Events

Innovations in the fields of remote sensing (RS) and geographic information system (GIS) are creating more opportunities for different sectors such as spatial sciences, natural resource management, landscape mapping, and smart planning.

Flooding, largely triggered by convective or advective precipitation, occurs almost annually in Bhutan.

The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) in partnership with the Faculty of Engineering, Nangarhar University, is conducting a training on the fundamentals of Earth observation and geospatial technologies on 1–6 February 2020 in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Land cover assessment and consideration of its dynamics can underpin sustainable natural resources management, environmental protection, and food security. During multiple stakeholder consultations carried out by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) under its SERVIR Hindu Kush Himalaya (SERVIR-HKH) Initiative, stakeholders identified the need for a land cover monitoring system that produces high-quality land cover maps using a consistent regional classification scheme compatible with national needs.

SERVIR connects space to village by helping developing countries use satellite data to address challenges in food security, water resources, weather and climate, land use, and natural disasters.

Water-and weather-related disasters result in the loss of life and billions of dollars annually, a problem that demands an all-hands-on-deck approach from the broad hydrological and meteorological scientific community in partnership with water and disaster management communities.

ICIMOD, through its SERVIR Hindu Kush Himalaya (SERVIR-HKH) Initiative, is collaborating with global institutions and government line agencies in its regional member countries to promote the effective use of Earth observation for sustainable climate services. The goal is to facilitate better agriculture advisory services and adaptation policies in the region.

A joint development initiative of NASA and USAID, SERVIR works in partnership with leading regional organizations worldwide to help developing countries use information provided by Earth observation satellites and geospatial technologies on key thematic areas of food security and agriculture; water resources and hydro-climatic disasters; land cover/land use change and ecosystems; and weather and climate services.

Nepal’s forestry sector prioritizes reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) and associated activities.

ICIMOD is collaborating with meteorological and agricultural institutions in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) through its SERVIR Hindu Kush Himalaya (SERVIR-HKH) and Climate Services for Resilient Development ( CSRD ) Initiatives to establish agricultural drought monitoring and early warning systems.