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.
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.
Human Planet Forum 2023: Post-Pandemic Priorities for the Human Planet: Strengthening Community Connections
July 11-12, 2023 The Human Planet is an initiative in the GEO work programme supporting the GEO Strategic Plan 2016-2025. The Human Planet aims to support novel evidence-based assessment of the human presence on the planet Earth. The partners of
EO4SDG Initiative Seeking a New Co-Chair
The Earth Observations for Sustainable Development Goals Initiative (EO4SDG) within the Group on Earth Observations (GEO) is seeking nominations for a new Co-chair to replace the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI) of Mexico. The new Co-chair will work
Announcing the GEO SDG Awards 2023 – Nominations open May 16 – July 16th, 2023.
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a set of 17 ambitious targets adopted by the United Nations in 2015, aimed at addressing poverty, inequality, and environmental degradation. As of 2023, progress towards achieving these goals has been mixed. While some
