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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
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
Launch of GDA AID Marine
Marine
20 June 2022

Launch of GDA AID Marine

The kick-off of the dedicated GDA AID activity line on Marine Environment and Blue Economy will take place on the 9 June 2022. The consortium, led by Planetek Italia, includes … 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