Driving Innovation to Solve Real-World Problems
SERVIR improves capacity to create and utilize innovative tools, products and services to better manage today's complex development and environment challenges.
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SERVIR improves capacity to create and utilize innovative tools, products and services to better manage today's complex development and environment challenges.
For many years, pastoralists in Northern Kenya have been affected by Opuntia stricta, an invasive cactus native to the Caribbean region and commonly referred to as prickly pear.
To sustainably manage forest landscapes, governments and decision makers need accurate and up-to-date information on the extent of the forests they manage and the ways they are changing.
Girl Up – a global leadership initiative of the United Nations Foundation – partners with the U.S. State department, Google, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and others to organize the annual Women in Science (WiSci) camp to provide young girls access to education, mentorship opportunities, and leadership training.
Phoebe Oduor, Thematic Lead - Land Use, Land Cover and Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Inventories at RCMRD / SERVIR-E&SA, is profiled.
The extensive arid and semi-arid lands of northern Kenya are home to a variety of communities. Livelihoods are predominantly livestock based, with limited small-scale crop production. The productivity of the rangelands has been in decline, mainly due to poor management practices.
RCMRD’s Lilian Wangui, Food Security and Agriculture Lead, and Rose Waswa, Remote Sensing Technician, were interviewed on a Kenyan national TV channel on August 15.
Faith Mitheu, Water and Disasters Lead for RCMRD / SERVIR-Eastern & Southern Africa, is profiled.
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.
Cyclone Idai left more than 1,000 people dead and thousands more missing, potentially affecting millions in Southern Africa. As emergency response and recovery efforts continue, another disaster is likely unfolding elsewhere on the continent: Idai pulled precipitation South, away from Eastern Africa, resulting in persistent dry conditions affecting crops at the start of the main growing season.