What's Locust Watch
Locust Watch is FAO’s one-stop shop for all information concerning Desert Locust. The portal provides timely forecasts and early warnings to prevent and tackle the spread of Desert Locusts as well as resources and archives starting from 1975.
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Locust Hub
The Locust Hub provides information, maps and resources about the state of the locust upsurge and UN's ongoing response efforts.
FAO Regional Desert Locust Commissions
CLCPRO - Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Western Region
The FAO commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Western Region (CLCPRO) has 10 member countries from West and Northwest Africa: Algeria, Burkina Faso, Chad, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Senegal and Tunisia.
CRC - Commission for Controlling the Desert locust in the Central Region
The FAO Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region (CRC) has 17 member countries: Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, UAE and Yemen. CRC also works with the Desert Locust Control Organization for Eastern Africa (DLCO-EA).
SWAC - Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in Southwest Asia
The FAO Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in South-West Asia (SWAC) is FAO's oldest regional locust commission and has 4 member countries: Afghanistan, India, Iran and Pakistan.
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Current situation: Caution
Multimedia
About Desert Locusts
01/01/2024
An introduction to Desert Locusts – which live in the deserts of Africa, the Middle East and South West Asia. Desert Locusts form giant swarms – 1 square...
Publications
Report
FAO Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in South-West Asia (SWAC): 33rd Session report
04/03/2024
Report of the FAO Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in South-West Asia, Thirty-third Session, held in Rome, Italy, 18-20 December 2023.
Contact
Keith Cressman
Senior Locust Forecasting Consultant
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00153 Roma RM