This symposium focuses on how Earth observation contributes to science and society, and how disruptive technologies and actors are changing the traditional Earth observation landscape, which is also creating new opportunities for public and private sector interactions. The programme is notably presented in the Agora 'Impact stories from the Global Development Assistance partnership program (link … Read more
The GDA team will participate in a session entitled "Global Development for Green Deal" as part of the EXPANDEO & Fire Forum 2022. After presenting the GDA programme and its mission to accelerate impact by mainstreaming the use of EO into international development assistance activities and operations, the session will further discuss with the European … Read more
GDA is participating in a session at the IFAD Innovation Day 2022 which is taking place at IFAD Headquarter in Rome on the 21st of June 2022. The session, entitled "Applications of GIS and Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Climate Action" is focusing on GDA as well as pas experiences of partnering with IFAD in EO4SD. … Read more
Simonetta Cheli, Director of Earth Observation Programmes at the European Space Agency, is invited to a high-level panel organised by the World Bank Group on "Digital technologies for inclusive, climate-responsive development", as part of the European Development Days (21-22 June 2022) She will notably talk about the GDA programme among other ESA initiatives which ensure … Read more
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is organising its annual water forum with the theme "Toward a Resilient and Water-Secure Asia and the Pacific". The GDA programme will be presented on Thursday the 11th in order to highlight the ongoing partnership between the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on (but not … Read more
IFAD is organising on 7 September 2022 a new "Food4Thought Series" online event on the theme Leveraging Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E). The event will discuss the best approaches to systematically integrate GIS in M&E of development interventions in order to establish a data foundation for more transparent monitoring and impact … Read more
The UN - Austria Symposium 2022 is taking place online from the 13th to the 15th of September. This year's theme is "Space for climate action: experiences and best practices in mitigating and adapting to climate change and supporting sustainability on Earth". The event therefore focuses on showcasing the most recent initiatives as well as … Read more
SatSummit 2022 is taking place in Washington DC on 28 and 29 September 2022. Alex Chunet, ESA representative at the World Bank, is joining the event as well as colleagues from Caribou Space (leader of GDA Monitoring & Evaluation activity line) who will moderate a panel on the use of satellite data for sustainable development.
The GDA programme will be presented during the Geodata for Agriculture and Water Conference 2022, whose year's theme is on Space for Food Security.
ADB is organising its second Innovation Fair on 5 october 2022. This year event will be held in a hybrid format with both in-person and virtual sessions. The GDA AID Fragility activity will have a dedicated booth in order to showcase ESA-ADB joint activities implemented in the GDA framework.
