Articles & Stories NASA feature highlights Applied Sciences Team monitoring drought in Eastern Africa A recent NASA article highlighted Applied Sciences Team Principal Investigator Dr. Evan Thomas and the Drought Resilience Impact Platform (DRIP). March 3, 2021
Articles & Stories Earth Observations Help to Monitor the Impacts of Cyclone Idai on People and Food in Eastern Africa Cyclone Idai left more than 1,000 people dead and thousands more missing, potentially affecting millions in Southern Africa. As emergency response and recovery efforts continue, another disaster is likely unfolding elsewhere on the continent: Idai pulled precipitation South, away from Eastern Africa, resulting in persistent dry conditions affecting crops at the start of the main growing season. May 17, 2019
Articles & Stories Using Earth Observations to account for Greenhouse Gas emissions in Uganda SERVIR has been strongly supporting the use of Earth observation technologies by countries in Eastern and Southern Africa to account for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. July 6, 2017
Blog Tracking the changing landscape of Eastern and Southern Africa Countries need accurate land cover data and methods for national-level monitoring of land cover changes and forest loss to inform forest management and policy. February 7, 2017
Blog RCMRD/SERVIR-Eastern & Southern Africa holds Workshops in Three Countries to address Stakeholder needs The Regional Center for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD) in Nairobi and its partner organization, SERVIR-Eastern and Southern Africa, hosted two-day stakeholders’ and consultations workshops from 23-31 May 2016 in Uganda, Rwanda, and Tanzania, respectively. June 8, 2016