Posted on December 5, 2019 by Zoltan
The EO4SD-Urban project is pleased to release the recordings of a free webinar series on satellite-derived geospatial information for urban development. The webinars are part of the capacity building offered to our project partners (development bank staff,...
Posted on November 27, 2019 by Zoltan
Located along the north coast of Senegal, the unique geographical position of Saint-Louis, at the mouth of the Senegal river, exposes the city to major environmental threats, including floods, coastal erosion, and rise of the sea level....
Posted on September 27, 2019 by Zoltan
The EO4SD-Urban project supported the World Bank technical assistance project Urban Planning Study – Impact & Effectiveness of Urban Planning on City Spatial Development in Tanzania. The study is linked to the larger World Bank project Tanzania...
Posted on May 21, 2019 by Mariangela
Partners from three different clusters under the EO4SD initiative participated at the World Bank’s Land and Poverty Conference 25-29 March 2019 in Washington D.C. The conference gathered more than 1.500 participants, including representatives from governments, the private...
Posted on April 8, 2019 by Zoltan
On March 27 the EO4SD-Urban consortium took part in a lunch session with partners at the World Bank, arranged by the Global Platform for Sustainable Cities (GPSC), the City Resilience Programme and ESA on the topic “Satellites in Action: How Geospatial Data Can Create Resilient and Sustainable Cities”. The session had the objective to illustrate how geospatial data can be used in different urban development stages to improve planning and resilience, and to help cities achieve sustainability. The session was opened by Mr. Sameh Wahba, World Bank Director for Urban and Disaster Risk Management, who stressed the valuable contribution of geospatial data for urban planning with specific reference to the past work...
Posted on August 1, 2018 by Mariangela
The EO4SD-Urban in Phase 1 of its implementation (2016-2017) had the pleasure to collaborate with two dynamic and interesting projects from the World Bank (WB) based in Africa. In particular, in both activities geo-spatial products from the...
Posted on March 29, 2018 by Mariangela
GAF AG, GISAT and SIRS from the EO4SD Urban Consortium attended the World Bank Land & Poverty Conference 2018 and showed the results of the collaborative work carried out in Phase 1 of the project with Multi-Lateral Development Banks,...
Posted on December 18, 2017 by Mariangela
One of the most pressing development challenges in today’s world of rapid urbanization is how to respond to the unmet demand for basic infrastructure services, like adequate housing, clean water and sanitation. Half of the world’s population...
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 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...