The 2-day event explores the utility and benefits of using satellite Earth Observation (EO) information services for water resource management. Through the lens of specific use cases the event will showcase how Earth Observation has supported World Bank funded development projects in Africa, Asia and Latin America with satellite technology applications meeting user needs for … Read more
This workshop has for objective to showcase applications, challenges and achievements of the EO4SD-Urban initiative (2016-2020) and ascertain sustainability of the program within the WB context. It also aims at eliciting additional feedback and insights on the EO4SD-Urban engagement from World Bank professionals who received support under the program. It is believed that the lessons … Read more
Joint presentation with the World Bank's Fragility, Conflict & Violence (FCV) unit on leveraging the ESA-WB partnership for remote supervision, with an eye on CoVid-19. Addressed components include EO4SD-FCS, EO4SD-Lab, and the EO Clinic.
Presentation at the World Bank's SD Data Lab for a dedicated COVID-19 Data Clinic, illustrating the use of Copernicus Sentinel 5-P data for air quality monitoring and COVID-19 impact evaluation.
The event, organised by the WB Disaster Risk Financing and Insurance (DRFI) team, is focusing on how latest technology can support innovative risk financing solutions for climate shocks and other complex risks. The ‘Space for IDA’ initiative and associated partnership activities are promoted jointly by ESA and WB during the webinar.
ESA presents the ‘Space for IDA’ initiative to the international development community at the German Development Bank (KfW)'s 3-day virtual conference on ‘Fragile Contexts, Digitalisation, Remote Management, Monitoring and Verification: Remaining Operational and Sustaining Impact in Global Development Cooperation’.
The World Bank organizes a donor-oriented knowledge event focused on the "Digital revolution for sustainable and scalable development", where case examples from World Bank operations teams on the impacts of Earth Observation in Development are presented. The WB will announce the launch of its new dedicated "Digital Earth Partnership (DEP)" global program on that occasion, … Read more
ADB invites its partners to a donor-oriented knowledge event, titled 'Better Data for Better Decisions', on 12 May 2021 15:00 - 17:00 (local time Manila). The event is organised by the Digital Technology for Development Unit and the Partner Funds Division of the Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department. The partnership with ESA through GDA … Read more
The Europe-Africa EO High-Level Forum, organised under the Portuguese presidency of the Council of the European Union will feature the GDA at multiple occasions. A session dedicated to Space for IDA contribution in the capacity building will notably highlight aspects of sustainable Earth observation adoption within development finance. Moreover, a presentation on EO Applications and … Read more
The European Development Days (EDD) are Europe’s leading forum on development, organised annually since 2006 by the European Commission. EDD2021 takes place on 15/16 June as a fully digital event due to the COVID-19 pandemic situation. EDD represents one of the largest events in the Global Development community and this year’s theme will be ‘The Green … Read more
GDA will be highlighted during a dedicated session at the World Bank Global Risk Financing Facility (GRiF)’s biannual meeting taking place on 16 June. A presentation will be delivered to donor representatives with the strategic WB partner unit Disaster Risk Financing and Insurance (DRFI).
The ExpandEO conference is organised by EARSC, the European Association of Remote Sensing Companies. A dedicated session focused on ‘Illustrating country-driven & programmatic demand for satellite EO services from the perspective of International Financial Institutions’ will be moderated by ESA and will include contributions from current and prospective GDA partner institutions WB, ADB, AfDB and … Read more
