Frost Monitoring in Kenya
The Kenya tea industry supports 10 percent of Kenya's population, around 3 million families. The industry is prone to damage by frost due to the altitudes in which it is grown.
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The Kenya tea industry supports 10 percent of Kenya's population, around 3 million families. The industry is prone to damage by frost due to the altitudes in which it is grown.
The Climate Change Vulnerability, Impacts and Assessments Service assesses climate change impacts on vulnerable communities, water resources, and ecosystems in order to better address resilience building activities.
The Supporting Better Riverine and Flash Flood Forecasting for the Lower Mekong service improves riverine flood forecasts and enhances flash flood guidance monitoring in the region.
Through the Supporting Flood Emergency Preparedness for Myanmar Service, SERVIR Mekong co-developed and supported the use of a systematic decision-support tool for the Myanmar Department of Disaster Management to identify areas with high flood risk.
The objective of the Supporting Near Real-Time Flood Monitoring in Myanmar Service was to develop a multi-sensor based near real-time flood monitoring tool to support the Myanmar Department of Disaster Management (DDM) in monitoring flood events.
The ability to transform data into actionable information and obtain easily accessible, analysis-ready Earth observation (EO) data is often a critical missing link for decision makers in the developing world.
Changes in river morphology including floods, erosion, and landslides are affecting ecosystem habitats and the lives and livelihoods of communities living along Myanmar's rivers. SERVIR-Mekong is using satellite-based monitoring tools to support Myanmar agencies and communities to manage the risks better.
The Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region is no stranger to water- and weather-induced hazards. Every year, these disasters result in loss of lives, livelihoods, and damage to infrastructure throughout HKH countries.
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.
Read about recent SERVIR activities in the Mekong region to help them use NASA's publicly available satellite data to support decision making on water resources issues.