Articles & Stories Could Satellites Help Head Off a Locust Invasion? A single desert locust can consume its body weight in vegetation in one day. When 40 million of them gather, they can devour as much food as 35,000 people. April 14, 2020
Articles & Stories Serving Governments' Climate Data Needs SERVIR's service planning approach brings partners, stakeholders, and end users into the design process from the very beginning, even before solutions are discussed. October 1, 2019
Articles & Stories New drought monitoring system will reduce climate risks for South Asian farmers After Afghanistan, Nepal, and Pakistan, the Regional Drought Monitoring and Outlook System extends its coverage to Bangladesh. September 5, 2019
Articles & Stories Using Geospatial Technology and Earth Observations to Monitor and Forecast Drought in Vietnam and Address Agricultural Productivity Impacts To better understand and plan for future droughts in the region, SERVIR-Mekong approached the Vietnam Academy for Water Resources (VAWR) to develop a drought monitoring service. June 5, 2019
Articles & Stories Operationalizing an Agricultural Drought Monitoring and Early Warning System in the Hindu Kush Himalaya Region ICIMOD, under its SERVIR-Hindu Kush Himalaya (SERVIR-HKH) and Climate Services for Resilient Development (CSRD) Initiatives, is collaborating with technical organizations in the United States and meteorological and agricultural institutions in the HKH to establish a regional agricultural drought monitoring and early warning system. June 4, 2019