Out in Front: How SERVIR's Locally Led Development is Driving Climate Action
Much of the world is already experiencing the negative effects of climate change, and it is disproportionately impacting the world's most marginalized populations.
153 results
Much of the world is already experiencing the negative effects of climate change, and it is disproportionately impacting the world's most marginalized populations.
SERVIR-HKH has been helping the FFWC/BWDB build forecasting capabilities through the enhanced use of Earth observation and geospatial information technology.
|Manish Shrestha, Hydrologist at SERVIR HKH/ICIMOD
SERVIR's Dr. Jim Nelson and Jorge Luis Sánchez, both of Brigham Young University (BYU), are helping government agencies in South America develop web tools for meteorology and hydrology forecasts.
The impact of the 2022 floods on Pakistan's rural communities and agriculture has been devastating, resulting in the loss of crops, livestock, and essential infrastructure.
|Faisal M. Qamer, SERVIR HKH/ICIMOD
Meet the SERVIR scientists helping communities manage water and hydrological hazards.
With support from organizations such as the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center, SERVIR scientists like Dr. Narendra Das of Michigan State University are working with our regional hubs and other stakeholders on models that will better predict crop yields in the face of climate change.
In February 2023, SERVIR officially welcomed its fourth Applied Sciences Team. For the next three years, they will support SERVIR’s efforts to deliver geospatial tools for communities in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
The SERVIR Gender Analysis Tool supports the SERVIR network in the successful inclusion of women as co-developers in the design of services.
On March 16, 2023, during the 67th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, SERVIR Amazonia Program gender advisor, Marina Irigoyen, participated in a lecture on the importance of promoting gender equity.
| Carmen Calle, SERVIR Amazonia
The 53rd annual Earth Day was on April 22, 2023. To mark the occasion SERVIR colleagues across the globe shared their reflections on caring for the Earth, climate change and other environmental issues.