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

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

ESA and ADB taking effective next steps on adopting EO for Asia-Pacific development

partnership

25 September 2024

ESA and ADB taking effective next steps on adopting EO for Asia-Pacific development

In a significant step towards deepening collaborations, Bruno Carrasco, Director General of the Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department at the Asian Development Bank (ADB), visited ESA’s ESRIN centre in … Read more

ESA’s URBIS Conference Highlights Urban Insights from Space

Clean Energy Urban Sustainability

16 October 2024

ESA’s URBIS Conference Highlights Urban Insights from Space

ESA’s URBIS Conference Highlights Urban Insights from Space ESA recently hosted the URBIS conference at ESRIN, focusing on “Urban Insights from Space”. The event brought together experts and stakeholders to … Read more

Third Party Missions data contribute to success of ESA’s Global Development

Fragility Conflict Security

30 September 2024

Third Party Missions data contribute to success of ESA’s Global Development

ESA’s GDA is the Global Development Assistance programme, implemented in partnership with International Financial Institutions, to mainstream Earth Observation (EO) technology in global development operations by responding directly to their … 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