Posted on December 6, 2017 by Mariangela
In line with the Millennium Development Goals, Indian Prime Minister Modi launched three major urban development initiatives in June 2015 which are handled by the Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD), in addition to several other programs like...
Posted on October 30, 2017 by Mariangela
The EO4SD- Agriculture and Rural Development cluster provides the SAWAP team with tools and indicators for better evaluating and monitoring the SAWAP objectives, execution and achievements. OSS, responsible organisation for monitoring and evaluation of the SAWAP program,...
Posted on October 27, 2017 by Mariangela
In August 2017, the EO4SD-Urban Consortium was able to provide fast and valuable support to the city of Dhaka, Bangladesh, which faced intense flooding. These events, despite not the largest in term of magnitude occurred in the...
Posted on October 25, 2017 by Mariangela
A high-level Stakeholder Consultation meeting took place in Frascati (Rome) marking the conclusion of Phase 1 of the EO4SD-Agriculture and Rural Development project and welcoming representatives from the key Multilateral Development Banks and aid organisations involved in...
Posted on October 24, 2017 by Mariangela
The European Space Agency, in cooperation with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), organised a workshop in September 2017 in La Paz (Bolivia) to integrate EO4SD-Agriculture services within the IDB workflow. Earth Observation technology is a powerful instrument...
Posted on October 2, 2017 by Mariangela
Following the visit to Centre Regional AGRHYMET the EO4SD Water team continued the African user consultations with back-to-back workshops in Djibouti and Lusaka from 20th to 30th of September. In Djibouti, the team met with key stakeholders to the...
Posted on September 20, 2017 by Mariangela
From 12th to 14th of September, the EO4SD on Water resources was gathering more than 20 stakeholders at Centre Regional AGRHYMET in Niamey (Niger). The purpose of the workshop was to review, discuss and approve the Earth...
Posted on September 5, 2017 by Mariangela
In 2016 the ESA’s EO for Sustainable Development (EO4SD) initiative expanded to include dedicated activities in Europe’s eastern neighbourhood. This move brought new perspectives to development cooperation opportunities especially for the ESA’s new member states in terms...
Posted on September 5, 2017 by Mariangela
From 2 to 4 May, 2017 the EO4SD was in Dar es Salaam to present and discuss how Earth Observation can support the Zambezi Watercourse Commissions (ZAMCOM). The meeting was attended by ZAMCOM’s members of the Joint...
Posted on August 13, 2017 by Mariangela
On the theme “Global perspectives for the future of SAWAP”, the city of Accra (Ghana) became the centre of discussion for topics regarding the Sahel and West Africa Program (SAWAP) in support of the Great Green Wall...