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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
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
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
South Asia Hydromet III Forum
Climate Resilience
19 November 2021

South Asia Hydromet III Forum

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
IFAD published a new Catalogue of Geospatial Tools
Agriculture
15 November 2021

IFAD published a new Catalogue of Geospatial Tools

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
GDA’s actions for Climate Change Adaptation highlighted at COP26
Climate Resilience
12 November 2021

GDA’s actions for Climate Change Adaptation highlighted at COP26

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
Satellites and Earth Observation Solutions to Water Challenges in India
Water Resources
26 October 2021

Satellites and Earth Observation Solutions to Water Challenges in India

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
IFIs and ESA came together at ExpandEO 2021
18 June 2021

IFIs and ESA came together at ExpandEO 2021

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 launches an internal initiative on EO for development and digital transformation
13 May 2021

ADB launches an internal initiative on EO for development and digital transformation

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
A new World Bank programme to facilitate coordination with GDA
Partnership
23 April 2021

A new World Bank programme to facilitate coordination with GDA

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
WB event on EO for improved financial resilience
Climate Resilience
24 November 2020

WB event on EO for improved financial resilience

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
Adoption and Impact of Earth Observation for Sustainable Development
M&E
26 June 2020

Adoption and Impact of Earth Observation for Sustainable Development

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