CSE, the Ecological Monitoring Centre (Centre de Suivi Ecologique in French) specialises in the mastery and use of geo-spatial services for the monitoring, production and dissemination of high-impact decision support products and services in Senegal and Africa. However, its interventions cover several other fields. It has positioned itself as a recognised resource centre and continues its efforts to maintain its institutional position through the quality and diversification of its services and partners.
The main aim of CSE is to "contribute to the knowledge and sustainable management of natural resources and the environment, through the production and dissemination of products and services to support decision-making, particularly for the State, local authorities, the private sector, civil society, research and development institutions, producers' organisations and development partners".
In the SustainSahel project, CSE is leader of WP7 ‘Geo-statistical and scenario modelling of CSL systems’ and co-leader of WP8 ‘Communications & dissemination driving impact’ and is contributing to the other WPs.
The CSE team
Dr Abdoul Aziz Diouf - R&D Programme Administrator at CSE
Mr Abdoul Aziz Diouf is a PhD in Environmental Sciences and Management from the University of Liège (Belgium).
He is specialised in remote sensing applied to the environment and his key qualifications are: i) Acquisition, processing and analysis of temporal series of satellite images, ii) Statistical modelling of forage biomass production and crop yields from earth observation data, and iii) UAV remote sensing and photogrammetry.
Dr. Diouf is currently working at CSE in Dakar, Senegal as a researcher and coordinator of the major research and development programme.
Co-author of several scientific publications, Dr. Diouf is currently co-leader of Component 7 of the SustainSAHEL project (Synergistic use and protection of natural resources for rural livelihoods through systematic integration of crops, shrubs and livestock in the Sahel) and Component 2 of the CaSSECS project (Carbon Sequestration and greenhouse gas emissions in (agro) Sylvopastoral Ecosystems in the Sahelian CILSS States), financed by the European Union through the H2020 and DeSIRA programmes respectively.
Thioro Niang - Head of Marketing Communication and External Relations at the Ecological Monitoring Centre
Ms. Thioro Niang has been a communication specialist and marketing manager at the CSE for 11 years. Her main task is to develop and propose to the management the main lines of the communication strategy of the CSE by integrating an approach of customisation of products/services to meet the changing needs of customers. Thioro manages all internal and external communication actions with the aim of promoting the products and enhancing the image of the CSE, which allows her to reinforce the proximity between the CSE and the users of these products by putting the relational approach at the heart of our concerns. Thioro is very passionate about her work.
She and her team work on all activities related to communication and popularisation of the SustainSahel project activities at national and regional level.
Ndeye Arame Guissé - Communication and Marketing Assistant at CSE
Ndeye Arame Guissé is a student in communication at the Gaston Berger University of Saint-Louis in Senegal. After finishing her Baccalaureate in Social and Human Sciences in 2016, she began her studies at the University Gaston Berger (UGB) in Communication and in parallel was enrolled in the Higher Institute of Management (ISM) of Saint-Louis where she got, in 2019, her Bachelor Professional.
She has several experiences in the field of communication, especially digital, where she worked with companies, associations and NGOs, which has reinforced her love for this field.
To validate her degree in communication at the UGB, she needed a company for an internship, that's what brought her to CSE where she is currently working in the communication, marketing and external relations department.
As a research project, she is working on the SustainSahel project and is pleased to have participated in the annual exchange meeting that took place in Saly, Senegal in September 2020.
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