ESA GDA through the years
The programme leverages Earth Observation (EO) technologies to support global development by providing critical data and analytics.
Knowledge Hub
Advancing and Building EO knowledge and Capacity (ABC). Extensive and interactive repository of European Earth Observation service capabilities.
MOOC on Satellite Earth Observation for IDA
The Space for International Development Assistance Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), created for the GDA, examines EO’s role in global development with expert insights.
Unveiling the unseen: Opening a window into the wider impact of Space for IDA
This short film captures Indonesia's 2018 disaster recovery with the help of external agencies and Earth Observation technology.
ESA GDA Impact Newsroom- Episode 17: February 2026
Episode 16. This month, we show how satellite Earth Observation (EO) is directly shaping investment decisions with International Financial Institutions (IFIs) in the Dominican Republic, Madagascar, and Somalia.
ESA GDA Impact Newsroom- Episode 16: January 2026
Episode 16. In 2025, ESA’s GDA reached a milestone: 130 projects across 88 countries. EO is no longer being piloted, it’s being embedded and scaled by partners themselves.
The kick-off meeting of the GDA AID activity line on Urban Sustainability will take place on 28 February 2022. The consortium, led by GAF AG (Germany), includes partners from Austria … Read more
On 19 January 2022, the first dedicated GDA programmatic support action will be launched. This element called “Monitoring & Evaluation and Impact Assessment for GDA” will be implemented by a … Read more
The kick-off of the dedicated action on Fragility, Conflict & Security (FCV) under the GDA programme’s AID (Agile EO Information Development) activity line will take place on the 21st of … Read more
The kick off meeting for Climate Resilience will take place on the 3rd of December 2021. It is the second activity launch under the GDA AID (Agile Earth Observation Information … Read more
IFAD and FAO just published a new policy brief on low carbon and resilient livestock development in Kyrgyzstan. The two Agencies partnered with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and the European Space Agency to assess how livestock is key in adapting to Climate Change in … Read more
ESA’s Global Development Assistance Programme, brought to life by ESA Member States at Space19+, has officially kicked off its first action focused on agile Earth observation information development in the … Read more
The third annual South Asia Hydromet Forum (SAHF III) co-organised by the World Bank and held online on November 15-18, 2021, examined how pooling data, resources, and information can improve … Read more
In March 2022, IFAD’s Change, Delivery and Innovation Unit (CDI) published its Catalogue of Geospatial Tools and Applications for Climate Investments. This Catalogue was notably elaborated in partnership with the … Read more
Through its participation to IFAD ‘Sharefair of geospatial tools and applications for climate investments’ and the presentation of one key outcome of the EO4SD Climate Resilience cluster case study, GDA … Read more
Through its partnership with ESA, the Asian Development Bank has been working with the Government of West Bengal on providing Earth Observation tools that can increase disaster risk resilience and … Read more
The ExpandEO conference was organised by EARSC, the European Association of Remote Sensing Companies on June 17. A dedicated session on ‘Illustrating country-driven & programmatic demand for satellite EO services … Read more
ADB organised its event with donors on 12 May 2021, titled “Better Data for better decisions”. Interventions from ADB Director General for Sustainable Development and Climate Change, Bruno Carrasco, and … Read more
The World Bank ‘Digital revolution for sustainable and scalable development’ event took place in Washington on 22 April 2021 and announced the launch of a new global programme, the Digital … Read more
On November 23, 2020 the World Bank organised a joint webinar with ESA on the latest technology supporting innovative risk financing solutions for climate shocks and other complex risks. With … Read more
Caribou Space published a new report titled “Adoption and Impact of Earth Observation for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”. This report, commissioned by the GDA team working at the … Read more
Space19+ Council at Ministerial level took place in Seville, Spain on 27-28 November 2019 with the objective to define Europe’s space efforts for the years ahead. Among the numerous proposals … Read more
