Seasonal water outlook and implications for farmers in the Indus basin
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The cryosphere — snow, ice, and permafrost — is an important source of water in the Hindu Kush Himalaya.
|Faisal M. Qamer and Sher Muhammad, SERVIR HKH/ICIMOD
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The cryosphere — snow, ice, and permafrost — is an important source of water in the Hindu Kush Himalaya.
|Faisal M. Qamer and Sher Muhammad, SERVIR HKH/ICIMOD
SERVIR Mekong helped develop the Regional Hydrological Extremes and Assessment System (RHEAS), which automates the deployment of water resource nowcasting and forecasting applications to help mitigate the effects of drought in the lower Mekong region.
This dry season, communities in the central and northern Amazon face increased fire risk linked to El Niño. With the support of SERVIR, decision-makers can more easily track and respond to these fires.
|Lena Pransky and Jacob Ramthun, NASA Science Coordination Office
SERVIR scientists discuss the how the Regional Drought Monitoring and Early Warning System is being used in the Hindu Kush Himalaya region.
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.
As COP28 draws to a close in Dubai, the SERVIR program, implemented by NASA, USAID, and key regional partners, is reflecting on its role in addressing the climate crisis. This story describes are four ways SERVIR is contributing to international climate action for both climate mitigation and adaptation.
The Regional Drought Monitoring and Outlook System (RDMOS) was developed to help predict, mitigate, and adequately respond to drought vulnerabilities in the HKH region.
When irrigation isn't available, it's important to know when to expect rain. But with changes to our climate, farmers in West Africa can no longer count on a predictable weather. To mitigate this, SERVIR West Africa works with AGRHYMET to improve access to reliable weather and crop forecasts.
|Jacob Ramthun, SERVIR Science Coordination Office
Disaster preparedness and the water resource management require reliable and timely information. In many regions of the world, ground observation data is scarce. Here are three ways that SERVIR's innovative services and tools enable decision-makers and authorities to address water challenges.
|Chinmay Deval, NASA SCO Water Security Lead
The Enhancing Drought Resilience and Crop Yield Security for the Lower Mekong Service provides drought nowcasts and forecasts at the regional level in the Lower Mekong Region and provincial level in Vietnam using hydrological and crop model information.