Join Disaster Risk Reduction Day, 13 October 2023, to learn about the Joint Research Centre’s (JRC) and Copernicus work on crisis management and the risks and opportunities of the future. Come and learn how data – on droughts, wildfires, floods,
ARSET – Transforming Earth Observation (EO) Data into Building Infrastructure Data Sets for Disaster Risk Modeling
Climate change is not only changing the location, frequency, and severity of environmental extremes and hazards, but also the baseline spatial and temporal patterns that have served as the basis for land use planning, the design of infrastructure, and the
EO Toolkit’s Urban Health Applications Showcased at GEO Health Community of Practice Meeting
On August 29, Corena Pincham presented on the Earth Observations Toolkit for Sustainable Cities and Human Settlements (“EO Toolkit”) during a community teleconference hosted by the GEO Health Community of Practice. The meeting spotlighted posters detailing Earth observation research applications
Copernicus and Climate Adaptation Hybrid Workshop – September 25, 2023
Over the recent years, Copernicus has been providing an unprecedented amount of environmental data at global, regional and local scale. Copernicus data is already being used for climate monitoring and is providing the basis for numerous climate change adaptation strategies.
NASA ARSET Training – September 19 and 21, 2023
Building Climate Risk Assessments from Local Vulnerability and Exposure: This ARSET Training will describe climate risk assessment approaches that originate with stakeholder expertise in the fundamental climate vulnerability and exposure of their system. By identifying at-risk assets and the types
2023 SDG Summit: September 18-19
The 2023 SDG Summit will take place on 18-19 September 2023 in New York. It will mark the beginning of a new phase of accelerated progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals with high-level political guidance on transformative and accelerated actions
Gearing Up for GEO Week 2023 – SDG Awards Evaluations Now Underway
The 2023 GEO SDG Awards Program is underway in anticipation of the 2023 GEO Week Plenary and Ministerial Summit, which is organized by the Group on Earth Observations (GEO) in Cape Town, South Africa in November.
Geospatial has the Potential to Revolutionize SDG Agenda Beyond 2030
Marwa El Kabbany is a veteran in the geospatial industry, developing geospatial roadmaps and utilizing Earth observation, geospatial information science, and technology to promote sustainable development for over 17 years. Until recently she was the GIS Expert at the United
AmeriGEO Week 2023 (August 7 – 11)
The AmeriGEO 2023 event in Costa Rica will feature these SDG-related sessions for in-person and virtual attendance.
Rescuing SDG 11 for a Resilient Urban Planet (HLPF 2023 Side Event) on July 14th
This event will focus on the urgent transformative shifts needed to embrace innovative and bold measures to accelerate SDG 11. It considers new ways of thinking and working that can positively alter the way in which policies are designed, implemented,
