5SQ Profile: Corena Pincham Where did you grow up at? Cleveland, Ohio – It was a privilege growing up along Lake Erie, one of the largest freshwater lakes in the world! My family’s home is settled within the regional parks
UN General Assembly Science Summit 2024: 10-27 September
The 10th annual Science Summit will take place at the 79th United Nations General Assembly from September 10-27 as an opportunity to showcase science collaboration for the Sustainable Development Goals. This series of events happening virtually and in New York
NASA ARSET Invasive Species Monitoring with Remote Sensing Training: 14-28 August
Invasive species costs the U.S. economy billions of dollars a year and can cause declines in ecosystem health. NASA data can be used to identify the impacts of invasive species including the extent, potential distribution, and impacts to affected ecosystems.
Leveraging Earth Observations to Achieve SDG 15: The Case of Costa Rica
Rafael Monge is a Costa Rican economist from the University of Costa Rica and a Master’s in Public Administration from Harvard Kennedy School. He has dedicated over a decade to shaping environmental policy at Costa Rica’s Ministry of Environment and
14th Session of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM): 5-9 August
The UN-GGIM Committee provides a forum for coordination and dialogue with and among Member States and relevant international organizations on enhanced cooperation in the field of global geospatial information management for the achievement of its operations focused on the Sustainable
Call for Abstracts: AGU 2024 Session on EO-based Analytics and Assessments for SDGs
We invite you to submit an abstract to this Global Environmental Change session at the 2024 American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting! Co-convened by Executive Director Corena Pincham, this session will highlight remote sensing Earth observations and modeling systems that address
ARSET Drought Monitoring, Prediction, and Projection using NASA Earth System Data Training: 23 Jul – 1 Aug
The United Nations has documented that drought frequency and duration have increased globally since 2000. According to this report 2.3 billion people around the world are currently facing water stress. Although droughts only represent 15% of natural disasters, they killed
UN High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development: 8-17 July
The HLPF in 2024, without prejudice to the integrated, indivisible and interlinked nature of the Sustainable Development Goals, will review in-depth: Goal 1. End poverty in all its forms everywhere; Goal 2. End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture; Goal
American Geophysical Union WaterSciCon 2024: 24-27 June
The Water Science Conference (WaterSciCon) brings the water community together every two years to share research, collaborate, and plan for the future. WaterSciCon 2024 will be held the week of 23 June 2024 in St. Paul, Minnesota. The theme of
EXPANDEO 2024 Annual Meeting: 12-13 June
EXPANDEO, the European Association of Remote Sensing Companies (EARSC)’s annual conference is the event where European Earth Observation companies get the chance to learn about different market opportunities in different sectors while growing their business through networking and other interactive sessions. This