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ADB contracts European EO specialists for Early Warning System in Nepal
Disaster Resilience
18 November 2022

ADB contracts European EO specialists for Early Warning System in Nepal

The Austrian geophysical and weather service (ZAMG), member of the GDA AID Disaster Resilience consortium, has been awarded a contract with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for the establishment of … Read more
Planetek Italia to implement EO platform for risk assessment in Indonesia
Disaster Resilience
18 November 2022

Planetek Italia to implement EO platform for risk assessment in Indonesia

Planetek Italia was appointed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to provide the Indonesian National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) with access to Rheticus® Interactive, an EO-based platform co-designed and … 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
A new milestone for the GDA AID Fragility activity
Fragility Conflict Security
11 November 2022

A new milestone for the GDA AID Fragility activity

After agreeing on the supported projects in the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) during the User Requirements Review (URR) in July, the GDA AID Fragility consortium and the IFIs counterparts met … Read more
VIDEO: GDA Theory of Change
M&E
27 October 2022

VIDEO: GDA Theory of Change

The Global Development Assistance Programme (GDA) aspires to mainstream the use of satellite Earth Observation (EO) into development operations. To achieve this objective, a Theory of Change, defined by the … Read more
GDA at EO CAFÉ: Opportunities for European services industry to access Development Finance
M&E
27 October 2022

GDA at EO CAFÉ: Opportunities for European services industry to access Development Finance

On Thursday 13 October 2022, the GDA programme team participated in EARSC’s EOcafe on the subject of “Access to development finance for the Earth Observation (EO) downstream sector”. The online event … Read more
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