VIDEO: GDA Mid-Term Evaluation Webinar
As part of the Monitoring & Evaluation and Impact Assessment activity, in September 2024 Caribou Space published a mid-term evaluation of the GDA programme. On 4th December2024, a webinar was … Read more
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Transport & Infrastructure
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
partnership
Tackling the Sargassum Challenge: Reflections on the Conference on Sargassum
In early October, Fabio Cian, the ESA representative to the World Bank, had the privilege of attending the Second EU-Caribbean Global Gateway Conference on Sargassum in Grenada, eastern Caribbean, as … Read more
Clean Energy
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 explore how Earth Observation (EO) data can enhance … Read more
M&E
ESA Global Development Assistance Mid-term Evaluation
The Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) activity of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Global Development Assistance (GDA) programme has completed the mid-term evaluation, carried out by Caribou Space under the GDA … Read more
partnership
Informal Settlements and Urban Sprawl: Insights from Recent Research leveraging EO
A recent study, drawing on Earth Observation (EO) Data, from European Space Agency’s (ESA) Earth Observation for Sustainable Development (EO4SD) initiative, the predecessor of the Global Development Assistance programme, sheds … Read more
Urban Sustainability
A High-Tech Peek at Kenya’s Urban Future Through Earth Observation
The GDA AID Urban Sustainability activity is supporting the “Integrated Urban Data Platform – Application for Urban Centres in Kenya” project. This initiative, led by the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) … Read more
Transport & Infrastructure
Global Collaboration on Transport and Infrastructure Development Needs
Like its predecessor, the EO for Sustainable Development (EO4SD) initiative, the ESA Global Development Assistance (GDA) programme was launched to support International Financial Institutions (IFIs) and their Client State (CS) … Read more
Marine
Unleashing the Blue Economy of the Caribbean area
The Blue Economy, which encompasses industries reliant on coastal and marine resources, plays a crucial role in the global economy, contributing over US$2.5 trillion annually. In addition to this substantial … Read more