Each year, the RFSD serves as the region’s official input to the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, the UN’s main platform for global follow-up on the 2030 Agenda. The report from the 2025 RFSD will document regional progress, challenges,
ARSET Application of Earth Observations for Assessing Waterborne Disease Risk Training: 25-27 March
Waterborne diseases such as cholera, diarrhea, hepatitis A, typhoid, and polio are caused by contaminated drinking water and poor sanitation. Inadequate management of urban, industrial, and agricultural wastewater worsens water quality in water bodies, introducing chemicals and exacerbating growth of
56th Session of the UN Statistical Commission: 4-7 March
The 56th session of the United Nations Statistical Commission (UNSC) will be held in New York from 4-7 March 2025. The UN Statistical Commission is the highest decision-making body for international statistical activities and is responsible for setting statistical standards
Using Atmospheric Data to Determine Climate Indicators for Heat and Health Risks
SDGs-EYES is a project funded by the European Union which aims at boosting the European capacity for monitoring and reporting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The following publication was created by the SDGsEYES Extreme Temperature Risk Pilot Team. The blog authors consist of Marta Ellena,
NASA ARSET QGIS Spectral Indices for Land and Acquatic Applications: 27 Feb
This 1.5hr online training session on February 27 will provide an overview of spectral indices for land and aquatic applications as they are calculated with a QGIS platform. Specifically, this training will begin with an introduction to the Normalized Difference
Landsat for Mangroves: How EO Can Track Coastal Waters
Abigail Barenblitt holds a BS in Environmental Science and Policy from University of Maryland and an MS in Wildlife and Fisheries Science from Penn State University. She participated in NASA’s DEVELOP program for two terms and has served as a
The Power of GIS and Spatial Analysis: How Tools Can Address Community Needs and Increase Impact
Charles Brigham, Senior Account Manager, Nonprofit and Global Organizations, Esri Carmelle J. Terborgh, Ph.D., Lead Account Manager, Nonprofit and Global Organizations, Esri Earth Observations and SDG 13 Earth Observations (EO) provide the way
ESA BioSpace25: 10-14 February
BIOSPACE25 is the first international conference exclusively dedicated to the application of Satellite Remote Sensing (SRS) across the various dimensions of biodiversity, and addressing the use of Earth Observations in all realms, from terrestrial, freshwater, coastal to marine ecosystems. The BIOSPACE25 conference aims to present
REACT – Remote sensing Environment, Analysis and Climate Technologies
Irena Hajnsek from ETH Zurich Switzerland and the German Aerospace Center, Germany is leading the IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Societies Technical Committee named REACT. REACT has several local focus areas. Adnan Siddique and Jakob Steiner, from ITU Lahore, Pakistan
2025 American Meterological Society Annual Meeting: January 12-16
The AMS 2025 Annual Meeting will be held in New Orleans, Lousiana this month to hold symposia based upon the theme “Towards a Thriving Planet: Charting the Course Across Scales”. The 105th annual meeting will be an opportunity for researchers,
