SERVIR connecting space to village in West Africa
On July 14, 2016, NASA and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) launched SERVIR-West Africa, a joint project to strengthen environmental monitoring in West Africa.
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On July 14, 2016, NASA and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) launched SERVIR-West Africa, a joint project to strengthen environmental monitoring in West Africa.
Vietnam and Thailand, like other countries in the Mekong region of Southeast Asia, have long dealt with water-related problems -- flooding in the rainy season, drought in the dry season, and degradation of water quality because of a growing population, urbanization, and agricultural and industrial expansion. Efficient management of water resources is all-important for these countries.
On 12 May 2017, SERVIR-Mekong Regional Science Coordination Lead Eric Anderson presented a speech at the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center in Bangkok, Thailand, about his experiences helping SERVIR’s global network of hubs support government agencies in using publicly available satellite imagery to prepare for and respond to disasters around the world.
Through USAID's SERVIR-Mekong grants program, in partnership with NASA, the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) arranged a regional training workshop to estimate future flood exposure by combining scenarios for urban growth with flood models.
On March 8 to 9 SERVIR-Mekong organized a final workshop for the Small Grants Program, a 10-month program that supported organizations and institutions that use Earth observations to address environmental management challenges in the Mekong Region.
SERVIR hubs are at the forefront in developing high-quality water information, tools, products, and services that enable partner countries to monitor, measure, and report on water resources and changes, and to better predict and manage water-related disasters.
Lower Mekong countries suffer from the effects of seasonal flooding and flash flooding caused by monsoon rains and tropical storms. Regional and national level organizations and agencies require a range of information, forecasts, and decision-support tools to better prepare for, monitor, issue warnings, and respond to flood risk.
Forest fires have been raging across Northern Thailand for the past month, endangering the lives of animals and people. During the second half of March 2020, a considerable number of fire hotspots were detected within protected forest areas across eight provinces, with the highest concentration in Chiang Mai and Mae Hong Son provinces.
March marks the onset of the dry and hot season in Thailand. In the region, dry vegetation coupled with small human-made fires often result in uncontrolled forest fires.
Enhancing Anticipatory Actions for Disaster and Climate Resilience aims to reduce the loss of lives and damage to properties and crops from floods and droughts by improving early warnings using satellite data and geospatial information.