ACCELERATING IMPACT

GDA – Global Development Assistance

A global partnership to mainstream the use of Earth Observation into development operations as a catalyst for long-term action

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In Focus

fast EO
CO-financing facility (FFF)

This GDA cross-cutting activity is designed to support International Financial Institutions (IFIs) in their projects based on comparatively short-notice requests. It focuses on smaller projects with a strong component of required co-funding opportunities.
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Impact
Newsroom

Through a carefully curated selection of in-depth videos, we’ll introduce you to the brilliant minds behind the GDA programme, and keep you well-informed about the latest developments.
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Analytics &
Processing Platform (APP)

Powered by European public cloud resources, this environment aims at targeting the specific requirements, information needs and working practices of International Financial Institutions (IFIs).
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Latest highlights

STORIES NEWS

Global Development Assistance Programme at the Forefront of Climate Resilience in Africa

Disaster Resilience Marine partnership

18 October 2024

Global Development Assistance Programme at the Forefront of Climate Resilience in Africa

The EO for Africa Symposium 2024 opened in late September at ESA’s ESRIN facility in Italy, initiating four days of discussions on how Earth Observation (EO) technologies address Africa’s pressing … Read more

Forest Management

01 October 2024

GDA Forest Management Kick-off meeting

The GDA Forest Management activity officially began on 3rd September and will run for 21 months. This project aims to enhance forest management by using Earth Observation (EO) technology to … Read more

EO Data enhances vulnerability assessment of Georgia’s Black Sea coast

Climate Resilience

05 November 2024

EO Data enhances vulnerability assessment of Georgia’s Black Sea coast

The European Space Agency (ESA) Global Development Assistance (GDA) Climate Resilience Consortium has partnered with the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Improved Coastal Management and Coastal Protection team to support Georgia’s … Read more

Bridging Gaps by Understanding Cambodia’s Transport and Mobility Patterns

Transport & Infrastructure

04 November 2024

Bridging Gaps by Understanding Cambodia’s Transport and Mobility Patterns

The GDA Transport & Infrastructure (GDA T&I) activity is supporting the World Bank’s Trade & Competitiveness Global Practice team in gathering actionable insights on Cambodia’s infrastructure and transportation systems. Overcoming … Read more

Core Activities

Disaster Resilience

Climate Resilience

Fragility Conflict Security

Urban Sustainability

Marine

Agriculture

Clean Energy

Water Resources

Transport & Infrastructure

Forest Management

Public Health

Climate Adaptation & Finance

In order to ensure a responsive, iterative, and impact-driven implementation of the programme, an agile development approach is adopted under this main GDA activity line, labeled as GDA AID (Agile EO Information Development). The themes above have been identified as priority engagement areas.

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Cross Cutting Areas

MONITORING AND EVALUATION
(M&E)

IMPACT COMMUNICATION
(CCC)

KNOWLEDGE HUB
(ABC)

ANALYTICS AND PROCESSING PLATFORM
(APP)

FAST EO Co-FINANCING FACILITY
(FFF)

Events

13 September 2024

Webinar: Earth Observation for Public Health

International Financial Institutions (IFIs) are increasingly realising the potential use of Earth Observation (EO) for Public Health. However, it is an area that is still not fully understood. To address … Read more

3 April 2024