New Journal Publication Shows Paths Forward for Flood Early Action
Disconnects between forecasters and decision-makers worldwide can often result in less efficient or effective flood response.
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Disconnects between forecasters and decision-makers worldwide can often result in less efficient or effective flood response.
SERVIR Hindu Kush Himalaya partnered with the University of Alaska Fairbanks to organize a training titled HydroSAR: Extracting flood information from SAR to advance the use of SAR at ICIMOD and across the HKH region.
The Crop Monitoring and Assessment service enhances the use of geospatial information to develop sustainable methods and tools which will improve the quality of agricultural statistics for major staple crops based on the integral use of Earth Observation (EO) technologies.
The United States Agency for International Development's Regional Development Mission for Asia (USAID/RDMA) recently released "Commodity-Driven Forest Loss: A Study of Southeast Asia," a report exploring trade-offs between agricultural production and forest conservation.
For Earth Day this year, SERVIR is voicing its commitment to addressing climate change in its services. Climate change threatens sources of food and water, increase the severity and frequency of disasters, endanger critical ecosystems, and can exacerbate existing social inequities.
At first glance, USAID and NASA seem like an unlikely pair. NASA's satellites watch the world from above; USAID helps farmers around the world grow crops from the ground up.
Monitoring forest loss remotely makes it difficult to formulate policies and strategies to address deforestation. Currently, rangers spend long periods of time patrolling forests to monitor forest health and checking for illegal logging and land clearances.
Designed as a forum for sharing best practices, affirming approaches, and renewing connections, in March 2021 colleagues from across the world participated in the sixth SERVIR Annual Global Exchange (SAGE).
ICIMOD, under its SERVIR-HKH Initiative, is collaborating with Brigham Young University, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and national partners to enhance flood early warning systems in Bangladesh and Nepal
A unique mentoring program called Kimiya Yan Mata (Girls in Science) is designed to encourage students, especially girls, to become more involved in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) subject areas.