Ambition contributes directly to call

• Lower cost of in-situ observation: This is central to the innovation of the project. The costs concern not just the initial costs but the total cost of ownership in the given African contexts, including the availability of local experts able to install and maintain equipment.
• Improved geographical coverage of in situ sensors: Sub-Saharan Africa remains grossly underserved in terms of in situ observations with government resources simply not available for expansion.
• Long-time series of in situ observations: The direct connection between sensors and service development ensures long-term financial sustainability.
• New in-situ measurement technologies in hard-to-reach under-sampled areas: Seven new measurement methods will be introduced in Africa.
• Collaboration with environmental observation data providers: Very close cooperation with six African hydrological and meteorological services.

Long-term ambition

The success of TEMBO Africa will invit repetition of the proposed model, with in situ data feeding value-creating services that will ensure continued financial resources, branching out to different countries and environmental variables beyond water. We will break the vicious cycle of reduced investments leading to less service leading to fewer investments and, instead, build a virtuous cycle in which improved services attract additional investments.