Blog SERVIR celebrates Earth Day 2024 The 54th annual Earth Day is on April 22, 2024. To mark the occasion, SERVIR colleagues across the globe share their reflections on caring for the Earth, climate change and other environmental issues. April 21, 2024
Blog Turning Data into Action: Three Ways SERVIR is Strengthening Water Security Disaster preparedness and the water resource management require reliable and timely information. In many regions of the world, ground observation data is scarce. Here are three ways that SERVIR's innovative services and tools enable decision-makers and authorities to address water challenges. March 22, 2024|Chinmay Deval, NASA SCO Water Security Lead
Blog SERVIR HKH training advances women's skills in Earth observation & geospatial information technology Since 2018, SERVIR has conducted 12 training programs for young and early-career women in geospatial information technology (GIT), reaching 1,490 women across the region. The training focuses on using technologies to collect, store, analyze, and visualize spatial or geographic data about observing the Earth’s surface and human activity. Participants learn about key concepts and how to use applications that depend on EO data and GIT. March 17, 2024|Jaber Hassan and Poonam Tripathi, SERVIR HKH
Blog USAID Administrator highlights SERVIR in speech on “The End of Climate Shocks” On January 30, 2024 Administrator Samantha Power announced new initiatives to accelerate and expand programs that contribute to the President’s Emergency Plan for Adaptation and Resilience (PREPARE), aimed at preparing communities and building their resilience to these perpetual and deadly climate “shocks.” February 6, 2024
Blog SERVIR climate resilience efforts featured in new PREPARE Primer Through SERVIR, USAID and NASA play a key role in supporting the President’s Emergency Plan for Adaptation and Resilience (PREPARE). Our work was recently highlighted in the new White House publication “Helping the World PREPARE: A Primer on U.S. International Adaptation and Resilience.” October 24, 2023