Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region

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Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region
Acronym:CRC
Website:View URL
Geography
Headquarter country:Egypt
Geographic purview:Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Jordan, Kuwait, Iraq, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Somalia
Species purview:Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Categories
Type:Intergovernmental Organization
Focus:Management, Governance, Education, Information Hub
Keywords:Training, Regional cooperation, Monitoring, Control, Forecasting, Natural sciences

The Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region (CRC) is part of the FAO Locust Watch monitoring and information systems managed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). It was established in 1965 and has 16 member countries: Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. It is possible for Somalia to become the 17th member, however they have not yet joined, still, their locust monitoring and capacity building are supported.

Each Commission member annually contributes to the budget, determined by various economic and risk factors. The Commission’s Trust Fund finances the CRC staff's salaries and most Commission activities. From 1996 to 2006, the Commission also benefited significantly from multi-donor support through FAO’s Emergency Prevention System (EMPRES) for managing transboundary animal and plant pests and diseases.

The Commission aims to improve cooperation among member states and focuses on early detection and rapid response to locust threats to protect crops. It supports building human and institutional capacity and the adoption of modern locust control technologies, particularly in frontline countries. The Commission also encourages regional collaboration and regularly produces guidelines and reference materials. Emphasizing environmentally safe locust management, it promotes preparedness and contingency planning.

Regional characteristics

Summarized from FAO desert locust atlas 1997

The "Central Region", as defined by the FAO, is characterized by significant geographical features, including the eastern African and western Arabian highlands, which are divided by the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden, and the Ethiopian-East African rifts. These features create complex atmospheric circulations and rainfall patterns, which in turn influence the spatial and temporal distribution of locust breeding.

In the northern part of the Central Region, locust breeding occurs during summer, winter, and spring. The summer breeding belt, influenced by rains south of the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), extends from Sudan, Ethiopia, and Eritrea to southern Arabia, continuing the pattern from the "Western Region". Spring breeding happens due to eastward-moving atmospheric disturbances, covering the Middle East, much of the Arabian Peninsula, and both sides of the Red Sea. Winter breeding primarily takes place along the Red Sea coasts of Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Arabia, with some activity on Yemen's Gulf of Aden coast. The overlapping rainfall patterns in these areas allow for continuous breeding and the rapid production of successive generations.

In the southern region, locust breeding and movement are driven by the ITCZ's seasonal shifts. The "Short Rains" from October to January coincide with its rapid southward retreat, while the "Long Rains" from March to July align with its slower northward advance. Breeding belts overlap, but the timing and spread are reversed.

The breeding belts stretch through eastern Africa, from eastern and southern Ethiopia and Somalia to Kenya and northern Tanzania. Summer breeding from July to October occurs along the southern flank of the Ethiopian highlands in the Ethiopian Rift and northwestern Somalia, as an extension of the northern summer breeding belt. Further south, breeding is limited to parts of southwest Ethiopia, northwestern Kenya around Lake Turkana, and occasionally parts of Uganda and southeast Sudan. Additionally, winter breeding takes place on the northern coastal plains of Somalia.

View FAO desert locust atlas for maps

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Available resources authored by this organization

English short title Year published Category Author Species purview Geographic purview Language
2014 evaluation of field trials data on the efficacy and selectivity of insecticides on locusts and grasshoppers 2014 Information hub Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria), Italian locust (Calliptamus italicus), Migratory locust (Locusta migratoria), Red locust (Nomadacris septemfasciata), Senegalese grasshopper (Oedaleus senegalensis) English
A celebration of 50 years of service 2019 Technical report Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) Egypt English
A locust officer's field guide 2003 Guide Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria), Sudan plague locust (Aiolopus simulatrix), Sahelian tree locust (Anacridium melanorhodon), Red locust (Nomadacris septemfasciata), Senegalese grasshopper (Oedaleus senegalensis), Variegated grasshopper (Zonocerus variegatus) English
A preliminary plan of joint Desert Locust surveys along common borders in the Central Region 2001 Technical report Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations English
A report on the joint survey work on the Sudanese-Egyptian border for the winter season 2009 Technical report Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) Egypt, Sudan Arabic
Ad hoc meeting 2004 Technical report Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) Sudan English
Application of Geographical Information Systems and remote sensing in estimating the likely breeding and infested areas of the desert locust 2011 Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) English
Assessment of desert locust outbreaks in Sudan using GIS and remote sensing technologies 2011 Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) English
Assessment/search results Guide Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations English
Building national capacity 2019 Guide Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) Africa English
Contingency planning seminar 2002 Guide Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) Egypt English
Country contingency plans for desert locust plague control campaigns 2004 Technical report Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) English
CRC Progress report on research projects Form Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations English
Data transmission using Codan HF radios 2002 Guide Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations English
Decisions and risks Guide Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) English
Desert locust and remote sensing manual to visualize and analyze SPOT4-VEGETATION images Guide Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) Italy English
Desert Locust Master Trainer Manual Guide Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) English
Desert locust preventive control strategy in the Near East and Horn of Africa 2020 Technical report Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) Africa English
Desert locust standard survey/control form 2015 Form Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) English
Estimate the potential impact of DL resources (1) control an outbreak campaign Technical report Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) English
Estimate the potential impact of DL resources (2) control an upsurge Campaign Technical report Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) English
Estimate the potential impact of DL resources (3) control a plague Campaign Technical report Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations English
Estimate the potential impact of DL resources control a plague campaign spreadsheet Digital tool Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) English
Estimation of needed resources for an plague hopper campaign Technical report Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations English
Evaluation of four methods for monitoring the population of desert Locust 2014 Technical report Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) Sudan English, Arabic
FAO check list for general monitoring of desert locust control operations Form Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) English
FAO commission for controlling the desert locust in the central region fifty years fighting desert locust 2016 Technical report Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) Northern Africa English
FAO desert locust survey and control form instructions Form Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) English
FAO poisoning incident form Form Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations English
FAO spray monitoring form Form Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) English
FAO spray monitoring form instructions Form Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) English
FAO validation (SPOT-VTG) Form Form Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations English
FAO-CRC Executive Secretary witnessed Eritrea’s commitment to control desert locust 2019 Technical report Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) Eritrea English
FAO-EMPRES desert locust component 2007 Technical report Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) Egypt English
Field tests on an integrated Differential GPS navigation and spray monitoring system for aerial Desert Locust control operations 1998 Technical report Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) Sudan English
Finding a bearing Guide Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations English
Following a bearing Guide Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations English
Fourth joint survey report in the Yemeni-Saudi border region, exploring desert locust breeding and spread areas 2006 Technical report Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) Saudi Arabia, Yemen Arabic
Future orientation and challenges 2019 Technical report Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) Africa English
Glossary on Desert Locust 2009 Guide Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) Italy Arabic, English
Guideline for the preparation of monthly campaign summary reports Guide Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) English
Human health and environmental safety in desert locust control operations 2019 Guide Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) English
In-country joint survey of Desert Locust in summer breeding areas in the states 2001 Technical report Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) English
Key aspects on desert locust information and reporting Guide Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Jordan, Kuwait, Iraq, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Somalia English
Locusts have caused problems for quite some time Guide Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria), Red locust (Nomadacris septemfasciata) English
Management of Desert Locust information 2019 Guide Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) Italy English
MODIS satellite images 2005 Guide Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations English
Operational-scale field trial with Green Muscle 2005 Guide Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) Africa English
Preparedness for the desert locust winter/spring breeding season and coordination between member countries 2015 Technical report Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) Egypt English
Preventive control strategy 2019 Guide Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) English
Reading coordinates Guide Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations English
Regional meeting to discuss the potential risk preparedness for the desert locust winter breeding season in the near east 2015 Media Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) Arabic, English
Report of the sixth joint survey to explore desert locust breeding and spread areas in the common border region between Yemen and Saudi Arabia 2009 Technical report Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) Saudi Arabia, Yemen Arabic
Report on 2nd ad hoc emergency prevention meeting 2004 Technical report Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) Sudan English
Report on 3rd ad hoc emergency prevention meeting 2005 Technical report Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) Egypt English
Report on DGPS demonstration and training on ground support for aerial operations 2004 Technical report Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) Ethiopia English
Report on FAO International Train the Trainers Locust Survey and Control Course 2003 Technical report Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) United Kingdom English
Report on NRI/IPARC/FAO EMPRES International Train the Trainers Locust Survey and Control Course 2000 Technical report Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) English
Report on the 1st joint border survey Djibouti/Somali land 2003 Technical report Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) English
Report on the 2nd joint cross border survey between Saudi Arabia and Yemen 2004 Technical report Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) Saudi Arabia, Yemen Arabic
Report on the fifth join survey to explore desert locust breeding and spread areas in the border region Saudi-Yemeni joint survey 2007 Technical report Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) Arabic
Report on the joint border survey between kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Yemen at Red Sea Coastal Plains 2002 Technical report Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) English
Resources for an outbreak campaign Technical report Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations English
Seasonal precipitation predictions in desert locust summer and winter breeding areas 2016 Technical report Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) English
Session Summary Technical report Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) English
Simulated outbreak campaign Guide Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) English
Situation 2005 Technical report Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Egypt English
Situation: Caution 1999 Technical report Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) English
Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for Desert Locust Aerial Survey and Control 2003 Guide Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) English
Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for Desert Locust Ground Control 2003 Guide Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) English
Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for Desert Locust Ground Survey 2003 Guide Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) English
Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for Mixing GM (TC) 2003 Guide Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) English
Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for Radio Communications For Desert Locust Mobile Teams 2003 Guide Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) English
The FAO Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the central region 2020 Technical report Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) Africa English
The first joint survey of the desert locust winter breeding areas on the Egyptian-Sudanese border 2000 Technical report Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) Italy English
The fourth joint survey of desert locust in winter breeding areas on the Egyptian-Sudanese border 2006 Technical report Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) Sudan, Egypt Arabic
The second joint survey of the desert locust winter breeding areas on the Egyptian-Sudanese border 2003 Technical report Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) English
Third desert locust joint border survey report between Yemen & Saudi Arabia at Tihama Coastal Plain 2005 Technical report Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) English
Third joint survey of the desert locust winter breeding areas on the Egyptian-Sudanese borders 2005 Technical report Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) Egypt English
Training Guide Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations English
What is DGPS? Technical report Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Jordan, Kuwait, Iraq, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Somalia English
What is elocust? Guide Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations English
What is RAMSES? Guide Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations English
Why make surveys? Guide Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations English
Workshop of spray equipment used in desert locust control 1994 Technical report Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) Egypt English
Workshop on contingency planning for desert locust control 2004 Technical report Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) Mauritania English
Workshop on Desert Locust Forecasting Guide Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) Egypt



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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and Popoc GB (1997) Desert locust atlas. Rome. https://hopperwiki.org/images/e/ec/Atlas_of_desert_locust_breeding_habitats.pdf

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