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A gateway to data and information on Africa's social, economic, territorial and environmental development, developed by the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission.
This platform features Joint Research Centre (JRC) data, tools, partnerships, and stories developed in-house or with African and international partners. It provides a single entry-point to the wealth of European Commission knowledge on Africa and aims to support the European Union (EU) objective of deepening the partnership with Africa.

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Regional Centres of Excellence for the Green Transistion Program

This platform serves as the Knowledge and Information hub for the Regional Centers of Excellence program. It underpins its Transversal component helping foster knowledge exchange and strengthen the science-policy interface, covering the priority topics linked to the Green Transition:

Biodiversity & Forest
Water
Food Security & Agroecology
Ocean
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Africa Freshwater Ecosystems Explorer
Africa Freshwater Ecosystems Explorer
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Conservation Analyst
The conservation analyst is a web-based tool that integrates and weighs multiple criteria for spatial conservation planning allowing for the identification and selection of unprotected la...
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Clean Energy Access Tool
The Clean Energy Access (CEA) is an analytical tool developed to provide geospatial context to electricity access in Africa@and specifically to factors that influence the deployment of de...
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Solar Energy in Africa
Renewable Energy@New renewable generation capacity@CO2 reduction in Africa
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Electricity access
This layer represents the predicted likelihood that a given settlement is electrified, with values ranging from 0 (no electricity) to 1 (fully electrified). The data are derived from the High Resoluti...
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Crop diversity - Shannon diversity index
The Shannon index gives an understanding of crop diversity. It takes into account both the number of different crop types and their relative abundance.
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Sustainable Development Goals
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SDG Goal 1

End poverty in all its forms everywhere.

SDG Goal 2

End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture

SDG Goal 3

Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.

SDG Goal 4

Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for…
SDG Goal 5

Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

SDG Goal 6

Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all

SDG Goal 7

Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all

SDG Goal 8

Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and…
SDG Goal 9

Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster…
SDG Goal 10

Reduce inequality within and among countries

SDG Goal 11

Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable

SDG Goal 12

Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns

SDG Goal 13

Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts (Acknowledging that the United Nations…
SDG Goal 14

Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
SDG Goal 15

Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests…
SDG Goal 16

Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for…
SDG Goal 17

Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable…