SERVIR recognized for 'connecting space to village'
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On March 8, 2017, the American Astronautical Society (AAS) presented the 2016 Earth Science and Applications Award to SERVIR for outstanding achievement in Earth or Environmental Sciences.
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On March 8, 2017, the American Astronautical Society (AAS) presented the 2016 Earth Science and Applications Award to SERVIR for outstanding achievement in Earth or Environmental Sciences.
Like many rivers across the world, the Nzoia River in western Kenya pushes over its banks each year. In recent years, to protect lives and property in Kenya, SERVIR-Eastern & Southern Africa (E&SA) at the Regional Center for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD) has provided high-accuracy flood level scenario maps to the World Bank to guide their flood protection dike repairs in the region.
SERVIR hubs joined over 185 other locations in 69 countries across the globe in hosting the 2017 NASA International Space Apps Challenge.
Susan Malaso Kotikot, a native of Kenya who came to the U.S. almost 2 years ago to accept a graduate research assistantship and work with SERVIR, wants to help mitigate crop damage by frost – and protect the livelihoods of many Kenyans.
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.
Results of an in-depth, independent evaluation of the SERVIR project were shared at an Adaptation Community Meeting held June 28 at The Wilson Center in Washington, D.C. The evaluation included case studies of nine tools and services from throughout the SERVIR network. This featured article highlights some results and includes a link to the recorded webcast of the event.
The U.S. Department of State partnered with organizations such as World Learning, Girl Up, Google, and Intel to support a Women in Science (WiSci) Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM) Camp at the Malawi University of Science and Technology in Thyolo, Malawi.
The RCMRD Space Challenge 2017 Awards Ceremony was held on July 7, 2017, at the Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD) in Nairobi, Kenya.
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center's SERVIR and Short-term Prediction Research and Transition (SPoRT) Center programs have been selected to host Komlan “Richard” Folly, a native of Togo, West Africa, participating in the prestigious Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders in August and September 2017.
Nepal’s Ministry of Agricultural Development (MoAD), with the support of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), has launched a new online Food Security Information System.