Articles & Stories Mekong, Mumbai, and Beyond: Regionally-Developed Tool Expands to Support Global Forest Monitoring A new land cover tool originally developed for southeast Asia is now being expanded globally. March 9, 2019
Articles & Stories Cambodian Youth Learn and Connect Geospatial Pieces For a second year, the SERVIR-Mekong program held an exhibition booth as part of the U.S. Government pavilion at Cambodia’s Science and Engineering Festival Exposition and Workshop (CSEF). February 28, 2019
Articles & Stories Monitoring Rainfall and Water Levels from Space In recent years, weather-related disasters such as floods and storms have become frequent in the Lower Mekong Region. According to the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, from 1995 to 2015, almost half of all the disasters across the globe were floods, which affected 2.3 billion people. The majority of these events occurred in Asia. December 13, 2018
Articles & Stories Improving Drought Resilience and Water Resource Management in Vietnam From 2014 to 2016, Vietnam experienced its worst drought in 90 years, with 52 out of the 63 provinces affected. This event and subsequent disasters emphasized the need for a reliable system that can provide forecast information about rainfall and drought. October 5, 2018
Articles & Stories Scientists Deploy Damage Assessment Tool in Laos Relief Efforts A NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) News Feature describes how a new tool provided local authorities and decision-makers in Laos with near real-time information to assess damages and provide help following the July 23 failure of a hydropower dam. August 22, 2018