SERVIR at COP26: Collaborating for Climate Action
SERVIR joined the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow to highlight work that betters both scientific understanding and human well-being.
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SERVIR joined the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow to highlight work that betters both scientific understanding and human well-being.
Floods are a recurring event in the HKH region that often have disastrous consequences. To help better understand these events, SERVIR HKH developed the Flood Inundation Mapping Tool, a cloud-based system developed to map flood areas in Bhutan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and the northeast part of India.
Several NASA representatives visited SERVIR-Himalaya at the International Center for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) last week to discuss current and prospective areas for collaboration with ICIMOD and view demonstrations of several SERVIR-Himalaya online applications.
Across the globe, disasters and their impacts have been on the rise. Developing countries are especially vulnerable to risks from natural hazards such as floods, landslides, and droughts. SERVIR-Eastern and Southern Africa is helping such countries in their region leverage geospatial technologies to reduce disaster risk and enhance regional capacity in disaster management.
A special workshop was held 22 and 23 December 2014 in Dhaka, Bangladesh, for beneficiaries of the SERVIR-Himalaya Small Grants program to present research outlines, methodologies, and preliminary findings for their projects.