or any other method) and that the contents thereof shall not be divulged to any other person other than of the addressed (save to the other authorised officers of their organisation having a need to know such contents, for the purpose of which disclosure is made by the Consortium) without prior consent of the Coordinator. D620.1 REDDAF Webportal Page I
REDDAF Doc. No.: 620_1 Project Information Project REDDAF Project ID 262775 Start of project 01.01.2011 Duration 36 months FP7 Programme Funding Scheme FP7 Cooperation Work Programme 2010: Theme 9 Space Activity: 9.1 Space-based applications at the service of European Society Area 9.1.1: Pre-operational validation of GMES services and products SPA.2010.1.1.04 Stimulating the development of services in specific areas Collaborative Project Document Preparation and Release Affiliation Name(s) Date Author GAF AG Katja Drüssler 10.12.2012 Contributions GAF AG Tracy Haydn 07.12.2012 Review GAF AG Gernot Ramminger 10.12.2012 Document Issue Record Issue Date Author(s) Description of Change 1.0 10.12.2012 Katja Drüssler First Issue Document Distribution Affiliation REDDAF project REA, EC Specification all consortium partners Project Officer, Project Reviewers, Commission Services Dissemination Level Project co-funded by the European Commission within the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) PU Public x PP RE CO Restricted to other programme participants (including the Commission Services) Restricted to a group specified by the consortium (including the Commission Services) Confidential, only for members of the consortium (including the Commission Services) D620.1 REDDAF Webportal Page II
REDDAF Doc. No.: 620_1 Executive Summary The report describes the Web Portal developed within REDDAF to enhance REDD dissemination and promotion activities and gives an outlook on further enhancements during the next project phase. D620.1 REDDAF Webportal Page III
REDDAF Doc. No.: 620_1 Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION... 1 2 PRESENTATION OF THE REDDAF WEB PORTAL... 1 3 OUTLOOK ON PHASE 2... 3 List of Figures Figure 1: REDDAF website structure... 1 Figure 2: REDDAF homepage... 2 Figure 3: REDDAF project activities example... 3 List of Abbreviations CESBIO Centre des Etudes Spatiales de la Biosphère CMS Content Management System FP7 Framework Programme 7 GAF GAF AG, Consultant for Geo-Spatial Services GSE GMES Service Element GSE FM GMES Service Element Forest Monitoring GTG Geospatial Technology Group JR Joanneum Research MEE Ministry of Environment and Ecology MESA MESAconsult MINEP Ministry of Environment and Nature Protection REA Research Executive Agency REDD Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation REDDAF Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation in Africa SIRS Système d Information à Référence Spatiale D620.1 REDDAF Webportal Page IV
REDDAF Doc. No.: Doc. No.: 620_1 1 Introduction The REDDAF Web Portal is part of the REDDAF project dissemination activities that aim to spread the outcome of the project within the REDD User and Scientific Communities in general, and within the case study countries in particular in order to raise user awareness of the project activities, to identify new users, to source additional funding for the new REDD initiatives and to transfer the technology used and developed within the project framework. This report describes the objective and structure of the REDDAF website and gives an outlook on further enhancements during Phase 2. 2 Presentation of the REDDAF Web Portal The REDDAF Web Portal aims to bundle project information, background and news as well as to provide public reports and other downloadable material. Additionally, the REDDAF Web Portal is supporting the communication, information sharing and coordination requirements of the Project Partners. Within Phase 1 of the REDDAF project, the Dissemination deliverable D620.1 REDDAF Web Portal has been activated as a stand-alone website using the link www.reddaf.info. Figure 2 (see next page) presents a screenshot of the REDDAF Homepage. The website has been realized using the Content Management System (CMS) Drupal and is structured as follows. The header (see Figure 1) is dominated by the REDDAF Project logo and contains some parent tasks: the link Home (to come back to the front page), a contact form and a link to the internal section (password-protected area for project partners) as well as the text search within the website. The footer refers to the legal information (Disclaimer, Impressum and Privacy Policy). Links are provided to the GAF Website (being the Consortium Lead of the REDDAF Project), to the Seventh Framework Programme and to the Research Executive Agency Header (REA) of the European Commission as the funding source. The main space of the REDDAF Web Portal is occupied by the content menu (navigation) and representation. The content menu is subdivided into the following five main headings in order to enable an easy access to any REDDAF project or background information and REDDAF project news: Project Profile Project Activities Country Focus Background Newsroom. REDDAF Project Information Navigation Content Footer Figure 1: REDDAF website structure The Project Profile presents the objectives of the REDDAF project, the expected results and an outline of the REDDAF project partners. REDDAF project activities are highlighted under the following sub-sections (corresponding to the project structure): D620.1 REDDAF Webportal Page 1
REDDAF Doc. No.: Doc. No.: 620_1 Requirements: which encompasses User Requirements and Service Architecture Requirements; Research: describing the research activities on deforestation, degradation and direct biomass assessment; Service Demonstration: outlining the service development and integration in Cameroon and Central African Republic; Validation (see Figure 3); Capacity Building: assuring the technology transfer and Dissemination: reporting on dissemination activities by REDDAF partners and providing a link to selected presentations. REDDAF Project Background Information Under Country Focus both countries involved in the REDDAF project (Cameroon and Central African Republic) are profiled and their respective REDD+ readiness initiatives are summarised. Information related to the GMES and FP7 programmes as well as a short summary of the REDD policy process are presented in Background. REDDAF Project News Finally, information regarding REDDAF partners dissemination actions and corresponding dissemination material are exhibited in the Newsroom. Project brochures, flyers and reports are posted here. Figure 2: REDDAF homepage D620.1 REDDAF Webportal Page 2
REDDAF Doc. No.: Doc. No.: 620_1 3 Outlook on Phase 2 Figure 3: REDDAF project activities example The REDDAF website at his current state is already quite extensive. During REDDAF project phase 2 the web portal will be regularly updated with current project results and project-related news during the lifetime of the REDDAF project. Furthermore, the REDDAF Web Portal will be extended to become a bilingual website to reach beside of the English-speaking also the French-speaking REDD community and new potential Users. Finally, it is planned to keep all the information online after the REDDAF project. D620.1 REDDAF Webportal Page 3