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Caribou Space meets World Bank Teams to discuss current EO uses
MONITORING AND EVALUATION
04 October 2022

Caribou Space meets World Bank Teams to discuss current EO uses

The use of Earth Observation (EO) within International Financial Institutions’ (IFIs) operations and financing is a complex and multi-faceted topic which involves a constellation of stakeholders. Having a better understanding … Read more
World Bank New Digital Earth Partnership announced at SatSummit 2022
04 October 2022

World Bank New Digital Earth Partnership announced at SatSummit 2022

SatSummit 2022 took place on 28 and 29 September 2022 in Washington DC (USA), with the participation of key stakeholders from the satellite industry and experts on the use of … Read more
EARSC EOcafe: Accessing development finance for the EO downstream sector
MONITORING AND EVALUATION
03 October 2022

EARSC EOcafe: Accessing development finance for the EO downstream sector

Christoph Aubrecht, ESA GDA Programme Coordinator, along with Alex Chunet, ESA representative at the World Bank and Paolo Manunta, ESA representative at the Asian Development Bank, will participate in the … Read more
GDA AID Fragility engaged successfully with the IFIs community of users
Fragility Conflict Security
29 September 2022

GDA AID Fragility engaged successfully with the IFIs community of users

The User Requirements Review (URR) meeting of the GDA AID Fragility, Conflict and Security activity took place in Rome on 6 July at e-GEOS premises. The meeting was attended on … Read more
Leveraging geospatial technologies for Monitoring & Evaluation
Agriculture
21 September 2022

Leveraging geospatial technologies for Monitoring & Evaluation

IFAD organised a webinar as part of their “Food4Thought Series“, dedicated to Leveraging Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E), on 7 September 2022. Clement Albergel, Climate Applications … Read more
Discussing space for climate action at UN-Austria Symposium 2022
Climate Resilience
15 September 2022

Discussing space for climate action at UN-Austria Symposium 2022

The UN – Austria Symposium 2022 took place online from the 13th to the 15th of September with the theme “Space for climate action: experiences and best practices in mitigating … Read more
Alumni testimonial: “this is what Space can do to support developing countries”
12 September 2022

Alumni testimonial: “this is what Space can do to support developing countries”

“How can Space support developing countries in a sustainable way?” – here is one of the main questions that, Iñigo Alonso Etxebarria, former Impact Analyst Intern at the European Space … Read more
ITT released for GDA AID Water Resources
Water Resources
02 September 2022

ITT released for GDA AID Water Resources

The latest ITT (invitation to tender) released under the GDA programme will implement new EO information developments in direct response to IFI operations requirements for environmental information in the thematic … Read more
GDA AID Agriculture is about to start
Agriculture
17 August 2022

GDA AID Agriculture is about to start

Agricultural development is a key tool to end extreme poverty and ensure an integrated and sustained economic development of national to global Food Systems. As Earth Observation has proven to … Read more
New ADB report on Multilateral Development Bank Support
Disaster Resilience
17 August 2022

New ADB report on Multilateral Development Bank Support

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) just published a report titled “Multilateral Development Bank Support for Disaster-Resilient Infrastructure Systems“. This report explores current Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) offerings as well as … Read more
GDA supporting ADB on water resilience in Asia
Water Resources
17 August 2022

GDA supporting ADB on water resilience in Asia

From August 8 to 11, The Asian Development Bank (ADB) organised its annual Asia Water Forum #AWF2022 with the theme “Toward a Resilient and Water-Secure Asia and the Pacific”. The … Read more
Caribou Space’s new report on satellites in humanitarian emergencies
MONITORING AND EVALUATION
05 August 2022

Caribou Space’s new report on satellites in humanitarian emergencies

Caribou Space, which in the GDA context is leading the programmatic M&E activity, launches on the 3rd of August a new landscape study that explores how satellites are currently used … Read more
Launch of GDA AID Marine
Marine
20 June 2022

Launch of GDA AID Marine

The kick-off of the dedicated GDA AID activity line on Marine Environment and Blue Economy will take place on the 9 June 2022. The consortium, led by Planetek Italia, includes … Read more
Lessons from the EO4SD initiative
16 June 2022

Lessons from the EO4SD initiative

Reposted from World Bank Blogs (Initially published on May 24, 2022) Over the last decade, the European Space Agency (ESA) has been supporting the use and integration of satellite-based environmental information for … Read more
European Development Days 2022
16 June 2022

European Development Days 2022

Simonetta Cheli, Director of Earth Observation Programmes at the European Space Agency, is invited to a high-level panel on “Digital technologies for inclusive, climate-responsive development” as part of the European … Read more
GDA at IFAD Innovation Day
Climate Resilience
16 June 2022

GDA at IFAD Innovation Day

GDA is participating in a session on IFAD Innovation Day as part of the IFAD 2022 Conference entitled “Jobs, Innovation and Value Chains in the age of Climate Change”. The … Read more