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Our Mission is to accelerate impact by fully capitalising on the power of satellite Earth Observation (EO) in international development assistance operations.
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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 11: July 2025
Episode 11. Welcome to the Impact Newsroom from the GDA programme, powered by the European Space Agency
ESA GDA Impact Newsroom- Episode 10: June 2025
Episode 10. Welcome to the Impact Newsroom from the GDA programme, powered by the European Space Agency
The desert locust is one of the most destructive pests in the world. A small swarm can contain 80 million locusts and cause widespread damage to crops and vegetation. Between … Read more
‘Wider Economic Benefits from Satellite Earth Observation (EO) in Developing Countries’ was the topic of a recent webinar hosted by Imperative Space and Caribou Space for the ESA Global Development … Read more
Imperative Space and Caribou Space recently hosted a webinar on leveraging development finance and procurement opportunities within the Asian Development Bank (ADB). This was part of the ESA Global Development … Read more
The ESA Global Development Assistance (GDA) activity on Fragility, Conflict and Security was presented as part of the Stockholm Forum on Peace and Development organised by the Stockholm International Peace … Read more
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
Satellite Earth Observation (EO) data is transforming the development landscape and has received growing recognition in its use for Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) purposes. The European Space Agency (ESA) Global … Read more
Understanding the current usage of satellite Earth Observation (EO) information in the activities of the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) The European Space Agency (ESA) Global Development Assistance (GDA) programme is … Read more
The ESA GDA Fragility, Conflict and Security (FCS) activity was presented as part of the Geospatial World Forum 2023 (GWF 2023) within the Space Data – Platforms, Products & Applications … Read more
Following the webinar held on 15 December 2022 on the subject of Leveraging Development Finance – Procurement Insights, with the World Bank, a second webinar with the Asian Development Bank … Read more
The kick-off meeting of the Global Development Assistance cross-cutting activity “Communicate – Connect – Cooperate” (GDA CCC) is taking place on Wednesday 3 May 2023 at the European Space Agency’s … Read more
In November 2022, Caribou Space and London Economics published a report on behalf of ESA’s Global Development Assistance (GDA) programme called Wider Economic Benefits from Satellite Earth Observation in Developing … Read more
The European Space Agency (ESA) Global Development Assistance (GDA) programme is a global partnership to mainstream the use of satellite Earth Observation (EO) into development operations. This GDA Status Review … Read more
On Monday 13 March 2023, the “Space for International Development Assistance” Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) was launched. Produced by Imperative Space for the European Space Agency, this new online … Read more
KfW Development Bank is organising an online conference on Remote Management, Monitoring and Verification (RMMV) approaches and tools for humanitarian and development projects implementation under challenging circumstances on the 8 and … Read more
Caribou Space and Imperative Space hosted a webinar on “Leveraging Development Finance – Procurement Insights from the World Bank” under the GDA Monitoring & Evaluation activity on 15 December 2022. This event built … Read more
Following the EARSC EO Café held on 13 October 2022 on the subject of ‘leveraging development finance’, a follow-up webinar will be hosted by Caribou Space and Imperative Space under … Read more
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