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.
ESA GDA Programme Coordinator Christoph Aubrecht, along with ESA representatives at the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank (Alex Chunet and Paolo Manunta) will participate in the next EOcafe organised by EARSC on Thursday 13 October 2022 at 16:00 CEST. This EOcafe will focus on introducing the EO sector to development finance principles and … Read more
Clement Albergel, GDA AID Climate Technical Officer, is participating in the COP27 which is taking place this year in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt from 6 to 18 November 2022.
The Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum will hold its 28th session (APRSAF-28) in Hanoi, Vietnam from 15 November to 18 November 2022 under the theme “Bridging Space Innovations Opportunities for Sustainable and Prosperous Future”. APRSAF-28 is jointly organised by the Vietnam National Space Center (VNSC), Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) of … Read more
Understanding Risk Global Forum, an initiative of the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GDFRR) administered by the World Bank, will take place between the 28th of November and 2nd of December 2022. The main venue will be hosted in Florianopolis (Brazil) but satellite hubs will also be in place as well as remote-events … Read more
