Blog SERVIR celebrates Earth Day 2024 The 54th annual Earth Day is on April 22, 2024. To mark the occasion, SERVIR colleagues across the globe share their reflections on caring for the Earth, climate change and other environmental issues. April 21, 2024
Articles & Stories Land cover mapping leads Nepal’s climate action strategy through data innovation Nepal’s National Land Cover Monitoring System represents a pivotal achievement and is poised to significantly enhance the country’s climate data and efforts to cut emissions and adapt to climate change. This system is important for assessing and overseeing the ever-changing landscape, which is crucial for the sustainable stewardship of Nepal’s natural resources. March 21, 2024|Jaber Hassan and Sajana Maharjan, SERVIR HKH
Blog USAID Administrator highlights SERVIR in speech on “The End of Climate Shocks” On January 30, 2024 Administrator Samantha Power announced new initiatives to accelerate and expand programs that contribute to the President’s Emergency Plan for Adaptation and Resilience (PREPARE), aimed at preparing communities and building their resilience to these perpetual and deadly climate “shocks.” February 6, 2024
Blog SERVIR climate resilience efforts featured in new PREPARE Primer Through SERVIR, USAID and NASA play a key role in supporting the President’s Emergency Plan for Adaptation and Resilience (PREPARE). Our work was recently highlighted in the new White House publication “Helping the World PREPARE: A Primer on U.S. International Adaptation and Resilience.” October 24, 2023
Articles & Stories Phone to Food: Mapping Rice in Nepal In the low-lying Terai region of Nepal, fields of emerald green rice sweep across the landscape as far as the eye can see. Villages dot the region, which produces the majority of Nepal’s rice. July 7, 2023|Meryl Kruskopf and Jacob Ramthun, SERVIR Science Coordination Office