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GDA at ADB Innovation Fair
Fragility Conflict Security
20 October 2022

GDA at ADB Innovation Fair

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) organised the Second Innovation Fair in Manila on 5 October 2022, with the aim to foster an innovation-driven culture and design innovative solutions with developing … Read more
Survey: current level of EO commercial activity in developing countries
M&E
05 October 2022

Survey: current level of EO commercial activity in developing countries

Are you a European or Canadian provider of Earth Observation services? We want to hear from you! International Financial Institutions (IFIs) offer financing and advisory services to government partners all … 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
Caribou Space meets World Bank Teams to discuss current EO uses
M&E
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
M&E
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
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
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
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
M&E
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
World Bank GFDRR partnership Days
25 February 2022

World Bank GFDRR partnership Days

On February 23, 2022, a joint presentation between GFDRR’s new Digital Earth Partnership (DEP) and the ESA Global Development Assistance Program (GDA) was given on the complementary and coordinated efforts … Read more
GDA AID Urban Sustainability kick-off meeting
Urban Sustainability
15 February 2022

GDA AID Urban Sustainability kick-off meeting

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
IFAD and FAO published a policy brief on low carbon and resilient livestock
Agriculture
28 November 2021

IFAD and FAO published a policy brief on low carbon and resilient livestock

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
GDA kicked off its first action on Disaster Resilience
Disaster Resilience
24 November 2021

GDA kicked off its first action on Disaster Resilience

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