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ESA and the World Bank: 15 Years of Collaboration
Partnership
10 July 2023

ESA and the World Bank: 15 Years of Collaboration

2023 marks a significant milestone and is the opportunity to celebrate the 15th year anniversary of the fruitful collaboration between the World Bank and the European Space Agency (ESA). Over … Read more

Space to empower rural food producers
Partnership
04 July 2023

Space to empower rural food producers

The European Space Agency (ESA) recently formalised their partnership with United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) through the signature of a Letter of Intent. The official announcement took … Read more

Digital Technologies for Carbon Markets: insights from Bonn Climate Change Conference
Climate Resilience
09 June 2023

Digital Technologies for Carbon Markets: insights from Bonn Climate Change Conference

Franck Martin Seifert, Earth Observation Application Engineer at the European Space Agency (ESA) currently leading the Forest Management component of the Earth Observation for Sustainable Development Initiative (EO4SD), participated in … Read more
Participation to the Earth Observation for Food Security workshop
Agriculture
29 May 2023

Participation to the Earth Observation for Food Security workshop

The European Space Agency Global Development Assistance (ESA GDA) team participated in the international workshop on “Earth Observation for Food Security” which took place on 24 May 2023 at the … Read more
Earth Observation and Clean Energy
Clean Energy
19 April 2023

Earth Observation and Clean Energy

Satellite Earth Observation (EO) data are enhancing the renewable energy landscape, offering valuable insights to overcome critical knowledge gaps. The European Space Agency (ESA) Global Development Assistance (GDA) programme recognises … Read more

GDA AID Clean Energy’s participation in Copernicus Thematic Workshop
Clean Energy
28 March 2023

GDA AID Clean Energy’s participation in Copernicus Thematic Workshop

ESA and its GDA AID Clean Energy activity participated in the Copernicus Thematic Workshop on Energy organised by the European Commission in Brussels on 17 March 2023. The project team … Read more
EO for digital MRV Workshop for the Digital for Climate working group
Climate Resilience
09 March 2023

EO for digital MRV Workshop for the Digital for Climate working group

Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV) systems are currently experiencing significant transformations through digital innovations and distributed ledger technology to enhance trust and stakeholders’ abilities to mobilize resources for, and to … Read more
Measurement of greenhouse gas emissions from forests in Mozambique with the World Bank
Climate Resilience
19 December 2022

Measurement of greenhouse gas emissions from forests in Mozambique with the World Bank

The GDA AID Climate Resilience consortium has completed the first prototype of an information product that estimates aboveground biomass in Mozambique forests to support the calculation and monitoring of greenhouse … Read more

GDA AID Clean Energy kick-off meeting
Clean Energy
12 December 2022

GDA AID Clean Energy kick-off meeting

The kick-off meeting for the GDA AID Clean Energy activity is taking place on 13 December 2022, with the participation of both the ESA GDA team and members from the … Read more
UNOOSA launches a report on International efforts using Space for Climate Action
Climate Resilience
15 November 2022

UNOOSA launches a report on International efforts using Space for Climate Action

The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) launched a new mapping exercise on the international efforts using space technologies and applications to support climate adaptation, mitigation, monitoring and … Read more
ADB discusses using digitalisation to deliver climate resilient infrastructure
Climate Resilience
04 October 2022

ADB discusses using digitalisation to deliver climate resilient infrastructure

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) co-organised a workshop on the topic “Using Digitalization to Deliver Climate Resilient Infrastructure”, in Jakarta (Indonesia) on 29 September 2022. Edy Juharsyah, Director of Budget … 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
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
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
Climate Resilience kick-off meeting
Climate Resilience
30 November 2021

Climate Resilience kick-off meeting

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