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World Space Week 2003 Report The University Cheikh Anta Diop, in collaboration with the University of Marne la Vallée, France, introduced the project "Natural Disaster Management through Remote Sensing and GIS: Applications to the Hydrological Study of the Senegal River" at a seminar held in Saint-Louis during World Space Week in October 2004. The seminar brought together the scientific community; local stakeholders; local, national and regional authorities; and the general public. During this meeting, the problems of the floods and their impact in the town of Saint-Louis were discussed. The review of the different episodes of past floods illustrated the passage of important floods in 1879, 1890, 1950, 1994 and recently in 1999. The causes of the floods were identified. Remote sensing and GIS are to be used by the project for an evaluation of the impact of each of the causes of the floods. The Project, launched during World Space Week 2003, has the objective of gathering and synergising the efforts to develop tools to help decision-makers find adequate solutions to the issue of floods in Saint-Louis.
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